Hello,
I have an Acer 4720 with Fedora 17 installed. I was using it a few weeks ago, and the screen started going smokey. The "smoke" got thicker over the period of about 5 minutes or so, then was completely gray. It isn't a new laptop, so I figured the screen finally gave out. I bought a S-video cable to plug it into my TV. When I turn it on, the screen comes up gray (with random black swirley designs, different every time) but the TV stays dark (even when I press Fn+F5).
Does this sound like a screen issue, or is it something deeper than that?
I appreciate any help,
Ben
I have an Acer 4720 with Fedora 17 installed. I was using it a few weeks ago, and the screen started going smokey. The "smoke" got thicker over the period of about 5 minutes or so, then was completely gray. It isn't a new laptop, so I figured the screen finally gave out. I bought a S-video cable to plug it into my TV. When I turn it on, the screen comes up gray (with random black swirley designs, different every time) but the TV stays dark (even when I press Fn+F5).
Does this sound like a screen issue, or is it something deeper than that?
I appreciate any help,
Ben