I have a Samsung Series 7 LED TV that I've hooked up to a computer. But my problem is: When I start Lubuntu, the second the framebuffer initializes, it goes off screen. I disabled the framebuffer, and it works at a tty but in the X server stuff is heavily off screen to the bottom-left. I've tried remaking xorg.conf, and adding a modeline, installing propieratry graphics but all that did was make text gigantic. What should I do?
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What video card and drivers do you use?– int_uaSep 29, 2014 at 11:37
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I've used opensource novenua, and nvida-331. The video card is some properitary junk called NVIDA ION, which was all I could get. It's a OEM build and the name is Acer Aspire Revo 3610. The TV is a Samsung series 7 LED tv.– user3079916Sep 29, 2014 at 20:07
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I used gtf to make a modeline and add it to xorg.conf, I rebooted and it didn't work but there was a new monitor entry: 1680x1050. I changed it to that, saved it, edited xorg.conf and grub.conf by changing the modeline in xorg.conf, and GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_KEEPRES=true or something like that and changed the grub res and now it works!
EDIT: The fonts were still gigantic so I added: Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE" Option "DPI" "96 x 96" to my xorg.conf. I didn't really care for the login screen so I didn't bother with that.