Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-18 Thread Denis Heidtmann
The osm was working until I inadvertently changed it to hdmi, then it stopped. I plan on looking for a used monitor later this AM. This laptop supports an external monitor. Need to get a cable. Thanks, -Denis On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 7:01 AM, Michael Barnes wrote: > Just curious. If there is n

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-18 Thread Michael Barnes
Just curious. If there is no OSD, how do you know HDMI input is selected? Also, do you have another computer or laptop or Raspberry Pi or Roku or something you can hook up to the monitor to see if it is working? You should get an OSD even with nothing connected to the monitor. So far, everything yo

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
vga cable: no change. Monitor is under warranty. I have contacted asus support. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > > That may work, but the GD monitor is stuck in hdmi mode. > >Not encouraging, Denis. If you turn off the m

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > That may work, but the GD monitor is stuck in hdmi mode. Not encouraging, Denis. If you turn off the monitor and connect a vga cable to the system rather than the hdmi cable, and then turn on the monitor it might pick up the difference. If not, a s

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
That may work, but the GD monitor is stuck in hdmi mode. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > > The machine booted with a blank screen--no signal. > > Denis, > >A year or so ago I had the same problem. It turned out to be a fa

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
No. It is still stuck in hdmi mode and no osd. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 12:48 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > On 11/17/2016 12:43 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > Nope. black blank screen. More web searching for now. > > How about disconnecting the DVI cable from the monitor and then turning > it bac

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > The machine booted with a blank screen--no signal. Denis, A year or so ago I had the same problem. It turned out to be a failed DVI port on the motherboard. I disconnected that cable, installed a VGA cable, reset the monitor and it's been working

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Dick Steffens
On 11/17/2016 12:43 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > Nope. black blank screen. More web searching for now. How about disconnecting the DVI cable from the monitor and then turning it back on. Will the OSD come up then? -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLU

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
Nope. black blank screen. More web searching for now. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > The manual for my monitor shows no way to perform a reset other than > through the on screen display (OSD). So the monitor is stuck in hdmi mode > and has no osd. > > I can try th

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
The manual for my monitor shows no way to perform a reset other than through the on screen display (OSD). So the monitor is stuck in hdmi mode and has no osd. I can try the reboot into recovery. The last time I did that I got a display. Maybe only some resolution modes are working in the monit

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
You are correct. The only connection to the monitor I am using is the dvi port. That is all that I have ever used, and the cable has not been moved. The problem of fat icons I assumed was due to a decreased resolution (true) and I called it vga (wrong). But the immediate problem is that I canno

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Michael Barnes
If you chose HDMI input on your monitor, and you are connected to the VGA port, you will not see anything. This has nothing to do with your computer. Use the "Input" or "Source" button on your monitor to select the VGA input. That should get you to seeing the computer. Once you get that, you can wo

[PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
The machine booted with a blank screen--no signal. Then I forced a restart with the power button. That produced the "error attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0'.." message. I ran memtest for a while why I did some googling. Then I rebooted into recovery. I selected mounting all file sy