[arm-allstar] HDMI monitor

[Doug Crompton]

Good point but if you are not going to use the HDMI I would not add that
because it energizes stuff and draws current you do not need. I really hope
most people get in the habit of using ssh as it makes little sense to use a
monitor and keyboard on a Pi that is not graphical. You have it connected
to the Internet and if you have another computer running on your LAN just
ssh in. I understand there are situations where a monitor is required but
for general maintenance either local or remote ssh is the preferred way to
go.


*73 Doug*

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On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 6:49 PM, "Don Backstrom - AA7AU via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> On Wed 13-Jun-18 14:44, "Doug Crompton via arm-allstar" wrote:
>
>>   I very rarely use a monitor. So easy to use SSH. I think you need to
>> have
>> the monitor attached and on when you boot the Pi. Did you try that?
>>
>
>         If you add the line "hdmi_force_hotplug=1" into the config.txt
> file in the /boot part, the PI will NOT default to using the other video
> system when the HDMI is not attached at boot-up - and the HDMI should be
> available anytime you wish to plug a proper HDMI monitor into the connector.
>
>         There are additional settings if you wish further control over the
> HDMI connection, and you may find the the HDMI has a different resolution
> etc depending on whether it's attached and powered on at boot-up.
>
>         HTH,
>
>         - Don - AA7AU
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