On 09/02/18 19:39, Eli the Bearded wrote:
> In comp.sys.raspberry-pi, The Natural Philosopher 
wrote:
>> On 09/02/18 12:10, Michael Schütz wrote:
>>> No. I'm logged in via ssh and the output shall be on a TV via hdmi.
>> And how do you expect the Pi to form an HDMI picture without an X server?
>
> WTF does an X server have to do with HDMI?
>

Nothing, but te abilitry to display a moving picture has everythuing to
do with an X server.,


I am wondering if ytou reeally are that ignoraqnt


> I have a Pi that I boot to getty and guess what? It shows me the text login
> prompt on HDMI.

But not moving pictures


  I have no solution for Michael's problem,

Exactly.

> as I never use
> vlc and don't know it's quirks, but I think you are leading him down
> some crazy and irrelevant paths.

No. Its designed to drive an X woindow graphical sytsyem. Not output
direct to HDMI hardware



>
> If I were Michael, I'd start looking at the various video output modules
> in vlc to see what could be done with the non-X outputs.
>
> https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Modules/
>

Are there any?

Why not use what works - an X server. Dint need a window manager either



>> I would rather have questions that cannot be answered...
>> ...than to have answers that cannot be questioned
>> Richard Feynman
>
> Call this me questioning your answers.
>
> Elijah
> ------
> hasn't done much video watching on Pi
>


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