Re: RGB Monitor Problem

[rstern@netcom.com (Ryan Stern)]

Malone (astdm@orion.alaska.edu) wrote:
: I need some help.  My friend just got a modem for his gs.  We were working out
: the bugs in init strings to communicate and I had to go with the wife.  I
: called him back a few hours later and when he turned his system back on.  The
: monitor was totally orange.  It seems as though his system is operating
: correctly (drive access, lights, etc) but the monitor is orange.  First I
: thought it was somehow related to the control panel and his color settings. 
: After shutting off the gs his monitor still had an orange line on the top of
: the monitor ... that made me think the monitor was bonkers.  He cannot see
: anything but orange onscreen.  Is there anything ANYONE has experinced like
: this?  Is there a simple fix?  Does he need a new monitor?  Please help!

I know this is going to sound obvious, but did you 
unplug/dustoff/inspect/plug-back-in the monitor cable?  sounds a bit like 
the RGB signals are getting munged between the GS and the Monitor...
 

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