(In reply to l k from comment #6) > More info: > -Background: > All cables work, including the GPU and the monitor > > The Nouveau driver cannot retrieve the EDID when starting if the > transmission is via a 15-pin VGA cable. However, retrieving the EDID > information works via a 14-pin VGA cable. There is a "shadow" with white > text so that white text is displayed again in a weaker light about 30-40 > pixels away. This does not happen under other operating systems. > > The -5V line is missing with 14-pin VGA cables. > > https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=14%20pin%20vga%20cable&addon=opensearch > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Display_Identification_Data Under an old linux mint the 15 line vga cable works just fine