hdmi_drive=2 changes colors

[spwx]

Hello, I am trying to get sound to work on my TV. I have two HDMI inputs labled:

HDMI 1 (DVI)
HDMI 2 (ARC)

I've tried both and can only get sound to work when adding "hdmi_drive=2" to the /boot/config.txt file.

On reboot boot i can get sound to work however it really fades the colors on the screen. Is there anyway to get both audio and vibrant color at the same time?

Thank you!

[spwx]

Also is there a way to force the raspberry pi to tell me what hdmi_mode and hdmi_group it is auto detecting?

Thank you!

[DougieLawson]

http://elinux.org/RPiconfig#Video_mode_options
http://elinux.org/RPiconfig#Which_value ... monitor.3F
http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 00#p195443

[rpdom]

The "tvservice -s" command will show the current video type, group and mode.

Example on my main Pi

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rpdom@raspi:~$ tvservice -s
state 0x120016 [DVI DMT (35) RGB full 5:4], 1280x1024 @ 60Hz, progressive

So you can see I'm running group DMT (into a DVI-D monitor) and mode 35.

[spwx]

Thanks a lot guys! I learned a lot.

Basically i just tried a bunch of different hdmi_modes. They all had the same problem.

Whenever i set hdmi_drive=2 the colors at the terminal are faded.

[Burngate]

HDMI is confusing, isn't it? Not least because TV manufacturers have their own ideas about what you should be wanting.

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It sounds like the Pi is sending one of the "limited" encodings, while the TV is expecting "full"

[spwx]

Thanks for the help, but no luck with those either. I tried all five.

I can't quite tell but it looks like only my terminal colors are being effected and X windows is fine. For now ill just set hdmi_drive=1 and use a head set for sound.