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#1 2023-08-17 14:28:47
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Extend display to smart TV via Wifi
I recently bought an Amazon Fire TV just so I could use it as a wireless external monitor for my Arch setup. How can I connect to it through the Wifi?
When I research connecting this I am really only able to find solutions for Windows or Ubuntu.
What do you recommend I do to get this working? Thx guys.
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#2 2023-08-17 14:44:47
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Re: Extend display to smart TV via Wifi
Why are
solutions for … Ubuntu
not applicable?
Does it use https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … a#Miracast ?
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#3 2023-08-19 18:53:00
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Re: Extend display to smart TV via Wifi
EDIT:Turns out my laptop doesn't support p2p so I will have to find another solution.
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#4 2023-08-19 20:03:57
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Re: Extend display to smart TV via Wifi
Google says the firetv supports miracast, even if we roll with that, miraclecast as source seems to have a bunch of issues, https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast/issues/4
On top of that you needs hostap support by your wifi chip, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Software_access_point
Why are "solutions for … Ubuntu" not applicable?
What are those "solutions"?
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-network-displays ?
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#5 2023-08-19 20:21:20
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Re: Extend display to smart TV via Wifi
Google says the firetv supports miracast, even if we roll with that, miraclecast as source seems to have a bunch of issues, https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast/issues/4
On top of that you needs hostap support by your wifi chip, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Software_access_pointseth wrote:Why are "solutions for … Ubuntu" not applicable?
What are those "solutions"?
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-network-displays ?
I was wrong. Only miraclecast stuff. Also it seems my laptop is not compatible with miracast due to the old wifi card.
What about xinerama??
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#6 2023-08-19 20:26:00
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Re: Extend display to smart TV via Wifi
Did you check the link and for the supported interface modes?
There're wireless hdmi dongles, but they cost ten times as much as a hdmi cable (which can be fairly long, 6-7m is realistic, afterwards you need an active cable w/ signal repeater what's driving the costs up)
Edid: xinerama is an old multihead system that however even back then allowed to combine random GPUs - but it won't help your with wireless attachments)
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