[mythtv-users] interface an Anrdoid STB with MythTV system?

[James Miller]

On Fri, 11 Dec 2015, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:

> When you used the monitor on more advanced
> systems, what does it report (via EDID) as its
> capabilities?  As an older device, it likely does
> not support EDID structure 1.4, and the android

Thanks for your input, Gary. I can't get any output using get-edid: the 
result of running that command is

This is read-edid version 3.0.1. Prepare for some fun.
Attempting to use i2c interface
Looks like no busses have an EDID. Sorry!
Attempting to use the classical VBE interface
Illegal instruction

xrandr --verbose does, however, give information about the monitor. Here 
are some excerpts

Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1366 x 768, maximum 32767 x 32767
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
         Identifier: 0x42
         Timestamp:  39050
         Subpixel:   unknown
         Clones:
         CRTCs:      0 1
         Transform:  1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
                     0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
                     0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
                    filter:
         Broadcast RGB: Automatic
                 supported: Automatic, Full, Limited 16:235
         audio: auto
                 supported: force-dvi, off, auto, on
HDMI1 connected 1366x768+0+0 (0x47) normal (normal left inverted right x 
axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm

<snip>

         EDID:
                 00ffffffffffff004d10b10f01010101
                 000e0103800000782a1bbea25534b326
                 144a5221080001010101010101010101
                 010101010101aa23560a52002630b22e
                 3300000000000018a41f009851002230
                 3070130000000000001a000000fd0031
                 5618460a000a202020202020000000fc
                 3070130000000000001a000000fd0031
                 5618460a000a202020202020000000fc
                 005348415250204c4337304856340008
         aspect ratio: Automatic
                 supported: Automatic, 4:3, 16:9
         Broadcast RGB: Automatic
                 supported: Automatic, Full, Limited 16:235
         audio: auto
                 supported: force-dvi, off, auto, on
   1366x768 (0x47) 91.300MHz -HSync -VSync *current +preferred
         h: width  1366 start 1544 end 1590 total 1888 skew    0 clock 
48.36KHz
         v: height  768 start  771 end  774 total  806           clock 
60.00Hz
   1280x768 (0xbb) 81.000MHz +HSync -VSync
         h: width  1280 start 1328 end 1440 total 1688 skew    0 clock 
47.99KHz
         v: height  768 start  769 end  772 total  802           clock 
59.83Hz
   1024x768 (0xbc) 65.000MHz -HSync -VSync
         h: width  1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew    0 clock 
48.36KHz
         v: height  768 start  771 end  777 total  806           clock 
60.00Hz
   800x600 (0xbd) 40.000MHz +HSync +VSync
         h: width   800 start  840 end  968 total 1056 skew    0 clock 
37.88KHz
         v: height  600 start  601 end  605 total  628           clock 
60.32Hz
   640x480 (0xbe) 25.200MHz -HSync -VSync
         h: width   640 start  656 end  752 total  800 skew    0 clock 
31.50KHz
         v: height  480 start  490 end  492 total  525           clock 
60.00Hz

> device may require that.  There is always the
> possibility of using a hardware EDID spoofer.

Is this the sort of spoofing device you have in mind? 
http://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/DVI-DDC-EDID-Ghosting-Emulator-with-EDID-Copy~VSEDIDDVI