[mythtv-users] 14.04 clean

[Daryl McDonald]

On Aug 4, 2014 2:20 AM, "blind Pete" <0123peter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 3 Aug 2014 19:19:16 -0400
> Daryl McDonald <darylangela at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hoi Daryl,
> > >
> > > Sunday, August 3, 2014, 9:20:43 PM, you wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have avoided the loop by using a clean install of Mythbuntu
> > > > 14.04, but I cant read any of the print on the screen after I
> > > > close the FE. What can I do to increase the font size?
> > > > Daryl
> > >
> > > > On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 12:30 PM, airdrummer
> > > > <air_drummer at verizon.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thomas Boehm wrote:
> > >  >> And why do you want to give the user mythtv all rights on ALL
> > > databases?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > macht nichts if it's the only d/b, & it's a standalone that will
> > > > never
> > > be used
> > > >  for anything else...
> > > >
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> > >
> > > Normally this is calculated from the EDID information from your
> > > monitor. If it is not on when you boot or the EDID info from your
> > > monitor is corrupt that doesn't work.
> > > If you add "DisplaySize <hsize> <vsize>" in your monitor section in
> > > xorg.conf, where <hsize> and <vsize> are your displaysize in mm,
> > > those values are used to calculate the dotpitch, which is the basis
> > > for calculating the normal font size.
> > >
> > > Tot mails,
> > >   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
> > >
> > > "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
> > > Zonder leven is er geen hoop
> > > Het eeuwige dilemma
> > > Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
> > >
> > > De lerende Mens
> > >
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> >
> > The monitor is a 42"
>
> 42" isn't big enough for you?
>
> > 720p TV connected via HDMI to the myth box, and
> > it was on at the time of the install from live CD. The mythtv FE
> > screen is perfect, after exiting the FE I opened a terminal (found it
> > by trial and error) typing a command in is no problem but reading any
> > out put is impossible because the font is about two pixels tall.
>
> Oh, different problem.
>
> > I
> > don't know how I could correct anything if I can't read it in the
> > first place. Any suggestions?   Daryl
>
> Something somewhere has "corrected" the size - in the wrong direction.
> There are an alarming number of places to check.
>
> Is it just one thing with tiny type, or is it lots of things?
> Which things?
>
> Many applications; browsers, terminals, and the like, will
> increase the font size with <control><shift><plus>, but it
> varies.
>
> Can you get a legible command line with either a terminal
> emulator or a virtual terminal?  <control><alt><F1> to switch
> and <contol><alt><F7> to switch back.  Try a SMALLER monitor.
> If you can do that, then there are lots of things to play with.
>
> What sort of video card do you have?   Which driver are you
> using?
>
> --
> testing
> bP
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Thanks bP but John's pointer did the trick.
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