[ale] Video problems

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

If the problem is in the video output, cable, or monitor, a normal screen shot will only capture what's in the frame buffer, which will probably look perfect.  A camera might be the only way to capture it.

Sincerely,

Ron


James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:

>In this case, the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" comes
>to mind. A screenshot would be image perfect, so you couldn't send
>that. But a decent cell phone camera picture would suffice.
>
>On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 7:51 AM, Jim Lynch
><ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com> wrote:
>> Returning the channel to a Linux technical question, I have a Centos
>6
>> system running on a fairly late model ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P5KPL-VM
>> Motherboard.  It has an Intel 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics
>> Controller.  The monitor is a 19" Hanns G with native resolution of
>1440 x
>> 900 at 60 hz.  It looks crappy.  I was running it at 1024  x 768 and
>it
>> looked crappy but it wouldn't go above that without some
>encouragment.  So I
>> did a cvt 1440 900 and got a mode line, which I used with xrandr to
>increase
>> the resolution, thinking it was because the monitor wasn't running in
>native
>> mode.  It still looks crappy.  It's a bit hard to describe, but there
>these
>> "artifacts" that are very indistinct.  They look a bit like smears.
>Vertical
>> lines, appear to have multiple images to the right each one getting
>more
>> indistinct and fading out after a while.   I keep cleaning my glasses
>to try
>> to fix it.  Text just isn't clean and distinct.  It's not exactly
>blurry
>> either.  It's hard to explain.
>>
>> So is there a software fix?  Do I replace the monitor?  the computer?
>get a
>> decent video card?  This is more or less a server that gets put into
>desk
>> top duty to program an Arduino sometimes.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim.
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