[mythtv-users] Overscan : nvidia-settings vs xorg.conf

[White Joe]

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Joe Votour
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 11:44 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Overscan : nvidia-settings vs xorg.conf
> 
> 
> 
> --- White Joe <joe.white at consultant.volvo.com> wrote:
> 
> > In my SD setup I have been maintaining the overscan
> > with nvidia-settings
> > at 15 for the past 18 months.  Unfortunately, the
> > settings would not
> > survive a reboot despite the techniques documented
> > on this forum.  Last
> > night, I finally bit the bullet and began trying to
> > find the correct
> > xorg.overscan setting.  It was trial and error...try
> > a number...restart
> > x...rinse...repeat.  Finally I came up with the
> > number 0.65.  
> > 
> > Is there a way that I could have found 0.65 more
> > easily than what I did?
> > Is there a describable relationship between the
> > value of the overscan
> > setting in nvidia-settings (15) and the value set in
> > xorg.conf (0.65)?
> > 
> > jw
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> 
> I can't tell you how to convert from one to the other,
> but with regards to nvidia-settings, are you sure
> that:
> 1. You saved the configuration (the changes should be
> in ~/.nvidia-settings-rc, and
> 2. That you loaded them in after rebooting
> (nvidia-settings -l)
> 
> -- Joe
> 

I am sure.