>bro gives me his old monitor
>pretty good 144Hz, 1080p, AOC(idk what AOC is or does)
>much better than my old 60Hz LG monitor
>there's an issue where it for some reason bugs out and does not turn on. The monitor firmware freezes entirely
>check AOC website
>they recommend you install a windows onlybloatware utility called imenu
>that also handles the firmware
> no other way to handle the firmware
I hate computer

>>105731903 (OP)
Try con ecting it over displayport instead. I had an Asus monitor that did not automatically wake up over HDMI on Linux.

>>105731903 (OP)
My Assus screen does that. The fix is to unplug the AC and drain the caps.

so basically it's a shitnux issue

>>105731903 (OP)
Buy an alternative

>>105731980
I am using DP
>>105731999
Oh sure because you totally love needing to install bloatware that recognizes your monitor just for it to dump a file in your USB drive that you then need to plug to your monitor to update its firmware.
>>105732003
Monitors are expensive
>>105731998
sad

>>105731903 (OP)
its your fualt for not knowing what AOC is or does!!!!!!!!!!!

>>105731903 (OP)
EU here
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