[mythtv-users] Start MythTV on Display I want (and if not there, next one I want)
Nick Rout
nick.rout at gmail.com
Mon Jan 12 22:53:57 UTC 2009
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Allen Edwards
<allen.p.edwards at gmail.com> wrote:
> bump
>
> 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
Have you read in detail the nvidia driver README?
(I don't know if it will help in this case, but I know it has lots of
useful info!)
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