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

John Finlay finlay at moeraki.com
Wed Jan 14 01:31:26 UTC 2009


Allen Edwards wrote:
> 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
>   
I don't have a good understanding of how your system is set up. Do you 
restart X each time you want to use the system? I have that impression. 
Is the LCD always on i.e. available in both cases? Can you send your 
whole xorg.conf file? What mods to the xorg.conf file have you tried?

John


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