Subj : Posts To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed May 06 2020 10:09:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>>> project, and other times when one has to put things on hold for a NB>>>> bit and work on something else for a while... :) At least you are NB>>>> making progress on all the ones you're working on... ;) BM>>> Well, sort of! I'd like them to go faster/quit throwing those BM>>> annoying detours in my way but that's the way things are. Too easy BM>>> gets boring! NB>>> Besides, you have all this extra time on your hands now, being stuck NB>>> at home... BM>> Maybe that's the problem: I'm not getting away to give time to think BM>> of the solution! NB>> So the brain just closes down.... maybe.... ;) BM> I don't know about closing down but there are times when it seems to BM> 'pull a donkey' and just not want to do anything! Mostly seems to go BM> in a loop: I've done this troubleshooting already. NB> That's not a good sign.... ;0 Sometimes not: occasionally realize I overlooked something or didn't do the test correctly though to frequently just a loop - time to set the project aside for a bit. BM>> Did get a couple of minor preparation-type things done last night BM>> after Autumn went home. One problem I had which doesn't quite make BM>> sense is the temporary/spare computer didn't have the video output BM>> through the HDMI switch but did directly (not through the switch). BM>> Sort of defeats the purpose of the switch. Tested, appears the cable BM>> is the problem though is one of the amplified types ("Redmere"?). NB>> Maybe it's too fancy...?? ;) BM> Seems to be along those lines: from what I've read either the switch BM> doesn't know what to do with the signal or the monitor/TV gets BM> 'confused' by the new signal suddenly appearing. For me is going to BM> be one of those medium-sized Black Boxes: good enough to know the BM> combination doesn't work, it's not going to work with a super-duper BM> switch, etc. NB> So you might as well abandon that line of experiment... ;) Essentially yes, though the experiment is essentially concluded as what is available currently doesn't work that way. I now know to not use Redmere HDMI cables with video switches. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Dining with teenager it's always cellphone before salad fork. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .