Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-23 Thread john boris
d in it's menus, specifically looking for picture mode >>> options. When we used large TVs at Scale for hallway displays, we had to >>> do >>> this, but with my TV at home, I don't. >>> >>> David Lang >>> >>> On Fri

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-22 Thread David Lang
07:08 -0400 From: john boris To: Craig Cook Cc: "tech@lists.lopsa.org" Subject: Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu When the system comes up I get the desktop. I was able to find a way to get to the display settings and laptop is the only display there and there is no way t

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-22 Thread john boris
ug 2013, john boris wrote: > > Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:07:08 -0400 >> From: john boris >> To: Craig Cook >> Cc: "tech@lists.lopsa.org" >> Subject: Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu >> >> When the system comes up I get the deskto

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-22 Thread David Lang
this, but with my TV at home, I don't. David Lang On Fri, 16 Aug 2013, john boris wrote: Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:07:08 -0400 From: john boris To: Craig Cook Cc: "tech@lists.lopsa.org" Subject: Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu When the system comes up I get the

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-17 Thread john boris
First i want to thank everyone for allte pointers. None of which helpde fix the overscan issue. I decided to bitevthe bullet and do the in pace upgrade to 12.04 lts. This actually made the screen fit and i gotthe enu bar on the top of the panel. I did have to install gnome but now xbmc will not sta

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-16 Thread john boris
xvidtune did not work. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:36 PM, john boris wrote: > Ah it is called Overscan. I will google that and see what it brings. > > > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Craig Cook wrote: > >> That sounds like "overscan". I have similar problems with using mythtv >> on my TV. M

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-16 Thread john boris
Ah it is called Overscan. I will google that and see what it brings. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Craig Cook wrote: > That sounds like "overscan". I have similar problems with using mythtv on > my TV. Myth has a setting where you can adjust how large of a display it > thinks it has. ATI

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-16 Thread Craig Cook
That sounds like "overscan".  I have similar problems with using mythtv on my TV.  Myth has a setting where you can adjust how large of a display it thinks it has.  ATI video cards have an adjustment option on them as well (if you run the proprietary ATI video driver). I think the proprietary

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-16 Thread john boris
When the system comes up I get the desktop. I was able to find a way to get to the display settings and laptop is the only display there and there is no way to turn it off. Just to be clear I am using a 42" Hidef LCD Sanyo TV through one of the HDMI ports. When you see the screen on the left you

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-16 Thread Craig Cook
>All is well but I am looking for the tips to get the screen correct out the >HDMI connection tomy Flat Panel HiDef LCD Not sure if this is the fix, but I had to turn off my laptop screen when docked.  Otherwise my monitors were overlaid and would not display.  ("System Settings - Displays", e

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-15 Thread John Broome
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 2:57 PM, john boris wrote: > I am setting up an acer aspire with xubuntu and xfce. All is well but I am > looking for the tips to get the screen correct out the HDMI connection to > my Flat Panel HiDef LCD. It is there but the panel is off the screen and no > matter what I

[lopsa-tech] Looking for help with xubuntu

2013-08-15 Thread john boris
I am setting up an acer aspire with xubuntu and xfce. All is well but I am looking for the tips to get the screen correct out the HDMI connection to my Flat Panel HiDef LCD. It is there but the panel is off the screen and no matter what I set the resolution to or change the settings on the picture