Hanno Mueller wrote: > Hello, > > Scart cable connections have the nasty habit of turning on the TV and > switching to AV when a video source is swichted on. Very annoying, > especially when my Linux vdr turns itself on in the middle of the night > to record a tv show and the tv awakes from standby, too, blasting sound > in the living room. > > > So far, I found out that Pin 8 is the reason for this. But I also read > that I should not just disconnect it, as Pin 8 is used for both the > "look at me" signal (12 volts) and the "this is widescreen" signal (6 > volts). > > Is there any software or driver setting I can use to avoid this? Maybe this is too simple... turn the tv off properly, or pull the plug from the wall, or set the default volume to very low. -- Graeme Hilton
