[mythtv-users] Nvidia with DVI-to-HDMI blank screen during boot

[Krzysztof Adamski]

On Fri, 2009-07-17 at 16:16 -0400, zablal baz wrote:
> Hey All,
> 
> This is more of an annoyance for me then anything else, but I would
> love to know if anyone knows how to fix it. I have a GeForce FX 5200
> video card that is connected to my 47" LCD TV via a DVI to HDMI
> converter cable. Whenever I boot the system, I have to wait for X to
> start before anything appears on the display. I don't get to see any
> boot time messages and that kind of annoys me. I've seen this
> behaviour in F8, F10, and F11.
> 
> Does anyone know if there are some kernel parameters or something that
> can be done to get the boot time messages up on the display during
> boot? Or am I just stuck waiting for the nvidia driver to load and
> initialize hardware?

I have the same card connected the same way as you to a DLP Samsung and
it displays the boot up just fine. It is probably your TV that does not
want to display anything except hi res. The only difference is that I
use Debian, but that does not matter since BIOS POST is visible.

K