diff --git a/documentation/exploring_feature_notes/another_hdmi_bug.md b/documentation/exploring_feature_notes/another_hdmi_bug.md index 8b13789..41ad30c 100644 --- a/documentation/exploring_feature_notes/another_hdmi_bug.md +++ b/documentation/exploring_feature_notes/another_hdmi_bug.md @@ -1 +1,36 @@ +# hdmi drop out bug +some time between when i did compatablitiy testing , and now - high res videos now often (and conistently cause hdmi drop outs. all 1080 do , and some 720 also) - on my hdmi-to-vga computer display. + +also (possiblely related) when trying it on full hdmi projector, it drops out playing all video no matter the resolution ! whats going on ? + +some research sugests that not enough power can cause this problem. + possible fixes / things to rule out include : + + - trying signal-boost in config + - try overclocking the pi + - try an old version of the code + - try an old version of firmware + - try changing some other config settings (camera mode etc) + - try creating a new img from old img (with bare minimum) and update piece by piece until it doesnt work. + +## results: + +### vga-hdmi display + +- signal boosting didnt help , +- old version of code didnt help +- old firmware improved a little bit but didnt fix +- changing config etc didnt help +- turning off raspi2fb didnt help + +### drastic measures ! : + +- flashed a new sd with old raspbian from last year. only installing the minimal to play video. + +- while running old code it plays better but not perfect - still drops from time to time but mostly working. +- tried installing some newer dependacies , still running old code : + +# solved ? + +by chance i tried switching the video output to composite and back - somehow after this the hdmi plays 1080 videos just fine. no idea why or when it was introduced , but i created an action to run this on startup and seems fine now. phew.