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

2010-09-03 Thread James
Daniel da Veiga 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 missing, till I

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 wrote: > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 8:18 PM, James wrote: >> Paul Hartman 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

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 wrote: > Paul Hartman 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 >>

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

2010-08-27 Thread James
Jason Carson 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 -C x11

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

2010-08-27 Thread James
Alan McKinnon 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
Daniel da Veiga 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 15 pin VG

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

2010-08-27 Thread James
Paul Hartman 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 option does what

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 wrote: > Paul Hartman 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 undersca

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

2010-08-27 Thread James
Paul Hartman 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 > the monitor will ov