[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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