XPost: comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   Hi,   
      
   I have an old Compaq Presario CQ61-330SS laptop, which I think I bought   
   around 2010. Battery died, I replaced it, also died eventually.   
   Currently I only use it to watch movies (it has very good internal   
   speakers), when exercising on an static bike.   
      
      
      
   Some months ago, the display went black on boot, but closing the lid and   
   opening it again made it work. Today it is impossible, it goes dark   
   instants after opening the lid. I have repeated the operation dozens of   
   times. It happens before booting and keeps doing it after booting. It   
   makes the thing totally unusable.   
      
   I just replaced the CMOS battery (it reads 3 volts). On boot, it says   
   something about replaced battery, needs to reset, but I don't have time   
   to read what key to press, if any.   
      
   So that battery was not the problem.   
      
      
   Installed system is openSUSE, some old version, I don't remember which.   
   I can not ssh to it, says   
      
   cer@Telcontar:~> ssh root@minas-tirith   
   Bad server host key: Invalid key length   
   cer@Telcontar:~>   
      
   It also has Windows.   
      
   But the problem happens before booting, so the operating system is not   
   involved.   
      
      
   What do you think may be going on?   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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