XPost: comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2025/7/17 8:37:0, c186282 wrote:   
   > On 7/16/25 2:41 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2025-07-16 18:52, VanguardLH wrote:   
   >>> "Carlos E.R."  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> 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   
   []>>>> Installed system is openSUSE, some old version, I don't remember   
   which.   
   >>>> I can not ssh to it, says   
   []   
   >>> Take a flashlight, and shine it at the display at an angle.  Can you see   
   >>> what would have been displayed if the backlamps came on?   
   >>   
   >> I can easily try that. [...]  You are absolutely right, I can see the   
   >> Compaq logo as it tries to boot.   
      
   []   
      
   >    You MIGHT try some of the distros meant for   
   >    older machines however. You don't have to   
   >    abandon the benefits of Linux - just find   
   >    a Linux oriented towards the right hardware   
   >    context. Ancient hardware can STILL do a   
   >    very good job with Linux - five times faster   
   >    and more compact than any Win distro.   
      
   Geez ...   
   It was working, now isn't - but the screen can be seen if external   
   illumination used.   
   So NOT an OS problem, but a hardware one: faulty hinge switch, loose   
   cable, faulty backlight, or faulty power supply to backlight (inverter,   
   if it's that kind of backlight).   
      
   He only uses it to watch movies, so no place for Linux evangelism - he's   
   already using a Linux anyway.   
      
   (Personally, after checking for switch/cable problem, I'd be expecting   
   to replace the display [even though working] and backlight all as one   
   sealed unit, as that's easier in my [very limitd] experience - but check   
   [I'm not sure how] that the inverter, if it's that sort of display, is   
   included in the display module, or is OK if not. And, again based on   
   very limited experience: get the part number off the existing module. I   
   found doing that produced much cheaper modules than searching for   
   "display for a ".)   
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