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echo: rberrypi
to: THE NATURAL PHILOSOPHER
from: ROBH
date: 2019-10-22 15:54:00
subject: Re: No video with Pi4

On 22/10/2019 15:23, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 22/10/2019 14:29, RobH wrote:
>> On 22/10/2019 12:18, RobH wrote:
>>> I recently bought a Raspebery pi4, then a micro hdmi to vga adaptor,
>>> then a the new type C power supply. I have just firedĀ  the pi4 up,
>>> but there is no video. I've tried both hdmi ports on the pi, but
>>> still the same. I've also checked all, well 2, connections on the vga
>>> cable from the monitor to the pi4.
>>>
>>> I am suspecting the micro to vga adaptor, but is there any way I can
>>> check. My other pi zeros and pi3 use the mini hdmi to vga.
>>>
>>> The monitor comes on and worked fine last week.
>>
>> The problem was and still is the Ubuntu mate image I used to flash the
>> 64Gb card with. The Pi4 runs ok, but there is no video. If I use the
>> raspian image it works just fine.
>>
>> I wanted to install ubuntu onto the card so that I could install 2
>> linux programs onto it, but then found that ubuntu mate was out for
>> raspberry pi. But It doesn't show video.
>>
>> Anyone else used ubuntu mate on a pi.
>
> Sounds like you need different video drivers.
>
>
Ubuntu 19.10 server for pi 4 works and is booting up now. It would seem
that ubuntu mate is not for the pi 4, but maybe pi 3 and below.

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