[mythtv-users] No Display on Frontend

[Nigel Jewell]

On 27/07/2015 19:55, Kirk Bocek wrote:
>
>
> On 7/27/2015 11:47 AM, Nigel Jewell wrote:
>> On 23/07/2015 22:36, Kirk Bocek wrote:
>>> I am trying to configure a new frontend but am getting no display 
>>> when running mythfrontend. X is running, I can connect to it using 
>>> VNC. I can run xterm and mythtv-setup (I know I don't need to, just 
>>> a test). They display fine.
>>>
>>> mythfrontend is logging:
>>>
>>> 2015-07-23 14:30:12.197817 I [2249/2249] CoreContext 
>>> mythmainwindow.cpp:991 (Init) - Using Frameless Window
>>> 2015-07-23 14:30:12.197834 I [2249/2249] CoreContext 
>>> mythmainwindow.cpp:1002 (Init) - Using Full Screen Window
>>> 2015-07-23 14:30:12.204469 I [2249/2249] CoreContext 
>>> mythmainwindow.cpp:1118 (Init) - Using the Qt painter
>>>
>>> But nothing is displaying on the Nvidia display.
>>>
>>> Can anyone provide any avenues of attack?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I don't know if you've resolved this, but I had the same when I 
>> upgraded to Fedora 22 from Fedora 20.  For some reason, the composite 
>> effects on KDE meant that when mythfrontend started all I got was a 
>> black screen.  I could move the mouse to the bottom left and see the 
>> KDE menu flicker up, but that was it. By disabling the KDE composite 
>> effects mythfrontend started working fine.
>>
>> My xorg.conf already had:
>>
>> Section "Extensions"
>>     Option         "Composite" "Disable"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Nige.
>
> Already have that. Are you saying to remove that section?

Hi,

No, I am saying ensure that you turn off composite effects in the KDE 
settings application as well as having this section.

Nige.