[GLLUG] Console screen size

[Marco van Beek]

HI,

If you are using HDMI you might be falling foul of over-scanning:
https://www.howtogeek.com/252193/hdtv-overscan-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-probably-turn-it-off/

If you are lucky there is a setting on the TV to turn it off.

Regards,

Marco

On 24/11/2019 12:47, Henrik Morsing via GLLUG wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> My Debian server console is hooked up to a TV. This used to work fine, 
> but Debian updates over time have made the console visible area shrink 
> more and more on the screen.
> I've found out how to set the resolution and font in GRUB and other 
> places, but neither of these change the actual screen size.
>
> What makes the console size fit the screen it is attached to? This 
> doesn't ever seem to be a problem on computer monitors, so how is a TV 
> different? And is it a PC/BIOS(UEFI) thing maybe, rather than a Linux 
> problem?
>
> Thanks
> Henrik Morsing
>