I am visiting my parents who have a Samsung HDTV capable of 1920x1080i resolution (30/60Hz interlaced). When I plug in my Dell laptop (Inspiron N4010) with its integrated Intel graphics, I am unable to get the image to display correctly -- it appears cropped, with several percent of the top, bottom, left, and right missing -- I can't see the left-hand launch bar or the top menu bar on the screen. This HDTV displays correctly under Windows.
I haven't been able to find any underscan/overscan setting for the display driver, either through xrandr or the Gnome display settings screen.
This is something that should more or less "just work". I have fought this problem periodically since I bought the laptop in 2010, but the situation has stayed about the same each time I have tried. This appears to be a fairly long-standing issue, and from my searching around, I suspect there may be a common root cause among Intel, nVidia, and ATI graphics devices.
lsb_release -rd:
Description: Ubuntu 13.04
Release: 13.04
/proc/version_signature:
Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48-generic 3.8.13.11
This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:
apport-collect 1256134
and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.
If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.
This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.