[mythtv-users] Resolution on setup screens

[Harry Devine]

Albert Graham wrote:
> mythtv-setup --geometry WxH
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> Set it to something you can see e.g. 1024x768
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> hope this helps.
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> Harry Devine wrote:
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>> 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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Thanks for the suggestion.  I'll give that a try, but that still doesn't 
solve the issue of not seeing the entire desktop when I exit out of 
Myth.  I'd really like to try and have that work properly.  I appreciate 
the help though!

Harry