# How to use HDMI output

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-use-hdmi-output/3685>\
**Category:** Tutorials\
**Created:** [May 26, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-use-hdmi-output/3685 "2019-05-26T08:27:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Oxydium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Oxydium](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Oxydium)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-use-hdmi-output/3685/1 "2019-05-26T08:27:44Z")

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Hello there,  
I never succeed to display anything on a 2nd screen using the HDMI output.  
Can anyone explain to me, from scratch, how to display game or unix interface using the HDMI output ?  
Thank you.

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**Author:** ![guu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@guu](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guu)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-use-hdmi-output/3685/2 "2019-05-26T08:42:30Z")

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have you flashed the latest os-image?  
like v0.3?

> [@GameShell OS image files (v0.3-0.4)](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-os-image-files-v0-3-0-4/355/1):
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> **The New GameShell OS image file (v0.3 latest) is available for download now:**
> 
> - (v0.3 latest) [http://dl.clockworkpi.com/clockworkos\_v0.3.img.bz2](http://dl.clockworkpi.com/clockworkos_v0.3.img.bz2) ==\> [Mirror #1](http://clockworkpi.k15.net/clockworkos_v0.3.img.bz2)  
> MD5SUM: 92bf5a90ecf1bd9753572e5d29173e01  
> SIZE: 4GB [TORRENT](http://www.urlhash.com/121475/clockworkos_v0.3.img.bz2.torrent) [MAGNET] ( magnet:?xt=urn:btih:fe8897eaa6feca2302c8a01562666551aef6446a&dn=clockworkos\_v0.3.img.bz2)
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> - (v0.21) [http://dl.clockworkpi.com/clockworkos\_v0.21.img.bz2](http://172.104.77.42/clockworkos_v0.21.img.bz2)  
> MD5SUM: 8c853816594b1c6b8b998e97d177b42a  
> SIZE: 4GB [TORRENT](http://www.urlhash.com/115579/clockworkos_v0.21.img.bz2.torrent) [MAGNET] ( magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3555f7abe31814400a7cdbde71f117f17172405d&dn=clockworkos\_v0.21.img.bz2)

hdmi started since v0.21 os image

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**Author:** ![Oxydium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Oxydium](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Oxydium)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-use-hdmi-output/3685/3 "2019-05-26T08:46:40Z")

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Yes, I have the latest os-image **(v0.3)**.

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**Author:** ![guu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@guu](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guu)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-use-hdmi-output/3685/4 "2019-05-26T15:32:24Z")

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well,if that so  
you should see something when you boot up gameshell,of cause, plugin the hdmi cable first

I don’t know why you can not