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I set Ubuntu to use the proprietary AMD fglrx drivers included in the software sources menu. After first rebooting, I noticed that the image on my monitor was not scaled to fill my monitor completely, but instead left a 1 inch thick black frame around the image.

I fixed this by going into the catalyst control center and changing Underscan to 0%, which scaled the image properly and filled out the entire screen.

Then I rebooted, and the problem was back, again there is the same 1 inch thick boarder framing the image on my monitor. I thought that maybe I forgot to save my settings or something, so I went back into catalyst control center to check, but all the settings were right and just the way I left it. If I readjust the slider for Underscan the image is set back to full panel size, and looks right, but Ubuntu does not seem to remember this after reboot.

What can I do to make Ubuntu remember my setting, and have the image scale correctly on start up?

My graphics card is an ATI Radeon HD 6970 2gb, My monitor is a Fujitsu Siemens SL23T-1 23"

This is how the settings look when my computer starts up, and how they are supposed to look to have the image scale correctly, even though it's not scaled. If I adjust the slider it scales correctly.

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Same problem here, with Ubuntu 12.04TLS amd64, on a AMD A10 with integrated AMD Radeon HD6670 video and a AOC 23" monitor connected via HDMI.

I had the same monitor on a 32bit 12.04TLS Ubuntu on a much older AMD CPU and its integrated video card, and the screen used also a part of the panel, but changing the DTV settings in Catalyst Control Center solved it and the settings were permanent.

The main difference I know of is amd64 / 32bit change, but I have no clue as to this can explain the settings not kept upon logout or reboot.

SOLUTION FOUND ! see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI -> 5.2. HDTV underscan

Here is what I did successfully :

sudo aticonfig --initial
sudo aticonfig --set-pcs-val=MCIL,DigitalHDTVDefaultUnderscan,0
sudo reboot

enjoy

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  • This worked for me too. You can skip "sudo aticonfig --initial" to keep your other settings. Oct 10, 2013 at 7:26
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You just need to open AMD Catalys Control Center as admin.

To open it, start terminal and run:

sudo amdcccle

Edit settings and make them however you want, save after that. Close Control Center, close terminal and reboot your PC. Settings should be saved and remembered after boot.

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I went to the page Paul suggested to fix my 22" monitor running 1080p on my HD6670 with AMD Catalyst Control Center 13.4 and it worked! This is what I did in a terminal.

sudo aticonfig --set-pcs-val=MCIL,DigitalHDTVDefaultUnderscan,0
sudo reboot

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