My acronis backup has a boot cd which works in linux. If I boot my computer with the cd i can see the program working perfectly if I use my old crt vdu screen. If I use my ctx lcd flat screen I see a dark cloud of nothingness creeping about on the screen - the program is working in the background but i cant see it... this flat screen works ok with or without a driver in windows xp pro (simple vga is ok).I have a gig of ram and the graphics card is 256 meg - but i think this acronis linux program uses simple drivers... I bought anew vga card yesterday - no change... How can the lcd screen work in windows xp but not in linux when the old crt works fine in both ? I am sure this lcd worked a few months ago - could the simple video output on my motherboard be the problem ? I have tried all sorts of resolutions on the card.... hum i cant think what else to try - acronis are thinking about it....
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ACRONIS BACKUP no picture on LCD
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Linux is alot more liberal with refresh rates then Windows is. Windows auto-sets the refresh rate to 60hz, which all monitors are set to tolerate. Linux may set it to something else, and the monitor either fails to display anything, or has a problem like you are describing. That's my best guess 
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.good news - problem solved - acronis asked me to enter a linux command 'vesa=off'
i -plugged my old crt in and booted up - and hit f11 on boot up and entered that command
then booted to lcd screen and it worked !!!!!
i reckon that linux command is saved in the boot sector ?
anyway it worked
arent computers weird ? just when you thought you were safe ?
acronis cloning is great by the way and it taks to xp and sorts out the authorisations bit
but we all live in fear of that motherboard right ?
ok thanks
alan
i -plugged my old crt in and booted up - and hit f11 on boot up and entered that command
then booted to lcd screen and it worked !!!!!
i reckon that linux command is saved in the boot sector ?
anyway it worked
arent computers weird ? just when you thought you were safe ?
acronis cloning is great by the way and it taks to xp and sorts out the authorisations bit
but we all live in fear of that motherboard right ?
ok thanks
alan