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DMR: pistar-RPI HDMI control

If you do not have an HDMI monitor connected to your Pi-Star, This command will turn Off HDMI. If you turn Off HDMI, the Raspberry pi will draw less current and therefore will run cooler.

Enter the SSH from the Config – Expert page

Simply type the following command at the Linux prompt and press enter to turn Off HDMI.

/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -o

If you need to turn HDMI back on, then simply type the following command at the Linux prompt and press Enter. The following command will turn On HDMI.

/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -p

After the command prompt returns you can type exit to leave the SSH session.

Courtesy of EA7KDO