Border on GUI

[nevica]

Hello,

I have just installed Raspian and have the GUI as the LXDE.

Is there any way of resetting the resolution to fit my monitor as at the moment there is a black border around the viewable border of the GUI.

I want the GUI to fill the whole screen of the monitor.

Thanks,

Nevica

[mahjongg]

http://elinux.org/RPiconfig

[nevica]

Hello,

I cannot find the config.txt file when I view the memory with a PC.

If one doesn't exist I presume it has standard settings if it cannot find a config.txt file.

Given this I presume I have to create a new config.txt file (not in a win editor). But what do I need to include in the config file?

Forgive me for my ineptidude. I only started with RPi yesterday after years on Windows!

Nevica

[nevica]

I have tried playing with rpconfig.txt but I cannot get rid of the black border. It is set to 1080p.

What do I need to change in rpconfig.txt?

Nevica

[AndyD]

Are you using NOOBS?

[nevica]

Yes I did and installed Raspbian.

[AndyD]

Take a look here at Easy Config File Editor.

The built-in config file editor allows you to edit the config file of the OS currently highlighted in the OS list. This allows you to easily add licence keys to different OS installs through the same interface.

Note that the output mode selected by the user through pressing one of number keys 1 to 4 (for HDMI preferred, HDMI VGA, Composite PAL and Composite NTSC respectively) will be automatically set in the config.txt files of your installed OSes. This means that you shouldn’t have to worry about manually changing your display settings to get your installed OS to display correctly on your display device.

Edit: put a better link in.

[nevica]

On installing Noobs I cannot access the config function as in the article. Therefore I have not yet fixed the borders!

[AndyD]

On installing Noobs I cannot access the config function as in the article...

What are the symptoms? I haven't used Noobs, but from a look at that link I would assume that once you have selected the OS to install (i.e. there is an x in the check box) and that OS is selected in the interface (i.e. the background is blue) then the Edit config icon and text should no longer be grey. You should then be able to click the icon and get the Config editor. Where is this going wrong?

[nevica]

Nope , when I select an OS I cannot select to edit the config file. There is an i for install and an e for edit. I is highlighted when I select an OS but e is not.

I have tried allsorts. Ie ctrl e, shift e etc but it does not work.

Another way I could do it is append the config file after installation of the OS.

Here is an example config file.

https://raw.github.com/Evilpaul/RPi-con ... config.txt

But I do not know where to start in correcting my border problem.

Additionally, I have checked if it is my monitor which I creating the black border but I am pretty sure that it is not my monitor after checking the settings.


Nevica

[AndyD]

Additionally, I have checked if it is my monitor which I creating the black border but I am pretty sure that it is not my monitor after checking the settings.

No, it is probably the Raspberry Pi that is automatically setting borders using the overscan settings. It will do this, and I don't really understand the criteria that is used to create the automatic overscan settings. In the linked config file look at the following:-

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## disable_overscan
##     Set to 1 to disable overscan
##
##     Value    Description
##     -------------------------------------------------------------------------
##     0        Overscan Enabled (Default)
##     1        Overscan Disabled
##
#disable_overscan=1

To stop the default automatic overscan creation you need to uncomment disable_overscan=1 (i.e. remove the # at the start of the line).
I am still unsure why Noobs is not allowing you to edit the config.txt file, but as I say I haven't used Noobs myself.

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disable_overscan=1

[nevica]

OK,

Here are the changes I have implemented in the config.txt file.

disable_overscan=1

overscan_left=-20
overscan_right=-20
overscan_top=-20
overscan_bottom=-20

framebuffer_width = 1920
framebuffer_height = 1080


I am still getting a black border!!!!

Nevica

[RaTTuS]

change it to
disable_overscan=1

#overscan_left=-20
#overscan_right=-20
#overscan_top=-20
#overscan_bottom=-20

#framebuffer_width = 1920
#framebuffer_height = 1080

[nevica]

Ok, That's what I initially had.

disable_overscan=1

Everything else was disabled but no luck.

I think I will just have to fiddle with the settings!!

One question is outstanding though. Why can I not enter the config file here?

https://github.com/raspberrypi/noobs#ea ... ile-editor