[mythtvnz] No Display

[David Kirk]

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 12:04 PM Paulgir <paulgir at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
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>> On Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:39:40 +1200, David Kirk <davidrkirk at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>> 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.
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> LOL  -I googled the term and copied an erroneous post
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> -Paul
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>  Thanks guys.  Your clues led me to this page.
http://kodi.wiki/view/Creating_and_using_edid.bin_via_xorg.conf

I'll give it a go tonight and let you know how I get on.


David
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