[mythtv-users] Using Myth w/o X running on TV-out

[James Carrig]

Thanks for the responses.  When I started my computer up again tonight
everything was running the way I wanted it (dual-headed LCD+TV).

I didn't change anything under Linux.  The only thing I can figure is
that either the computer had to be shutdown for a long time to clear
the registers or my driver updates under Windows (I'm dual booting)
had some residual effect.  Yesterday I had shutdown numerous times and
so that didn't seem to be sufficient.

Thanks,

-James



> You can run CRT + SVIDEO and have separate areas of the desktop for each...

On 6/12/06, Indulis Bernsteins <indulis.b at au1.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> It is not possible to use mythtv *without* X, as this is what drives the
> graphics!
>
> However, it *is* possible to run 2 separate X sessions on the one video card
> (am doing this on ATI video card on a laptop, also on an Nvidia card on my
> server).
>
> One X session runs mythtv out of the TV port on the graphics card, the other
> X session runs the CRT as normal.  I can currently slide my mouse to the TV
> screen, click to focus on Mythtv, control mythtv, and slide it back to my
> normal Gnome X session, and continue to work as normal, whil mythtv plays.
>
> It should be possible to run mythtv via the IR and never have to slide the
> mouse onto the TV screen.  I'll know in a week or so as I make my IR work.
>
> I have also made mythtv start automatically when X starts.  Just add a file
> to /etc/X11/Xsession.d which starts mythfrontend in background, pointed to
> the 2nd screen (set DISPLAY=:0.1).  My file is called s95mythfrontend.
> Anyway, I'll put something into the WIKI about this.  It seems to work OK
> for me (just got it working this morning).
>
> Cheers,
>
>  Indulis
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