[mythtv-users] nvidia tv-out - how do you do it? Better, but not there yet.

[john salch]

No problem, pay it forward...
--- Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Holy Cow John! I knew there was an easy answer! 
> That did it!
> 
> Where should I send your 6 pack of beer? ;-)
> 
> THANKS A MILLION!
> 
> brad
> 
> john salch wrote:
> 
> >export DISPLAY=0.1
> >
> >--- Maarten <mythtv at ultratux.org> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>On Thursday 21 October 2004 02:19, Brad Fuller
> >>wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Ok, I looked the FAQ over. And, I don't know what
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>to do. I assume it has
> >>    
> >>
> >>>something to do with the inability for a user (or
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>root for that matter
> >>    
> >>
> >>>-- i tried that) to switch to DISPLAY:1.
> >>>There should be an easy way to do this, rather
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>than running at init3
> >>    
> >>
> >>>As I mentioned, I have no problem running myth to
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>the computer display with
> >>    
> >>
> >>># export DISPLAY=:0
> >>># mythfrontend
> >>>
> >>>But, I receive the following error if
> >>>
> >>># export DISPLAY=:1
> >>># mythfrontend
> >>>mythfrontend: cannot connect to X server: 1
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>This behavior could be consistent with having the
> X
> >>server started by a 
> >>different user than the one connecting later. 
> Note
> >>that when user fubar 
> >>starts (owns) the X session, not even the user
> root
> >>can connect to it (not 
> >>without resorting to trickery at least).  So, be
> >>sure you start the X server 
> >>by the same account throughout.
> >>
> >>But I think in that case the errormessage is
> >>slightly different:
> >>unable to open display ""  is what I see here.
> >>
> >>You could test to see if this would make any
> >>difference: adding the command 
> >>'xhost +' in between export DISPLAY=:1 and the
> rest.
> >> However, again, xhost 
> >>must be run by the user owning the X session,
> >>otherwise it will just return a 
> >>failure.  Please note that running 'xhost +' is
> NOT
> >>secure, it will open up 
> >>your X session for everybody.  So use this only in
> a
> >>trusted environment !
> >>
> >>Maarten
> >>
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