Using LCD TV as a monitor

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

What happens if you run:

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nvidia-settings

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

First see my last posting .. nvidia-settings might have what you need .. if not, see below


If 1920 x 1080 fits the screen, you could try changing the DPI setting to make the fonts larger

Create a file in your home folder called .Xresources

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gedit ~/.Xresources

and make it read:

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Xft.dpi: 125
Xft.antialias: true
Xft.rgba: rgb
Xft.hinting: true
Xft.hintstyle: hintslight

SAVE the file.

Log off/on to test.

Changing the number 125 should change the font size .. (96 is default).

Deleting that file and logging off/on will bring you back to defaults.


If this is Peppermint, you can change the icon size in File Manager > Edit > Preferences > Display

and panel size by right-clicking the panel, selecting Panel Settings > Geometry > Size

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[Toonman]

Hi Mark.

The Nvidia settings offered very little and unfortunately after following your instructions the font size hasn't changed.

Mint 16, but may switch back to peppermint when 5 comes out.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

What's the contents of your

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gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

?

Are you sure they didn't change, just not by much ? .. did you try a higher number, I dunno say 200.

Remember if anything goes wrong, booting from a LiveCD/LiveUSB then removing that file from your home folder will fix things .. so feel free to experiment with that number in .Xresources

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[Toonman]

Working away for a couple of days will try when I get back.

I did try 200 and 250 and wasn't any differnt Mark.

[Toonman]

Here are the contents.

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 304.88  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-06)  Wed Mar 27 15:32:58 PDT 2013


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

[Toonman]

Re-visited the VGA option and took out graphics card to see why it would not work.  The connector was not fully pressed into socket.  it now works OK.  I'll wait and see what happens when I install PM5 in a few weeks.

Thanks for your help.   

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Is there no DPI adjustment in nvidia-settings ?

[Toonman]

Yes there are DPI settings in there Mark. All seems OK now (cross fingers).   

When I install PM5 soon I assume that there should be no problems.

Thanks
Adam

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Well I hope not

[Contra]

I use a 40 inch Toshiba 1080 at native resolution, and it looks great