by > I'm having strange and intermittent problems with my setup and I'm
> hoping somebody here can help me.
> I'm using Red Hat 5.2 Linux (2.0.36) with a Matrox Millenium II card on
> a MAG Innovision DJ800 monitor.
> Every now and again when I boot up my system, the console comes up
> successfully and then the screen goes blank. The monitor power indicator
> starts blinking orange (standby mode) and I'm unable to do anything
> more. I have to resort to restarting my computer.
> I'm wondering if anybody can advise me on why this is happening ? Also
> sometimes I get sudden hissing noises from my monitor (about once every
> 6-7 weeks).
at the limits of those accepted by your Monitor. Try to set up a more
conventional timing scheme in the XF86Config. This can also happen, if
you aren't close to the Monitor's physical limits: some multisync
monitors
don't accept all possible timing combinations, but just a limited
number of setups.
BTW it is the better case when the Monitor remains blank: older Monitors
can get destroyed, when trying to feed video signals outside the limits
(they might produce too high anode voltage).
Janos Ero