Re: [gentoo-user] Changed monitor and even the BIOS screen doesn't show up.

Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> [10-12-14 07:12]:
> Dale wrote:
> >meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
> >>
> >>Next shot in the dark:
> >>Some monitors can be asked to offer their physical data like
> >>resolution and such. It is called EDID or something like that.
> >>
> >>May be the BIOS (or the graka) tries to ask the monitor about its
> >>EDID
> >>data and the return is "The sound of Silence" ... or something more
> >>weird and misunderstandable...
> >>
> >>And the graka hangs and therefore the BIOS waits forever for the
> >>graka
> >>and Dale waits forever for monitor... ;)
> >>
> >>When booted with a "talking and correctly speaking EDID" monitor the
> >>garak is setup correctly and everything is fine.
> >>
> >>If you are using a nvidia-card use the nvidia-settings tool when
> >>haveing switched the monitors the "bad way" ;) and in the nvidia
> >>settings tool you will find the possibility to "Acquire EDID" (a
> >>button). Do this with the new monitor to check whether it talks EDID
> >>correctly.
> >>
> >>Two things I would try to fix the problem:
> >>Boot into the BIOS and check, whether "First VGA" (this is how it is
> >>called in my BIOS) is set to the correct bus type/card. In my case it
> >>has to be set to PCIe.
> >>Any may be you will also find a setting to instruct the card to
> >>acquire EDID data from the monitor. Toggle this.
> >>
> >>HTH!
> >>Best regards,
> >>mcc
> >>
> >
> >I will try that next.  Right now, I unplugged the power from the
> >EV910.  It has been unplugged for a while now.  I'm hoping it will
> >reset something in the monitor itself.
> >
> >I'm pretty sure this monitor has EDID but I'm not certain.  I looked
> >and the EV910 is actually a little newer than the EV700.  The EV910
> >was made in 2001 and the EV700 was made in 2000.  Pretty old huh?
> >
> >I really don't want to use this old 17" monitor but I also don't want
> >to have to buy a new one either.  :/
> >
> >Now to reboot and see if it works.  If not, I'll check the BIOS
> >setting next.  I checked that earlier and I think it is set has you
> >wrote tho.  I'll make sure tho.
> >
> >Thanks.  Will write in a bit whether it changes anything.
> >
> >Dale
> >
> >:-)  :-)
> >
>
> Neither of those worked.  It did nothing on the EV910.
>
> Any more ideas?
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>

To sort things out:
Do you have the chance to try the questionable monitor 
with another PC?