Hi all, Debian Lenny system patched up using nvidia driver. I have a KVM switch because I am setting up a new machine. Normal behavior is that X starts just fine if the Debian box has KVM "focus" as it boots. If it doesn't have "focus" (I see the video from the other computer on the screen) the I get an "out of range" error on the screen. A quick ctrl-alt-backspace restarts the X server and everything is fine. Recently, I've gotten a 3rd PC to setup. Since my monitor has multiple video inputs, I hooked the 3rd PC to video2 on the monitor. Yesterday, I unhooked the 3rd PC from the monitor (but left the cable hooked to the monitor with an unattached end). Today when I tried to start X, even when I see the output of the debian box on the monitor, I got an "out of range" error. Tapping ctrl-alt-backspace restarts X, but does not allow X to start. Here is the part I would like an explanation for....I pulled the video cable (that is attached to nothing) off of the connector on the monitor, tapped ctrl-alt-backspace, and X started just fine. Why does the presence of a disconnected cable give X a problem?
Thanks for any insight. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201010011456.04750.m...@neidorff.com
