On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:18:21 +1030 Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 02 March 2013, Marko Vojinovic sent: > > or with a faulty VGA cable > > Or, just so nobody is left in the lurch, an apparently not faulty > brand new cable, that simply hasn't got any wiring between the two > pins that carry the EDID signals. Some cheap cables only bother wire > up the video, sync, and ground pins. Yeah, that could be called "broken by design". :-) > And there are some monitors that don't bother to provide EDID, at all. > Though, I only expect that slackness on very old, or cheap, monitors, > or television sets with VGA inputs. > > I do wonder how well EDID circuitry handles hot plugging, and whether > it gets blown by people un/plugging while all the gear is running > (monitors and computers). I never ever ever (un)plug a VGA cable on a live system. Not even on laptops, where this is supposed to be safe. I had some very bad experiences with doing that --- burnt graphics cards, burnt monitors, burnt motherboards, etc. Since then I typically disconnect everything from the power outlet before mangling video cables. Best, :-) Marko -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
