Crap! HDMI... :( Help!

[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

Thanks!
I validated the cable and the TV via a DVD player.  Which leaves the problem 
to be a software problem or some of incompatibility between the laptop's 
hardware and the cable/TV interaction combo. 

I'll go validate what it was that I bought as mini-display-to-VGA adapter.
ET 


Todd Millecam writes: 

> Well, either your HDMI port is electrically broken on the board (TV or
> Laptop, could be one or the other, hard to tell from an email), or it's a
> software issue. 
> 
> In linux you can at least have a look at lspci to see if it sees the hdmi
> port there, that'll tell you if the Linux kernel sees it and whether or not
> it's a hardware issue.  If it sees it, then it's something in the software
> stack that's not working, probably in Xorg. 
> 
> In terms of the mini display port adapter, most of those are the cheap
> passive adapter, which means they can only broadcast a signal out, they
> can't hear back from whatever device is on the other end.  You could try
> finding an active adapter (they're about 5x as much in terms of cost).  The
> active adapter has a better chance of supporting a full 4k resolution. 
> 
>  
> 
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 10:54 AM, <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote: 
> 
>> In my infinite wisdom, I bought yesterday a laptop (Asus ROG GL752VW) and
>> a 4K TV to use as a monitor.
>> Stupid Windows 10 would not detect HDMI.
>> OK, screw it, I'm going to dual-boot the thing anyway.
>> Well, latest-and-greatest Linux Mint (KDE) doesn't detect the HDMI
>> either... :(
>> So...
>> I bought a 'mini display port-to-VGA' adapter and plugged it VGA into the
>> TV.  It works, but I only get the same laptop resolution (1920x1080)
>> ...
>> 8-(
>> So...
>> Questions are:
>> 1.- Can I expect my full 4K resolution if I get the #$@! HDMI working?
>> and
>> 2.- What can I do to get the #$@! HDMI working?
>> Thanks!
>> ET
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> Todd Millecam