Re: Fwd: Re: X ---> console switch puts monitor out of range...

2003-03-24 Thread Glenn English
On Mon, 2003-03-24 at 15:57, Tom wrote: > I don't log out. I press Ctrl+Alt+Del. It's just my monitor that > goes blank; the system still functions. I can type commands and > all, but don't see a thing :-) Mine's a laptop, and it acts like all the interrupts have been disabled - nothing has any e

Re: Fwd: Re: X ---> console switch puts monitor out of range...

2003-03-24 Thread Tom
Hey, > And I thought I was the only one... Heh. Me too :-) > How do you log out, just pull the plug? I don't log out. I press Ctrl+Alt+Del. It's just my monitor that goes blank; the system still functions. I can type commands and all, but don't see a thing :-) > Where does your system write >

Re: X ---> console switch puts monitor out of range...

2003-03-24 Thread Glenn English
On Mon, 2003-03-24 at 14:34, Tom wrote: > Debian runs smoothly as long as I use X. The system boots fine, I > land at the prompt, enter 'startx' when I feel the need to do so. > When I want to switch back, however, from X to console, my monitor > blanks, reporting it's "out of range". > > Indeed,

X ---> console switch puts monitor out of range...

2003-03-24 Thread Tom
Hi all, Debian runs smoothly as long as I use X. The system boots fine, I land at the prompt, enter 'startx' when I feel the need to do so. When I want to switch back, however, from X to console, my monitor blanks, reporting it's "out of range". Indeed, the refreshing rates it then mentions are t