[mythtv-users] Dual or Single core Athlon64 for MythTV front-end machine

Allen Edwards allen.p.edwards at gmail.com
Mon Feb 2 04:35:27 UTC 2009


On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 8:20 PM, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> 2009/2/2 Allen Edwards <allen.p.edwards at gmail.com>:
>> Try powering up with the hdmi cable disconnected  then plug it in and
>> see if you get anything. :-)
>
> That's how I do it every single time.
>
> My DVD player is plugged into a HDMI switch...
>
> The HDMI switch and projector are off when the bluray player is turned on.
>
> I never thought anything of it because it has always worked.
>
> The only thing that stopped working when I got my new projector was
> that should I restart my PC and the projector was off, when turning it
> on there would be nothing displayed.
> This is where CustomEDID came into action
>



I have a DVI switch and just restart X to switch between the projector
and the TV.  The TV is SVideo and xorg.conf is set up to prefer the
projector but to use the TV if it cannot find the projector.  The LCD
always gets the control panel desktop.

Allen


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