On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 10:05 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 9:52 PM, Mikhail Ramendik <mr@ramendik.ru> wrote:
On 28 June 2016 at 23:15, Mikhail Ramendik <mr@ramendik.ru> wrote:
So far I do not see where the "evil" in passive HDMI switching lies. And these devices are quite cheap.
Upon a google: the "evil" is apparently that there is no such thing as a passive HDMI switch. The cheap devices use the 5V power provided by the HDMI source. Which means that if the source somehow does not provide enough power, the device malfunctions.
Both of my sources do provide enough power. I suspect most stationary computers provide enough power, at least if you use a short cable. I will test with a tablet but this will be in some weeks, when the Mini HDMI to HDMI adapter that I have ordered from China arrives. I can not test a longer cable as I do not have/need one.
-- Yours, Mikhail Ramendik
Thanks Mikhail,
My 4 PCs are all stationary so hopefully they provide enough power.
Greg
I bought a Kinivo 501BN HDMI automatic switch with 5 HDMI input ports. My results are mixed. First I've had it a week plus and have this hooked up so far: 1 openSUSE Leap 42.2 Alpha 2 1 Mini-Mac dual booting to MacOS and Windows 7 2 Windows boxes with WIndows 8.1 For the Windows / MacOS machines I had to disable the power saver feature that blanks the screen before it became able to reliable re-connect to the computers. After that, the Mac and the Windows boxes are working well. For the openSUSE box, I've unchecked "Screen Energy Saving" in the KDE Energy Saving module, but it hasn't helped. Where else do I need to disable the power saving mode that turns off the monitor? Thanks Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org