[gentoo-user] Re: xorg.conf (HDMI vs DVI-D)

2010-09-03 Thread James
Daniel da Veiga danieldaveiga at gmail.com writes: I would advice the OP to try again what I suggested, I have a very similar Samsung TV/Monitor, and using DVI and VGA works perfectly with the computer, but I started using an HDMI cable, and the image would distort, all borders would be

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xorg.conf (HDMI vs DVI-D)

2010-08-30 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 8:18 PM, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gentoo at gmail.com writes: I just looked at the manual for this TV online and it looks like it has Just Scan mode which could potentially show you the original image by pressing the P.SIZE

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xorg.conf (HDMI vs DVI-D)

2010-08-30 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 11:31, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 8:18 PM, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gentoo at gmail.com writes: I just looked at the manual for this TV online and it looks like it has Just Scan mode

[gentoo-user] Re: xorg.conf (HDMI vs DVI-D)

2010-08-27 Thread James
Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gentoo at gmail.com writes: Is the monitor doing overscan on HDMI? I'd assume the monitor (HDMI input) is doing the overscan, since HDMI is suppose to be 'smart'. That what the link suggested. Is the ATI driver doing underscan on HDMI based on the assumption that

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xorg.conf (HDMI vs DVI-D)

2010-08-27 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:00 PM, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gentoo at gmail.com writes: Is the monitor doing overscan on HDMI? I'd assume the monitor (HDMI input) is doing the overscan, since HDMI is suppose to be 'smart'. That what the link suggested.

[gentoo-user] Re: xorg.conf (HDMI vs DVI-D)

2010-08-27 Thread James
Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gentoo at gmail.com writes: I just looked at the manual for this TV online and it looks like it has Just Scan mode which could potentially show you the original image by pressing the P.SIZE button on the remote control. So you might want to try again to see if this

[gentoo-user] Re: xorg.conf (HDMI vs DVI-D)

2010-08-27 Thread James
Daniel da Veiga danieldaveiga at gmail.com writes: Have you tried setting the INPUT NAME of the HDMI to PC using the remote (on TV)? My Samsung does the same, after I set my HDMI as PC everything is at the right place. Can only do this on the PC selection which only works when a standard

[gentoo-user] Re: xorg.conf (HDMI vs DVI-D)

2010-08-27 Thread James
Alan McKinnon alan.mckinnon at gmail.com writes: You have nothing to fear from fiddling with clock settings on a flat panel. The owrst you can do is to get no picture. Good to know. thx James

[gentoo-user] Re: xorg.conf (HDMI vs DVI-D)

2010-08-27 Thread James
Jason Carson jason at jasoncarson.ca writes: Can you set overscan to 0% in the ATI Catalyst Control Center. Does that make a difference? Dunno know. 'ATI catalyst Control Center' will not launch from KDE menu system(strange) Ideas on what to recompile? ati-drivers? emerge -1 `qlist -I