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A Comprehensive Review of HDMI-CEC and the cec-ctl Command

A Comprehensive Review of HDMI-CEC and the cec-ctl Command

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Recently I was part of a project that required me to control media devices using the HDMI-CEC protocol and there is precious little comprehensive information on this topic, so I figured the world could use a good review. Introducing HDMI-CEC HDMI-CEC (CEC) is short for ‘Consumer Electronics Control’ and is part of the HDMI standard spec. CEC operates using a one-wire bus (pin 13 on Type A & E connectors) on HDMI interfaces and can be used to send commands…

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Resetting Pulseaudio on Ubuntu 13.04 (new sound card)

Resetting Pulseaudio on Ubuntu 13.04 (new sound card)

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I’ve been having a huge number of issues with both my sound and my video drivers since upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04. The problem is that my hardware is getting older, and the drivers aren’t always “up to snuff” with the latest builds. I understand that hardware evolves and in order to remain current with the latest hardware, backwards compatibility isn’t always on the top of everyone’s priority list. I’m not mad at anyone about this, but it means that I…

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