Subj : Re: Posts To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Tue May 12 2020 18:28:46 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 06-May-2020 10:09 <=- BM>>>> I'd like them to go faster/quit throwing those annoying detours in BM>>>> my way but that's the way things are. Too easy 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 BM> Sometimes not: occasionally realize I overlooked something or didn't BM> do the test correctly though too frequently just a loop - time to set BM> the project aside for a bit. Gives the brain a chance to reset for that problem... :) 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... ;) BM> Essentially yes, though the experiment is essentially concluded as BM> what is available currently doesn't work that way. I now know to not BM> use Redmere HDMI cables with video switches. Something useful came out of the fiasco... :) ttyl neb .... Inspiration is sometimes another name for desperation. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .