[PLUG] Is my monitor dying?

[Bill Barry]

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 5:29 PM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net> wrote:
> My desktop computer (Lucid, x86_64, up to date) uses the nVidia 6150 on
> the motherboard. The monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster 206BW LCD display,
> roughly three years old, maybe four. I am using the proprietary nVidia
> driver.
>
> The monitor has always worked fine, but a couple of days ago upon
> restoring from the screensaver in the morning the monitor flashed on
> and off for 10-20 times before finally displaying the screen. The day
> before it worked fine. Every time I try to restore from the screensaver
> now I get the same flashing. The flashing is not completely regular;
> the screen flashes the display for a quarter of a second every two to
> four seconds.
>
> Today I needed to reboot the computer for the first time since this
> started. When the login screen tried to display I got the same
> flashing. In other words, restarting the computer did not change
> anything.
>
> I don't have any other monitors to substitute for testing purposes.
>
> Any troubleshooting suggestions or other observations welcome.

Check to see if the cables are tight.

Bill