[mythtv-users] Wrong screen resolution

[Raymond Wagner]

On 1/7/2014 1:15 PM, HP-mini wrote:
> On Tue, 2014-01-07 at 16:07 +1000, Clayton Bonser wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> When I start myhtv on my computer, the screen resolution changes to 800
>> X 600 or so. The result is that I can only see about a quarter of the
>> full screen.
>> I can't change things much because I can't scroll around, and if I can't
>> see a particular page I don't know what's on it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Clay.
>>
> Try starting the FE from terminal with:
> mythfrontend --geometry 1600x1200
> - choose appropriate x & y values & stop any FE running on the box..
>
> You could have the GUI size set to 800x600 (FE setup)

That is just the GUI, not X.  The only time MythTV will change X 
resolution is if you configure it to change resolution to match video 
playback, and then it will only change if actively playing something.