So I’ve got a living room computer running Cachy OS/Plasma Bigscreen that has replaced my Xbox. (I’m calling it the Xbox None)

It’s an old Dell Optiplex I picked up for cheap - runs indie titles pretty well and I can stream from my main PC.

Anyway, that’s not why I’m posting…

I can’t seem to find a way to get it to turn the TV on and off when it goes to sleep and wake up. Can anyone help?

Edit: thanks for the answers! I don’t want to buy an adapter so I guess I’ll live with having to use the remote. 🤷‍♂️ I am going to see if the TV settings can help me out though.

  • Mongostein@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    1·
    7 days ago

    Ohhhh, I do have a display port and a display port to HDMI adapter already. Would this work or would the TV need display port too?

    • MrSoup@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      7 days ago

      The TV will be connected with HDMI and computer will have its DisplayPort converted to HDMI by a supported adapter. But:

      most adapters do not support the CEC Tunneling feature, and of those that do many did not actually connect the CEC pin. Unfortunately, this means that while a CEC device is created, it is actually all alone in the world and will never be able to see other CEC devices.

      DisplayPort to HDMI Adapters with working CEC

      HDMI-CEC Tunneling over DisplayPort | Arch Wiki

      TL;DR

      Connect your computer’s DisplayPort with DP-HDMI adapter to TV’s HDMI. To test if the adapter tunnels CEC, run in a terminal:

      cec-ctl --playback && cec-ctl -S

      Which should show at least two devices.