[ltp] Internal display becoming scrambled when computer gets warm

Chris Bainbridge linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 8 May 2006 10:10:10 +0100


On 08/05/06, Daniel D=E9chelotte <boite_a_spam@club-internet.fr> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A scary experience: the internal display sometimes flickers, from a few
> glitches that can be seen in high-contrast areas to a barely readable
> screen. The lines are randomly shifted horizontally, left or right, and
> moving (pretty much like scrambled pay-TV)

I'm seeing something similar - it started with video corruption, and
now my t42 crashes with a black screen. I found similar problem
threads http://www.technotaste.com/blog/thinkpad-t42-ati-radeon-9600-driver=
-and-the-blue-screen-of-death-bsod/
and http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=3D23295&

Seems like a common problem recently?