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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.0&return_msg=41761.2"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.11">11–17</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41761.2">Pi faced</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41761_2_17_10"> <a name="a41761_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_41761_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">15 Jun 2016 12:00</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jun 2016 12:00"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 17</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.2">41761.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.1">41761.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Problem solved: I used mplayer instead, which recognises the screen. *\o/*</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.2&return_msg=41761.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41761.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41761_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_41761_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">15 Jun 2016 12:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jun 2016 14:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 17</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.3">41761.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.1">41761.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Have you tried mplayer? I think that will recognise the screen you have.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.3&return_msg=41761.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41761.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41761_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_41761_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Serg (NUKKLEAR)<span class="message_time">15 Jun 2016 13:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jun 2016 14:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 17</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.4">41761.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.1">41761.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I don't have a RaspberriPi, however I know some have had success in the past by slightly increasing the AGP voltage. Have you tried that?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.4&return_msg=41761.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41761.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41761_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_41761_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">15 Jun 2016 14:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Serg (NUKKLEAR) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jun 2016 15:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 17</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.5">41761.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.2#a41761_4" target="_self">41761.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I still use an AGP card, you insensitive clod. <span class="emoticon e_csad" title=":C"><span class="e__">:C</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.5&return_msg=41761.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41761.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41761_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_41761_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">15 Jun 2016 14:57</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">6 of 17</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.6">41761.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> You're all such tremendous help. Bugger, don't get blue font in quick reply.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.6&return_msg=41761.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41761.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41761_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_41761_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">15 Jun 2016 15:02</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jun 2016 15:02"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 17</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.7">41761.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.2#a41761_6" target="_self">41761.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> But while I have your collective attention, there's another little issue arisen. I want the Pi to launch directly into mplayer looping the video file fullscreen. In LXTerminal it runs as I want it to if I enter <div class="quotetext"><strong>Code:</strong> </div> <pre class="code"> mplayer -fs LizardPorn.mp4 -loop 0</pre> I thought all I had to do to run it at boot was to add it at the end of /etc/rc.local , but that doesn't work. Any ideas why not, and how to fix it?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.7&return_msg=41761.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41761.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41761_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_41761_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">15 Jun 2016 15:04</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jun 2016 15:51"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 17</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.8">41761.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.2#a41761_7" target="_self">41761.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Gotta link to LizardPorn.mp4 ?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.8&return_msg=41761.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41761.8"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41761_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_41761_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">15 Jun 2016 15:05</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jun 2016 15:51"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 17</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.9">41761.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.2#a41761_7" target="_self">41761.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I think it's because rc.local does things in the background. Whereas when you're logged in and doing it manually you're very much in the foreground.<br /> <br /> Try this :<br /> DISPLAY=":0" mplayer -fs LizardPorn.mp4 -loop 0<br /> <br /> Though display number might be wrong because you're not on the default, fiddle with that yj<br /> <br /> Or try some sort of autologin (which I think you did with the lonely project)<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 15 Jun 2016 15:06 by ANT_THOMAS</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.9&return_msg=41761.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41761.9"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41761_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_41761_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">15 Jun 2016 15:54</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jun 2016 15:54"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 17</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.10">41761.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.2#a41761_9" target="_self">41761.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Thanks Ant. I also wondered whether the command would fare better in the bashrc script? I don't know what the difference is between the two.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.10&return_msg=41761.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41761.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41761_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_41761_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time">15 Jun 2016 18:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jun 2016 07:06"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 17</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.11">41761.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41761.2#a41761_2" target="_self">41761.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Does mplayer play music files? Might be the solution for my little project... (I'll do some ing laterf</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41761.11&return_msg=41761.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41761.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41761.12" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>