Enable and disable the HDMI port on the Raspberry Pi: `rpi-hdmi on` to turn on, `rpi-hdmi off` to turn off.

rpi-hdmi.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Enable and disable HDMI output on the Raspberry Pi

is_off ()
{
	vcgencmd display_power | grep "display_power=0" >/dev/null
}

case $1 in
	off)
        	if is_off
        	then
            		echo Already off...
        	else
            		vcgencmd display_power 0
        	fi
	;;
	on)
		if is_off
		then
			vcgencmd display_power 1
        	else
            		echo Already on...
		fi
	;;
	status)
		if is_off
		then
			echo off
		else
			echo on
		fi
	;;
	*)
		echo "Usage: $0 on|off|status" >&2
		exit 2
	;;
esac

exit 0

Nice! Using this, instead of the original rpi-hdmi.sh, works with my HDMI-to-DVI adapter-connected to an old monitor, where the original could turn it off, but not back on again.

This one worked for me too! Thanks!

I am still struggling with this. Copied and pasted the code above into a new .sh file - file path: /home/pi Went into the crontab and the time came and went. I have repeated the steps multiple times to no avail - any known bugs with Pi 3 B+? Do I need to run the cron as a super user?