[mythtv-users] OT - aspect ratio and non-square pixel display

[Roger Siddons]

On Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:37 +0100, Jeremy Jones  
<jeremy.dwain.jones at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On May 21, 2013 10:09 AM, "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>  
> wrote:
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>> On 05/21/2013 10:55 AM, Jeremy Jones wrote:
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>>> I tried adding the lines above to xorg.conf and it did not help.   
>>> After some googling and some searching of the files in my system  
>>> >(reading startup scripts, etc) I think that xrandr may be the  
>>> culprit.  It seems to be forcing square DPI.  I found a setting  using  
>>> xrandr from >terminal that will change this and all works well until  
>>> reboot.  Adding the command to a script and running it at logon, does  
>>> not seem to >work however.  I think it has to do with the timing of  
>>> the scripts that are running.
>>>
>>> Since I have a fix that works for the current session, and since  
>>> reboots are very infrequent (mythfrontend only box), I just added the  
>>> >xrandr command to the mythfrontend startup script. Then when there is  
>>> a reboot and my wife/kids press the button on the remote to start  
>>> >mythfronted, the xrandr command runs first.
>>>
>>> I know this is an ugly solution, but it works for me and this TV will  
>>> probably not last that much longer anyway.  Thanks to those that  
>>> >helped.
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>>
>> I still think you should check your X start scripts and I'll bet one or  
>> more of them has a hard-coded -dpi 100 on it.  It's very common for  
>> >distros to add that (brokenness).
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
> I totally agree, but I did not find anything during my search, and there  
> is only so much time I'm willing to invest.
>
> Also I didn't get a response from any of the mythbuntu team.  Knowing a  
> little more about  where to look might make me try again.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Jeremy
I haven't really been following this thread but my mythbuntu machine does  
set the dpi in /etc/lightdm/mythbuntu-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
I don't know if that helps you...
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