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    Hdmi to vga adapter not working

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    • edmaul69E
      edmaul69 @joelw23
      last edited by

      @joelw23 can you tell me the model number of your monitor?

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      • J
        joelw23
        last edited by

        E173fp

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        • edmaul69E
          edmaul69 @joelw23
          last edited by

          @joelw23 the webite with the resolution settings isnt working so i cant tell you what the hdmi mode is for 1280x1024 since i am not home at the moment but add this setting too.

          hdmi_force_hotplug=1
          
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          • J
            joelw23
            last edited by

            Thanks but that setting is on as well

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            • edmaul69E
              edmaul69 @joelw23
              last edited by

              @joelw23 change your hdmi mode from 16 to 35. You can try 37 as well but i believe 35 is correct for your monitor

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                joelw23
                last edited by joelw23

                tried 35...still nothing..

                config.txt here:

                http://pastebin.com/RVvH0uDY

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                • J
                  joelw23
                  last edited by

                  also just tried another vga cable just to be sure.. same result

                  when i unplug the vga cable the monitor goes in to "self test feature check" mode

                  when the vga cable is plugged in, it goes right in to sleep mode with the yellow light on the power button.

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                  • BuZzB
                    BuZz administrators @joelw23
                    last edited by

                    @joelw23 if posting configs, please put them in a code block for readability http://commonmark.org/help/

                    To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    • J
                      joelw23
                      last edited by

                      I have also tried a usb cable that plugs in to the wall in case the pi3 wasn't giving enough power...

                      monitor is still in power save mode with no signal.

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                      • J
                        joelw23
                        last edited by

                        the company that sold the adapter is sending me a new one to try...

                        hopefully this one is defective.

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                        • edmaul69E
                          edmaul69 @joelw23
                          last edited by

                          @joelw23 this could be a possible issue or it was from how you copy and pasted, but why do all the words "uncomment" not have hashtag "#" in front of them?

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                          • J
                            joelw23
                            last edited by

                            must be how it copied an pasted...they do have a # in front of them in the config.txt file

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                            • flopF
                              flop
                              last edited by flop

                              Hmmm, I got this model :
                              https://www.amazon.es/cambiador-ordenador-portátil-Proyector-Raspberry/dp/B00F6RZZMU/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1486660818&sr=8-6&keywords=hdmi+to+vga

                              And It worked for me, but needed to set "hdmi_drive=2" (uncomment the line in /boot/config.txt) for get a good quality image; if not, the colours looks strange.

                              Note: Uncomment means that you should delete that # to get that code line working (no spaces too)

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                              • edmaul69E
                                edmaul69 @flop
                                last edited by

                                @flop ditto. i use this same one. i also have another type that works too but i like this one much better because of quality

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                                • flopF
                                  flop
                                  last edited by

                                  @joelw23 , I forgot it, when I use my vga - hdmi adapter, I need to make a "sudo reboot" via putty for get my monitor showing the image, it´s strange but it works (I put rpi ON, then via putty "sudo reboot" and the monitor displays the rpi)

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                                  • J
                                    joelw23
                                    last edited by

                                    turns out the adapter was bad...

                                    they sent me a new one and it worked with no issues.

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                                    • edmaul69E
                                      edmaul69 @joelw23
                                      last edited by

                                      @joelw23 awesome. It sucks when you are relying on something as important as that and its defective.

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