Re: [Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV
On 09/06/12 08:04, Benjie Gillam wrote: For my TV (an LG) I had to change the aspect ratio setting to Just Scan, which I could do from the quick menu. There was also a setting in the ATI Control Panel that came with the proprietary fglrx (or whatever it's called) drivers called overscan which I had to drop from 10(%?) to 0. Then it worked like a charm, and these settings only affected that single HDMI port. Hope this helps! Good luck! It certainly did Benjie - looking through the manual after reading your post I discovered that it is possible to disable overscan in the 16:9 aspect ratio on my TV. I did that for the relevant HDMI port and that promptly revealed the missing portion of the screen. Now to see if the Revo is up to the task. The Mac Mini I have (first generation Intel) has set the bar pretty high, but lacks HDMI, so I will compare the two and decide which one gets the job! Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV
For my TV (an LG) I had to change the aspect ratio setting to Just Scan, which I could do from the quick menu. There was also a setting in the ATI Control Panel that came with the proprietary fglrx (or whatever it's called) drivers called overscan which I had to drop from 10(%?) to 0. Then it worked like a charm, and these settings only affected that single HDMI port. Hope this helps! Good luck! Benjie. -- Sent from my iPhone, so please forgive spelling/brevity. www.BenjieGillam.com Founder: FitFu.com, GymFu.com Brain Bakery Ltd. and GymFu Ltd have registered address: 7 Duck Island Lane BH24 3AA. Registered in England and Wales, Company Numbers: 5849251 and 7022440 respectively On 8 Jun 2012, at 22:40, Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: On 08/06/12 21:00, Michael Pavling wrote: Are you using the VGA or HDMI connection to your telly? HDMI Michael, and it seems that, according to the TV manual, the instructions for altering the horizontal and vertical position of the desktop only apply to VGA connections unfortunately. I think I might be able to get by with that by right-clicking on the desktop to access the application menus from there, and I know a couple of guys at work who use similar setups so I will quiz them on Monday if they are around. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk -- -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV
Hi folks On a whim I fired up the Revo 3600 (running 64-bit Xubuntu 12.04) today and plugged it in to the HDMI socket of the LCD TV. Up popped a lovely sharp 1920x1080 desktop with just one small snag - the desktop appears to extend just under the bezel of the TV on all edges, which means that you cannot quite see the XFCE panels (taskbars) at the top and bottom of the screen, although guesswork allows you to drop down the menu and go from there. If I encountered this on a normal pc / monitor combination I would alter the adjustments on the monitor to fine-tune the position of the desktop, but as the TV seemed to auto-adjust itself to this setting I am guessing that there is little that can be done about this, plus I am reluctant to stuff it up for all of the other inputs which work just fine. My pessimism aside though, if anyone has any thoughts on how I might adjust the desktop in a little, please feel free to share them! Cheers, Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV
On 08/06/12 20:49, Sean Gibbins wrote: My pessimism aside though, if anyone has any thoughts on how I might adjust the desktop in a little, please feel free to share them! Having surprised myself and found the fine manual it appears that such adjustments are possible, so now all I need to do is prise the family away from the screen for long enough to try them out. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV
On 8 June 2012 20:49, Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: On a whim I fired up the Revo 3600 (running 64-bit Xubuntu 12.04) today and plugged it in to the HDMI socket of the LCD TV. Up popped a lovely sharp 1920x1080 desktop with just one small snag - the desktop appears to extend just under the bezel of the TV on all edges Hmmm I set up an OpenElec/XBMC install on a Revo at the weekend and have exactly the same problem. I assumed it was my TV (an old, mid-range TFT). Now I'm wondering if it's the Revo (though it worked find plugged into a desktop monitor). Are you using the VGA or HDMI connection to your telly? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV
On 08/06/12 21:00, Michael Pavling wrote: Are you using the VGA or HDMI connection to your telly? HDMI Michael, and it seems that, according to the TV manual, the instructions for altering the horizontal and vertical position of the desktop only apply to VGA connections unfortunately. I think I might be able to get by with that by right-clicking on the desktop to access the application menus from there, and I know a couple of guys at work who use similar setups so I will quiz them on Monday if they are around. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
