I have two issues with MythTV that I believe are related to power saving functions. Any help is appreciated.


If I come back to Myth after a while, I have to hit a key for it to display anything, how do I get rid of this?
While watching TV or a movie, periodically my screen goes black for a second and then comes back, as if my MythBox had stopped sending it a signal for a second. How do I get rid of this?


Thanks in advance for any help.

I'm not sure what #2 is from. As far as the screen blanking I have the following in the /home/mythtv/.xinitrc file:

/usr/bin/xset s noblank
/usr/bin/xset s off
/usr/bin/xset -dpms

...to pervent any blanking.

Tom

1. Not a MythTV issue. And it's a good thing. If you change it, you risk damage to your TV/monitor via screen burn-in.

2. Happens here too. More than likely an incoming signal problem having nothing to do with MythTV.

Let me elaborate on number 2, I have an LCD TV, my mythbox is the only video input. When the screen blanks for a second and comes back, the TV overlays the resolution in the upper right hand corner, in a similar fashion to what happens if I change resolution.

Could this be a screensaver of some sort? I installed MythTV on Ubuntu using the following guide:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV_Feisty

I don't think that it installs a full window manager, so I'm not sure how to even check if a screensaver is installed.