[mythtv-users] Start MythTV on Display I want (and if not there, next one I want)

Allen Edwards allen.p.edwards at gmail.com
Mon Jan 12 22:50:08 UTC 2009


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On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Allen Edwards
<allen.p.edwards at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have 3 display devices,  a DFP (projector),  a TV (SVideo),  a CRT
> (LCD Display).
>
> I want to have Myth use the projector if it is there and if not the
> TV.  This has worked fine for months.  I just restart X and myth comes
> up on the projector, unless it is disconnected and then it comes up on
> the TV.  Everything worked perfectly until I added the LCD display to
> control squeezebox and as a system monitor, not for watching Myth --
> the TV doesn't have the resolution for this.  Now Myth comes up on the
> LCD when the projector is not there.  I can switch it manually and it
> works OK but this is not wife friendly.
>
> I have all three devices defined in xorg.conf and in the order I want
> (DFP is screen 0, TV is screen 1, and CRT is screen 2) but that isn't
> the secret.  I mean, I want Myth to start in screen 0 if it is there
> and if not to start in screen 1. Myth starts in screen 0 if it is
> there but in screen 2 if screen 0 is missing, not screen 1 like I
> want.
>
> I don't want to put in a DISPLAY variable to point to the TV because I
> want the projector if it is connected.  (note: I have a DVI switch to
> disconnect the projector)
>
> Here is my definition of screen 2.  The others are similar:
>
> Section "Screen"
>   Identifier "Screen2"
>   Device "Videocard2"
>   Monitor "Monitor2"
>   Option "TwinView" "0"
>   Option "metamodes" "CRT: 1280x1024_60 +0+0"
>   Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
>   SubSection "Display"
>      Depth 24
>   EndSubSection
>   Defaultdepth 24
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>   Identifier "Videocard2"
>   Driver "nvidia"
>   Vendorname "NVIDIA Corporation"
>   Boardname "GeForce 6200 LE"
>   Option "UseEvents" "True"
>   Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
>   Option "UseDisplayDevice" "CRT"
>   Screen 2
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>   Identifier "Monitor2"
>   Horizsync 30.0 - 63.0
>   Vertrefresh 56.0 - 75.0
>   Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
>
> I can't find anyone else doing this so there are no useful results
> from Google or the archives so I turn to this group of helpful people.
>
> Allen
>


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