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Totally new to Ubuntu. Trying to run it on a desktop to my HDTV. However the edges of the screen are cropped off. The res is too high. It needs to be shrunk in a bit.

By using a bogus copy of Windows 7 I figured out that I need a res of 1847x1026. How to I set Ubuntu to this res? The PC is connected via HDMI. I've tried editing xorg.conf in etc/X11. I've tried creating a 10-monitor file. The nvidia driver I have doesn't have a option to disable "Force FUll GPU Scaling". I've google this issue to the point where I don't know what to try next.

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  • Run this command once: xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1847x1026 --rate 60 then check what happens.. If that resolution would be in your xorg.conf file then it would change that this resolution.
    – Saurav Kumar
    Sep 6, 2013 at 5:37
  • I get the response we running it (with HDMI-0).. xrandr: cannot find mode 1846x1026 but that setting is in the xorg.conf file. file contents shown below
    – Gilford
    Sep 7, 2013 at 3:37
  • Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "SAMSUNG" HorizSync 29.0 - 68.0 VertRefresh 30.0 - 60.0 Option "DPMS" # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 Option "Stereo" "0" Option "nvidiaXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-1" Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0; 1846x1026_60" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection
    – Gilford
    Sep 7, 2013 at 3:42

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In my situation, Ubuntu correctly identified my connection and TV - but I too could not see the Launch bar unless I changed the resolution or icon sizes. Turns out that changing the screen settings on the TV did the trick - Changed from a fixed 16:9 to "Just scan" and everything is perfect. Sanyo HD 46", HDMI

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