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

John Finlay finlay at moeraki.com
Tue Jan 13 20:48:11 UTC 2009


Allen Edwards wrote:
> Thanks all so much for the replies, I guess I was not clear.  Let me try again.
>
> I have an Nvidia 6200 with three outputs.  DVI is going to a switch
> and a projector.  The switch is used to disconnect the projector so
> that the card does not see it.  The VGA output is going to an LCD
> display.  The SVideo output is going to a TV.
>
> I want to have myth go to the projector or the TV but not the LCD
> display.  If I restart X with the projector connected, myth starts on
> the projector just like I want.  If I restart myth with the projector
> disconnected, myth starts on the LCD display.  This is not what I
> want, I want it to start on the TV.
>
> If the LCD display is removed, I can start on the TV or the projector
> like I want.  The problem comes from adding LCD as myth prefers the
> VGA output over the SVideo output.  I want the LCD for system monitor
> and other functions but I do not want myth to ever start there.
>
> What I have tried is to mess with the xorg.conf assignments per my
> earlier post but had no joy.
>   
How about starting mythfrontend on both screen 0 and screen 1 explicitly 
then you can watch whichever one you want.

John


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