[xubuntu-users] Loosing contact between PC and monitor?

[Victor Forberger]

Could also be a bad connector or cable.

The VGA port on a monitor of mine recently went bad. The connection
initially started fine, then after a minute flickered on and off, and
then went black. The problem repeated with different cables. Switching
to a different port on the monitor resolved the problem.

I would also look into re-seating the video card (changes in moisture
and especially temperature can move the card around inside the slot).

Usually a kernel panic results in a frozen screen, not a black screen.

- Victor

On 10/24/19 7:32 PM, Dan Juarez wrote:
> Sounds like a connection issue between the computer and the monitor. 
> Try unplugging the cables from the monitor and the computer and
> reconnecting them. 
> 
> Dan Juarez
> Dan at lifeseven.com
> 
> On October 24, 2019 6:12:25 PM Gérald Jean <gerald.jean at videotron.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> I am running Xubuntu 18.04 LTS on an AMD-8350.  Usually runs good with 
>> little problem.  But since yesterday the screen went black two times on 
>> me with the sign «No signal».  I tried to plug the PC into the TV 
>> through an HDMI cable, same thing: «No signal». Further more I can't 
>> even turn the computer off, it won't turn off, I have to pull the plug 
>> from the wall?
>>
>>
>> Any idea of what is going on?  It scares me, the computer is only a few 
>> years old and, until now, I'm happy with it.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any insight,
>>
>>
>> Gérald
>>
>>

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