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Conference turris::digital_unix

Title:DIGITAL UNIX(FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEC OSF/1)
Notice:Welcome to the Digital UNIX Conference
Moderator:SMURF::DENHAM
Created:Thu Mar 16 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:10068
Total number of notes:35879

9873.0. "Blank Monitor on a AS-255" by ADISSW::FERRARA () Mon May 19 1997 10:37

    
    
    I just installed UNIX 4.0b on my AlphaStation 255.
    
    I've noticed after pausing the session, say for over-night,
    the next morning the screen is completely black and I can't 
    get any thing to appear on the screen unless I cycle power 
    on the Monitor.
    
    Moving the mouse or typing won't "revive" the monitor.
    
    Any ideas?
    
    Thanks,
     BobF
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9873.1graphics card relatedWRKSYS::RICHARDSONMon May 19 1997 11:494
    What graphics card are you using, and what version of Open3D is
    installed on this system?
    
    /Charlotte
9873.2Using the PBXGB-AA adapter...ADISSW::FERRARAMon May 19 1997 12:228
    
    I am using the PBXGB-AA graphics adapter.
    
    I'm not sure about the Open3D version...how do I determine
    this?  I did install ALL the subsets from the UNIX 4.0b installation
    CD...
    
    -Bob
9873.3grep the installed list for O3DWRKSYS::RICHARDSONMon May 19 1997 13:4312
    Type this:
    
    setld -i | grep O3D
    
    You should find a bunch of stuff with names like O3DDWSCOMMON430.
    O3D...430 are parts of the 4.3 Open3D kit - which you should install if
    you have something older.  This problem may still exist, though; there
    were some issues with the firmware on the AS255.  You might try running
    a different screen saver, if you are using one of the CDE ones - two of
    them showed this problem much more often than any of the others did.
    
    /Charlotte
9873.4Should I install them?ADISSW::FERRARAMon May 19 1997 14:018
    
    I found no Open3D subsets with the setld...
    
    Should I install them from the Software Product Library CD's?
    
    Thanks,
     BobF
9873.5easier to pick it up on lineWRKSYS::RICHARDSONMon May 19 1997 19:086
    Easiest way is to go to the BGSDEV::OPEN3D notes conference.  Note 4 in
    there has the pointer to the latest kit for Unix.  The boss (Dick
    Coulter, WRKSYS::COULTER) puts the kits into a publicly-accessible
    directory.
    
    /Charlotte
9873.6Some results...ADISSW::FERRARATue May 20 1997 14:1818
    
    Ok, I installed the mandatory Open3D subsets from the April 1997
    Software Product Library:
    
    % setld -i | grep -i o3
    O3DDWSCOMMON430      installed  Open3D Common V4.3
    O3DDWSCONFIG430      installed  Open3D Config V4.3
    
    
    I then rebooted my system.
    
    I went away for lunch, came back, and again, the monitor was
    black and needed to cycle the power in order to get any
    monitor activity.
    
    Any ideas?
    
     BobF
9873.7TRLIAN::GORDONTue May 20 1997 20:135
    There was new console firmware for the 255...
    
    is it latest console firmware??
    
    does it make a difference...don't know just a WAG