[mythtvnz] No Display

[Paulgir]

On Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:24:51 +1200, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Paulgir <paulgir at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:39:40 +1200, David Kirk <davidrkirk at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've upgraded my MythTV box.  It is a backend/frontend with an HVR2200  
>>> tuner card and nVidia GT220 graphics card.  I have an HDMI  
>>> >>>connection from the GT220 to my Marantz home theatre system which  
>>> in turn has an HDMI connection to my TV.
>>>
>>> It was running Mythbuntu 12.04.  I have done a fresh install of  
>>> Mythbuntu 14.04.  I've restored the old database and mounted the  
>>> >>>hard drives with my recordings.  Everything seems to be running  
>>> fine with one exception.
>>>
>>> I turn off my TV and home theatre system when I'm not watching  
>>> anything.  When I turn them back on, the MythTV frontend doesn't  
>>> >>>display.  I never had this problem on the old version with the same  
>>> hardware.
>>>
>>> I can press Ctl-Alt-F1 and I can see the login prompt, but when I go  
>>> back to Ctl-Alt-F7 I still can't see anything.
>>>
>>> The only way I can get the display back is to either reboot or press  
>>> Ctl-Alt-Backspace to kill the X server.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix it so when I power on my home  
>>> theatre system the frontend is displayed?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> David
>>
>> I can't help with a solution but I might help with a clue.I'm using a  
>> GT220 too and if I start Mythtv before the tv is on, I also >>get a  
>> black screen that requires a reboot to correct.I believe it is  
>> something to do with the GT220 not getting the  EIDI info >>from the TV  
>> during boot up.
>>
>> Paul
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> For google assistance that should be EDID.
>
> David, you can download the EDID from your TV and hard code it to an  
> xorg.conf file.
> This problem has been dealt with a million times in the Kodi (XBMC)  
> forums, but they are hard to search. If I find a definitive >answer I'll  
> let you know.

LOL  -I googled the term and copied an erroneous post

-Paul
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