Ah, good point. In fact I do have some of those here. I would sort-of prefer not to rely on any sort of network connection, but if nothing else works out, that may be the best option.
-wes On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 7:20 AM Michael Barnes <barnmich...@gmail.com> wrote: > I do know there are power strips with Ethernet connections that can control > individual outlets. Usually used for brute force resets of equipment, they > can be commanded remotely for whatever purpose. Available from Black Box, > etc. Might be able to find them at Fry's or appropriate online search. > > HTH, > Michael > > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 16:02 wes <p...@the-wes.com wrote: > > > I have an odd problem I'm trying to solve. I have an older flat panel TV > > that I'm using as a computer monitor for a Linux system. The TV does not > > (appear to) support any sort of auto-standby mode when it gets no signal, > > so it just displays the "no signal" notice 90% of the time. > > > > Currently I have set it up on a power strip with a motion sensor, so at > > least it's not spending nights & weekends on for no reason. I would like > to > > cut this down further. > > > > I've looked into a number of options. The TV supports HDMI-CEC control > > codes, but I haven't found any consumer-grade video cards that implement > > that feature other than in a Raspberry Pi type of device. If I could find > > such a card, that would be ideal. > > > > I also have a power strip controlled by a USB cable - if there's power to > > the USB plug, it turns on the outlets. However, it seems that in kernel > > 2.6.38 or so, the option to arbitrarily set the state of a USB port (or > > whole controller) was removed. So I need to find something in the system > > that I can power on/off at will. Preferably something that turns off when > > the display turns off. I had thought about cutting into the video cable > and > > splicing a relay onto the power circuit... but by the time I got that > > going, I would have spent more than the cost of a ready-made device that > > already exists to do what I'm trying to do. ( > > https://www.pulse-eight.com/p/104/usb-hdmi-cec-adapter if you're > curious) > > > > Ideas? > > > > thanks, > > -wes > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug