Odd Display Problem

[msbsound]

Just recently upgraded a B/W G3 to Panther. System was great before the update, but now I am having one kind of major glitch.

The monitor(viewsonic N1700W LCD) does not see a signal upon startup. I can plug in a regular CRT and it is great, but no luck with the LCD. The really interesting thing is that if I boot up with the CRT then get past the log-in and switch to the LCD,it is fine. But if I were to restart the machine with the LCD still attached it would go blue and tell me "no signal present".

Like I said in Jaguar it was fine. We have updated to 10.3.3, and it is still the factory ATI 16meg card in the AGP slot. Is this a driver issue that was packaged in the upgrade?

All help is appreciated!

 

[Sparky's]

just a thought but did you get any software with the LCD? sometimes just like printers, monitors need to have themsleves recognized via a software or firmware update.

 

[msbsound]

Software

Checked the website and I am up to date. Inclosed software is mostly for calibration, unfortunatly, not of much use.

Thanks

 

[neut]

is this a digital or analog LCD (i assume analog with the old ATI card).

what if you boot without the CRT, then plug the LCD after boot? does the LCD have a usb hub? if so, what happens when you have a mouse plugged into it?

have you checked Panther compatibility with that card of yours? it should be fine... weird.


peace.

 

[msbsound]

Yup...it "should" work fine...heh

It is an analog display running at supported resolutions of both the display and the card. In theory I could hook up the LCD after boot up, but I can't get past the login screen without a monitor. It is an office machine with three users(nothing secure, just personal mail preferences), so I would like to avoid auto login, but in the end I guess that is a quick fix.

No USB hub though either, and I agree, very wierd. Everything obviously works together since it is fine once the machine is up, but booting does not like the display...

The mystery continues...

 

[neut]

time to get a second video card, eh?

good luck.


peace.

 

[msbsound]

I think you are correct

That was my thought. I hate the idea of spending money upgrading the machine since it is just email/word processing. ah well.

 

[neut]

That was my thought. I hate the idea of spending money upgrading the machine since it is just email/word processing. ah well.

you could always upgrade the processor and use it for something more demanding, thus justifying the 2nd monitor?

ok, maybe not.


peace.

 

[lfraas]

Monitor display fuzzy in Panther

I too am trying to install Panther on B/W G3. I have an AOC LM720 monitor. When I put panther installer disks in and restart, the display boots up, but turns black and white, fuzzy, and "solarized." I can barely read the installer prompts so am hesitating to actually upgrade until I get an answer.

It is analog connection I believe.

Do I need an upgraded video card? (ATI, XCLAIMVRPro)