[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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