[ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools

[Jacob Mansfield]

try plugging the monitor into the on-bord VGA socket, that should get your
screen back

On 7 October 2010 09:58, javadayaz <javadayaz at gmail.com> wrote:

> your right. its not an ubuntu (or mint) issue anymore considering cant even
> see the screen anymore.
>
> Although your post has triggered a thought. The monitor is still connected
> to the graphics card..so i think maybe thats why i cant see anything. I will
> try and connect to the graphics card connector!  maybe that will fix the
> issue of the black screen.
> Will post on linux forums as someone has kindly pointed out (unless i
> install maverick of course :)
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 7 October 2010 00:12, javadayaz <javadayaz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Update:
>> > So I was playing around in the bios..and perhaps stupidly, selected the
>> > output to onboard. This has now rendered a black screen. The pc still
>> turns
>> > on but I see nothing. I must add that for the last few years I've been
>> using
>> > the graphics and no gcard.
>> >
>> > Looks like its completely buggered now.
>>
>> Do you mean you cannot even get into the BIOS to change it back?  If
>> so then this is not exactly a Ubuntu (or Mint) issue.
>>
>> By onboard do you mean the onboard graphics driver?  If so then did
>> you move the monitor connection into the onboard graphics connector?
>>
>> Colin
>>
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>
> Javad
>
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