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    Turn HDMI on/off problem

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    • M Offline
      MilkShake
      last edited by

      Hi,
      I know I am going to be flamed for asking this, but here goes…

      I am trying to implement a PIR sensor on a Raspi 4b to turn on the HDMI output when activated. I have read page up and down of this issue and have seen different possible solutions, but nothing that works for me.

      I can use tvservice -o to turn off HDMI just fine. When I use tvservice -p again, the monitor turns on, but remains only with backlight.

      I have read something about adding a resistor on the powercable for the monitor, but have anyone found a solution to this? Is it because I am using a specific monitor or is this a general problem?

      Best regards
      Lars

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      • BKeyportB Offline
        BKeyport Module Developer
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        you may have to use one of the other methods - every device is a little odd.

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          MilkShake
          last edited by

          I found a solution for my monitor SAMSUNG S24F354 using:

          DISPLAY=:0 xset dpms force on
          
          DISPLAY=:0 xset dpms force off
          

          This seems to work right now from the shell. Turns the monitor instantly off/on. Last night when trying with the PIR script, it didn’t work however, returning an error when calling shell scripts: the server was lacking dpms. This must be because DPMS was turned off as a part of the MagicMirror configuration.

          I have a fresh install right now and just verified that these commands actually works. Now to get the PIR sensor working with the shell scripts.

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            A Former User
            last edited by

            If someone want to test, il will try to code it in my pir module

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              sdetweil @MilkShake
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              @MilkShake dpms is off because u asked to turn off screensaver.

              Sam

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