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Stats of what I'm running:
TV: HP MediaSmart TV 47" / OS: Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit / Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GT 220 / Video Driver: Nvidia 260.19.06

When I first setup Ubuntu on this computer, after rebooting, the display resolution did not save. I eventually fixed this by manually changing the display to the correct resolution in the xorg.conf file. But I'm still unable to make the overscan setting persist after a reboot. I've tried adding nvidia-settings -l to my autostart, but this does nothing. I've also run the Nvidia Settings app with sudo and saved the changes, but this hasn't fixed the issue either. I also noticed that there is a .nvidia-settings-rc file in my home directory that stores settings and there is a field HTPC64:0.0/OverscanCompensation[DFP-1]=115 which IS correct, but this file and/or settings related to it don't seem to be saving because I still have to manually adjust the overscan in the Nvidia Settings after a reboot. What else can I do to resolve this?

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  • I'm really surprised nobody has replied to this yet because I've seen some amazingly intelligent people providing solutions on this site. And I really don't think the problem I'm having is that difficult to figure out (at least for one of the pros). For now, I have temporarily fixed this myself by adding a startup shortcut that runs the command: "nvidia-settings --assign 0/OverscanCompensation[DFP-1]=115". However, this overscan issue is a problem before I ever login. I'd REALLY like to find a way to fix it before I'm even logged in. Can someone please help?
    – John 'Shuey' Schuepbach
    Jan 19, 2012 at 5:30

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I hope this isn't too late. I ran across your question as I was having the same issue. Open the nvidia-settings program. Set the overscan and various other goodies to your liking, then on the "nvidia-settings configuration" option in the left hand combo box, click on "Save Current Configuration" leave the default as ~/.nvidia-settings-rc.

Then open your ~/.xinitrc file, and add nvidia-settings -l to any line before the exec ... line or if/case structure containing it that points to your display manager of choice.

If you're unsure, somewhere near the top should suffice.

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On the latest driver, I had to use the GUI to setup my overscan in advanced mode

nvidia settings

Then I had to save the conf to /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Then I had to copy the value of the meta mode, and write a script that does this:

nvidia_tv_overscan_fix.sh

# You can do this with a GUI now, from nvidia
nvidia-settings --assign CurrentMetaMode="DVI-D-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+720, HDMI-0: 1280x720 +0+0 {viewportin=1280x720, viewportout=1205x680+35+20}"

And run that on startup

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