[mythtv-users] Resolution on setup screens

Albert Graham agraham at g-b.net
Sat Mar 22 04:21:37 UTC 2008


mythtv-setup --geometry WxH

Set it to something you can see e.g. 1024x768

hope this helps.


Harry Devine wrote:
> OK, I just got my nVidia driver issue squared away, but before I went 
> any further, I wanted to ask this question:  most of my screens, both in 
> the MythTV setup and on the F8 desktop, seem to have alot of the top and 
> bottom chopped off of the screen.  On my F8 desktop on my TV (I have a 
> 46" Samsung DLP HDTV), I can only see the very bottom of the 
> taskbar/menubar that goes across the top.  Just enough to be able to 
> click on one of the menus and have them drop down to do what I need.  
> But I can't see the menubar at all.  No time, etc.
>
> When I run mythtv-setup and select the first option (General), I get the 
> screen shown here:  http://www.ourapplecart.com/images/img_1755.jpg.  As 
> you can see if you look at that screen shot, the top is slightly cut 
> off, and I don't see the buttons across the bottom at all.  I've gotten 
> bitten twice already where my changes weren't saved because I was 
> guessing where the "Next" button was.
>
> If it helps, I have the nVidia 169.12 drivers from atrpms.net installed, 
> and my xorg.conf has the following modes defined: 1280x720 (the 
> resolution seen in the above screenshot), 800x600, and 640x480.
>
> Any thoughts on how I can get the screen sized properly?
>
> Thanks,
> Harry
>
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