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  From: Big Fellow <bigfellow@cyberdude.com>
  To  : Jim Phillips <jimph@camtech.net.au>
  Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 21:25:42 +1100

Re: X Windows / monitor failure

Have you opened your box? The last time this happened to me, it was a
failure on the IDE0 cable (the one that connects the first harddrive to the
motherboard). If it happens only sometimes, chances are that either somthing
is on the blink or not plugged in properly...

>Hello,
>I have just installed Redhat 5.2 and am having problems with my monitor
>and X windows.
>For information, my video card has the ET6000 chip, monitor is a Samtron
>sc-528uxl (both recognised under Xconfigurator)
>Approximately 50% of the time typing startx would cause my monitor to
>freak out - become sort of 'switched off' powered down, and unable to
>work until whole system rebooted.  I have no bios power management
>working.  The other 50% of the time everything worked great, and leaving
>X windows no problem.
>Upon changing /etc/inittab to id:5:initdefault: (to start X
>automatically) I can now enter X windows successfully 100% of the time.
>Shutting down is another story.  100% of the time the monitor crashes
>upon typing shutdown.
>Can someone please advise:
>1.  How can i fix this?
>2.  Is it a big deal, or can I just ignore it and keep rebooting until
>things work.
>Thanks
>Jim Phillips
>
>
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