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, 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 >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Todd Millecam --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss