Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:20:55 -0500 - Haines Brown via Dng <dng@???>:

> Bottom half of display is black or flickering grey cloud. In top half,
> black lines start to dislay in mid dislay and eventuallhy reach top.
> Faint images of text I was working on yesterday is supermimposed. One
> virtual desktop can't be accessed and instead displays another. Mouse
> and keyboard operate normally.
>
> My intuitiion was that this is an X window system problem, but
> reinstalling then did not help. is it the motherboard? When I boot
> to another drive the problem appears with it as well

The first check I would do is:
- turn off computer and monitor
- completely disconnect the video cable
- clean both connectors (dust, umidity etc. -- a brush and a simple cotton or
microfiber cloth should be suitable)
- reconnect firmly

Regards
alexus


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