Computer Problems: Need help

First of all, I don't think this is a Linux problem. This happend when I installed Windows XP. It never happend with 98. When I installed Linux, I expected this problem to be gone, and it never happend for the first month. Now it occurs more and more often, and I have to reboot every time to get the monitor to display right. The problem I am having is that the monitor ends up displaying like this:



Anyone know what's wrong, and how I could go about fixing it?

Dude, get a new monitor. It's that simple. If you are still having problems then contact Linux Customer Support or something.

It obviously has nothing to do with Linux, since I clearly stated that it happend with Windows XP as well. Normally, there is no customer service for Linux. I doubt it's a problem with the monitor since I can take a screenshot of it, plus this is a fairly new monitor. Some people have told me that it is a problem with my graphics card. Can anyone confirm?

It obviously has nothing to do with Linux, since I clearly stated that it happend with Windows XP as well. Normally, there is no customer service for Linux. I doubt it's a problem with the monitor since I can take a screenshot of it, plus this is a fairly new monitor. Some people have told me that it is a problem with my graphics card. Can anyone confirm?

yeah, that's what it looks like. i can reproduce that effect with powerstrip when i try to overclock my card too much.

My old 4mb agp card would do that if I tryed playing a game that reguired 16mb + of vid ram.

I still say you should get a new monitor. Like a flat screen or plasma screen. That would be pimp. I could see it now.....::wonders into dream world::

It isn't a monitor problem if you can take a screenshot of it. It's your vid card.

I have a 17" flat screen. It's fine.

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