[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu 14.04 anomalies

[faginbagin]

On 9/12/2014 12:13 PM, Mike Carron wrote:
> 
> On 09/12/2014 05:19 AM, Anthony Giggins wrote:
>> On 12 September 2014 14:41, Mike Carron <jmcarron at starstream.net <mailto:jmcarron at starstream.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     I recently upgraded from Mythbuntu 12.04 to 14.04 on multiple
>>     front ends. After some study I have all but a Zotac AD03 behaving
>>     satisfactorily. This particular machine outputs to a Samsung
>>     55C7000 through a Denon AV amp. Previously I could shut the TV and
>>     amp down and restart them with no problem. With 14.04 that is not
>>     true, when I restart them I must also reboot the Myth FE for it to
>>     recognize that it is connected to a device. I also discovered that
>>     the line for display drivers was no longer in MCC and that the FE
>>     was not running fglrx. I installed fglrx from Ubuntu Software
>>     Center and the shutdon/restart problem with the TV/Amp combination
>>     disappeared. That now works fine. Unfortunately several Setup
>>     screens no longer work. I have confirmed that the Setup Wizard and
>>     the Edit Keys still work while General and Video do not. Displays
>>     now have a border and are not full screen. I can adjust that
>>     somewhat using the TV controls but I can't completely eliminate
>>     the border.
>>
>>     Is this the behavior I should expect on this machine after
>>     installing 14.04?
>>
>>     --     mike
>>
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> This has been discussed previously
>>
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/572554
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Anthony
>>
> ***
> It has been discussed but no real reason for the change in behavior was obvious. The kill xfsettingsd workaround does work though. The logged bug seems to apply only to Nvidia equipped machines. Evidently fixing it properly is not a simple task.
> 
> mike

It's not just an Nvidia issue. I had the same problem with my core i3 with Intel HD 2500 graphics. Making sure xfsettings doesn't start, fixed the problem for me.

Helen