2017-02-22, 20:25
(2017-02-22, 02:30)Matt Devo Wrote:(2017-02-22, 02:12)SandmanUT Wrote: Well, you were right about it not being bricked. When I took it to a monitor (instead of the 2 tvs in that room) I was able to get into and install the OS, even using the same hdmi cable that wasn't in a working scenario. I finally got SteamOS all configured and Kodi loaded into it, etc, but when I moved it back to the original room, no video on my older plasma (same HDMI cable from working) and still no output on the dp (via dp-hdmi) that were both working with openelec/chromeos/your script.
What's missing to make these handshakes work again?
it's really hard to say, but I'd try another cable or two if you have them handy. I'm also pushing a firmware update later today which may help, so I'd recommend updating to that and then retrying
I ran the UEFI update and that got a signal to the older Plasma, but here's what happens. When swapping between two different TVs, the OS will hang on startup at the splash screen. A manual restart (button on the box) will jump to Grub...but the keyboard will not respond. A second manual shutdown and restart will load Grub, give keyboard back, allow a safe start, which then will do the handshake and start up normal UNTIL you swap HDMI ports on the display or change displays, then it does the whole dance again, in the exact same order. I did this 10-12 times and it behaved identical each time.
If you stay to the display, in the same hdmi port, don't change cables, you can restart or shut down/manually restart without issue. If ANYthing changes, it creates the crash.
Why did I do this 10-12 times? Testing different hdmi cables and trying to get the DP to work with the two dp-hdmi cables I have. No luck in the DP with a signal at all to either TV or the Asus monitor that I had resorted to earlier. I did notice that resolutions are changing at startup on the TV with 1080p. First screen is a 768 resolution signal then once BPM loads in, it switches the TV to 1080 (auto). I had set Steam to 720 for the large plasma and those settings held according to the interface, but the TV feedback on the smaller 1080 suggests something else happening.
Are we looking at an issue with SteamOS or still a firmware handshake with the devices getting garbled?
