Dark lines on monitor

[Dan Nelson]

In the last episode (May 27), Joshua Oreman said:
> On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 09:08:53PM -0500 or thereabouts, Dan Nelson seemed to write:
> > In the last episode (May 27), Joshua Oreman said:
> > > I've been using my monitor, an HP Pavillion M70, for about 2
> > > years. But just the other day, all of a sudden, gray lines
> > > started appearing on lines containing black - the more black, the
> > > more gray on the *whole* line across the monitor. It happens both
> > > on X and console (but on the console, it's only really noticable
> > > when hiliting stuff). The funny thing is, the same monitor works
> > > fine on another computer in Windows.
> > 
> > .. also using the same resolution and refresh rate?
> 
> I don't know: I brought the monitor (under warranty) to BestBuy - they
> plugged it in to their M$ box and it worked fine. Brought it back home -
> still same problem/

Then the monitor's probably fine..
 
> > If you're using custom modelines, try dropping to a standard
> > refresh rate.  Or if your monitor and video card support DPMS,
> > remove all modelines from your config file, put option "dpms" in
> > your Monitor section, and let X determine a good refresh rate.
> 
> Good advice, but it happened on console too - even at standard 80x25.

If it happens in text mode, it's not FreeBSD's fault :)  Could be the
video card going bad, although I haven't seen your symptoms before
myself.
 
> BTW: How can I know if my monitor supports DPMS?

Check the manual.  Accoring to hp.com, yours does.

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/prodhome/hppavilion18300.html

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	Dan Nelson
	dnelson at allantgroup.com