[mythtv-users] No Display

[Andy]

Well, the idea that it is a TV-side problem seems to make the most sense.  This myth box was setup to a different TV (through HDMI) with no problem, and the new TV is the only thing different.  A little bit of experimentation demonstrates video clicking on anytime audio accompanies the picture.

Thanks Ian.  My questions will now take a different tack to a different audience.

--- On Sun, 2/6/11, Ian Latter <ian.latter at midnightcode.org> wrote:

> From: Ian Latter <ian.latter at midnightcode.org>
> Subject: Re:[mythtv-users] No Display
> To: "Andy" <mizeraka at yahoo.com>
> Cc: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Date: Sunday, February 6, 2011, 3:09 AM
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
>   You've gone further than I have in debugging - I
> have just
> converted my AV/Stereo setup to HDMI too, but the HDMI
> Amp that I bought last year won't forward the picture to
> the
> set, so I've just skipped that until my patience returns
> ;-)
> 
>   Is it possible that the TV/Display is only
> configured to show
> a picture when it has audio?  I suspect this is/was
> the
> problem with my Amp (I only just bought and configured an
> nVidia GT220 (216) so that I have both picture and audio
> in the same cable - two days ago).
> 
>   My old 4:3 set used to display a blue screen when it
> 
> detected no signal - maybe your TV is doing a modern 
> equivalent ... Try exploring the TV's config options ..
> 
>   Actually one other thought .. my set had 4 x HDMI
> inputs,
> and one was specifically flagged as a PC HDMI interface ..
> maybe you've just seen why that's important?  I
> haven't
> tried one of the other HDMI ports ...
> 
> 
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Andy" <mizeraka at yahoo.com>
> >To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> >Subject:  [mythtv-users] No Display
> >Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:26 -0800
> >
> > Hi guys,
> > I am in full crisis mode!
> > 
> > I just bought a new television and spent about 2
> hours
> mounting it to the wall.  It is an LG 37inch LED LCD
> TV with
> 1080p and 120 Hz refresh capable.
> > 
> > I finally hooked it up to my mythtv box (which is
> running
> 0.24 in a mythbuntu package).  I got a message from
> the TV
> saying "No Signal".  I rebooted mythtv and rechecked
> the
> connections.  I saw the splash screen displayed, and
> then
> the "No Signal" message again.
> > 
> > I opened the mythtv box in VNC just to confirm it was
> on.
>  It was.  I tried "Play music" and lo and behold, I
> had
> sound and picture.  It worked like normal.  But
> when I
> exited back to the mythtv menu, I got the "No Signal"
> message.
> > 
> > VLC (which is what I am using to watch videos) gives
> me a
> signal which I lose when I exit VLC.  I can watch live
> TV
> and recorded programs with the internal player, but I
> cannot
> see the desktop or the mythtv.
> > 
> > Things I have tried:
> > Changing the resolution.
> > Changing the configuration in the NVIDIA panel
> (although
> I'm not sure I know EXACTLY what I was doing in there).
> > Changing my theme.
> > Opening Mythtfrontend while a VLC window is playing
> (this
> is the closest to success I have come... I can see the
> desktop and enter mythtv, but once that VLC window closes,
> I
> get the "No Signal"message.
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you for taking a look at this and for any
> advice.
> > 
> > 
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> 
> 
> --
> Ian Latter
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>