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HDMI resolution problem

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Hi, I've just taken delivery of my Raspberry Pi. I loaded up Debian, hooked it up to my TV via the HDMI connection but the edge of the screen overlaps the screen size. I cannot see the task bar or menu buttons. How can I fix this?

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  • in reply to Former Member

    Kev,

     

    Also: Can you tell us if your TV is registred as a DVI device or HDMI device?  If yes, then follow the instuctions I posted above.  If no, then you might not be putting in the right commands or putting them in wrong.  All commands DO NOT have spaces.

     

    Then:

     

    You have to check whether or not your TV supports that resoultion.

     

    See this link on how to do that:

    http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5851

    1. Run “tvservice –m CEA” to give a list of CEA supported modes.

     

    To do this, you must first change your directory to: /opt/vc/bin  (to do this enter command in terminal: "cd /opt/vc/bin")

    then type: "tvservice –m CEA" (or ./tvservice –m CEA if it doesn't work)

    then the Raspberry Pi will show a list of supported formats.  Use http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5851 to get the commands of the supported format. Once you find the supported formats,

     

     

     

    Fergus

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  • in reply to wallarug

    Thanks for the reply Fergus. I followed your instructions and found that mode 19 is supported (at least I think it is, the left of the screen is not visible so all I can see is:

     

              mode 1: 640x480 @60Hz, progressive

              mode 2: 720x480 @60Hz, progressive

              mode 3: 640x480 @60Hz, progressive

    ative)  mode 4: 1280x720 @60Hz, progressive

              mode 5: 1920x1080 @60Hz, progressive

              mode 6: 720x480 @60Hz, progressive

              mode 7: 720x480 @60Hz, progressive

              mode 17: 720x576 @50Hz, progressive

              mode 18: 720x576 @50Hz, progressive

    ative)  mode 19: 1280x720 @50Hz, progressive

              mode 20: 1920x1080 @60Hz, progressive

              mode 21: 720x576 @50Hz, progressive

              mode 22: 720x576 @50Hz, progressive