You can do it any way you want, even if its not designed to do it that way, as long as it works
On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 9:58 PM, Eric Holmi <[email protected]> wrote: > Sure, but its a machine. It will do what you say, however you say to do > it. Can't you just format or optimize it however you want and convert it > back again on the way out? An extreme example would be a plain text file > with "pixel address: color" being thrown through everything. It doesn't > have to be just one format. The more outlandish the better in my mind. > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 9:55 PM, Rodney Dawes <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Nope. >> >> As was already mentioned, the only possibility for such devices which >> lack MHL support, is to use something like Miracast or other wireless >> video streaming, when support for it lands in Ubuntu. >> >> You can't add MHL to a device which doesn't have hardware support for >> it, in the same way you can't add Bluetooth LE support to a device whith >> doesn't have the hardware for it. >> >> >> On Tue, 2016-01-12 at 21:49 -0500, Eric Holmi wrote: >> > Ok. It just seems like there is some fancy way to do it. Maybe share >> > GPU ram with CPU or something? >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 9:47 PM, Rodney Dawes >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > The phone images use Mir, Not Xorg. >> > >> > No, you can't bypass the lack of hardware by CPU magic. The >> > pins on the >> > chip are not wired up to support MHL. There is no way to >> > enable MHL >> > through software when there is no hardware to support it. >> > >> > >> > On Tue, 2016-01-12 at 21:35 -0500, Eric Holmi wrote: >> > > Ok. Now Im confused. How can there be graphics without a >> > graphics or x >> > > server? Besides, couldnt you use a CPU thread to bypass any >> > hardware >> > > limitations by routing the GPU's output through it, because >> > the CPU >> > > has access to everything? >> > > >> > > >> > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 9:22 PM, Rodney Dawes >> > > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > There is no X server on the phone. >> > > >> > > However, this issue is that the hardware is not >> > enabled at the >> > > hardware >> > > level. There is no working around that in software. >> > > >> > > >> > > On Tue, 2016-01-12 at 19:45 -0500, Eric Holmi wrote: >> > > > Is there a potential work around to make the >> > device send X >> > > server >> > > > output to both the micro USB and display >> > simultaneously by >> > > modifying >> > > > the X server config files, or by modding the >> > display >> > > configuration >> > > > files? >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 7:29 PM, Nathan Haines >> > > <[email protected]> >> > > > wrote: >> > > > On 01/12/2016 04:21 PM, Wayne Ward wrote: >> > > > Can anyone tell me which cable / >> > adapter id >> > > need to >> > > > buy to get my Bq 4.5 >> > > > connect to hdmi monitor please >> > Link would >> > > nice.. >> > > > Wayne >> > > > >> > > > The Ubuntu BQ and Meizu phones cannot >> > connect to >> > > external >> > > > displays. >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Nathan Haines >> > > > Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/ >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >
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