[mythtv-users] DVD playback on tv

Robert May robtmay at gmail.com
Sun May 7 14:48:36 EDT 2006


That's what I thought, but I get 'couldn't open the X11 display
(:0.1)'  when I try that.  Everything I've seen says that it should do
the trick.  Could it be that I have a funky entry in my xorg.conf?

thanks,
-r

On 5/4/06, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 05/03/2006 10:09 PM, Robert May wrote:
>
> >So this really isn't a Mythtv question, but many people on this list
> >probably run systems with a crt/lcd monitor and a tv.  How do I get
> >dvds to play on my tv and not the compter screen?  I have Mythtv setup
> >so that it automatically starts on screen 1 (the tv).  When I try to
> >watch a dvd it opens mplayer on the compter screen.
> >
> >
>
> DISPLAY=:0.1 mplayer ...
>
> or as appropriate for your configuration.
>
> Mike
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