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

[Allen Edwards]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:48 PM, John Finlay <finlay at moeraki.com> wrote:
> 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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That is one I thought of and tried.  Seemed like a good idea.  In
fact, it was my original plan, until I got the remote working. The
problem is that both instances react to the remote and if they ever
get out of sync, say from a key press on the keyboard, no telling what
damage I can do.

Allen