blackened screen 2

[Richard Vickery]

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Kevin Martin <ktmdms at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 09/09/13 13:31, Richard Vickery wrote:
>> Hi gang:
>>
>> I'm on F20. The only way I get a screen that anyone can see is not by
>> using the portable computer's screen, but plugging it into another
>> screen. I tried going into the "Power" control but it's already on
>> maximum brightness. Any Ideas on how else I might try to fix it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Richard
>>
>
> Y'know, I just had this problem with an HP laptop and had to replace the screen.  I could *barely* see that the screen had something
> on it if I shined a flashlight on it at different angles.  It turned out to be a bad screen.  FWIW, this was with Knoppix but the
> screen was definitely bad.  Screens on laptops are fairly easy to replace, FWIW.  Lots of videos on how to do it and the screens
> tend to be < $100.
>
> Otherwise, I couldn't tell you what might be happening.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Kevin
> --


sounds similar to what's happening to me. I'll give it a try.

Thanks