[TriLUG] ubuntu 6.10, abit-bh6, nvidea geforce4 mx

[Tim Jowers]

Stan,

  Not sure about the combo but seen that behavior (blank video output) when
machine got bent up in shipping. End result was a RAM stick was fried. Had
to clear CMOS and all to get the video to come back.

just an idea,
Tim

On 3/28/07, stan briggs <stan at stanbriggs.com> wrote:
>
> all,
>
> short question: should this combo work?
>
> longer symptoms: i put this new frame buffer into one of the pci slots.
> when
> i boot the machine (cd [ubuntu or knoppix], disk ubuntu 6.10, it doesn't
> matter) i get no video output. the machine boots i just don't get any
> console output.
>
> ideas? suggestions? i could find nothing on the abit site about jumpers
> that
> needed jumping and couldn't find much (strangely) on the nvidia site.
>
> thanks,
> stan
>
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