try plugging the monitor into the on-bord VGA socket, that should get your screen back
On 7 October 2010 09:58, javadayaz <javada...@gmail.com> wrote: > your right. its not an ubuntu (or mint) issue anymore considering cant even > see the screen anymore. > > Although your post has triggered a thought. The monitor is still connected > to the graphics card..so i think maybe thats why i cant see anything. I will > try and connect to the graphics card connector! maybe that will fix the > issue of the black screen. > Will post on linux forums as someone has kindly pointed out (unless i > install maverick of course :) > > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Colin Law <clan...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> On 7 October 2010 00:12, javadayaz <javada...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Update: >> > So I was playing around in the bios..and perhaps stupidly, selected the >> > output to onboard. This has now rendered a black screen. The pc still >> turns >> > on but I see nothing. I must add that for the last few years I've been >> using >> > the graphics and no gcard. >> > >> > Looks like its completely buggered now. >> >> Do you mean you cannot even get into the BIOS to change it back? If >> so then this is not exactly a Ubuntu (or Mint) issue. >> >> By onboard do you mean the onboard graphics driver? If so then did >> you move the monitor connection into the onboard graphics connector? >> >> Colin >> >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Javad > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >
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