Terminal not showing part of the first character in the line [SOLVED]

Michail · 2017-09-27 17:56:41

I've just switched from my old graphics card to the integrated graphics on the CPU. Everything seems to be working, but in the terminal everything is shifted left by about half character width, so the first character in each line is only shown partially (I'd post a screenshot, but I'm not sure if that's actually doable, if it is, tell me how please). I've tried changing console fonts, but that doesn't seem to help. Is there some way to fix it?

Last edited by Michail (2017-09-28 06:35:54)

seth · 2017-09-27 18:32:08

Use an image board (imgur or so) and post the link.
Also provide more details on your setup (actual TE, the desktop session, used fonts ...) - or whether that affects the linux console?

Trilby · 2017-09-27 18:38:22

Do you mean in ttys or in X?

Michail · 2017-09-27 18:39:39

Sorry if I wasn't clear enough, it is a console thing, emulators under X work just fine (that's why I don't know how to make a screenshot). My default console font is LatArCyrHeb-14, but I've tried a couple different fonts (cybercafe, Lat2-Terminus and some iso* font).

Last edited by Michail (2017-09-27 18:40:00)

seth · 2017-09-27 19:05:32

How's the output wired and what video mode (resolution) do you use in the console?

Michail · 2017-09-27 19:22:49

The output of stty command is as follows:
speed 38400 baud; rows 75; columns 210; line = 0;
intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = <undef>;
eol2 = <undef>; swtch = <undef>; start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R;
werase = ^W; lnext = ^V; discard = ^O; min = 1; time = 0;
-parenb -parodd -cmspar cs8 hupcl -cstopb cread -clocal -crtscts
-ignbrk brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl ixon -ixoff
-iuclc -ixany imaxbel iutf8
opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0
isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt
echoctl echoke -flusho -extproc

Sorry for being stupid, but what do you mean by 'how's the output wired'?

seth · 2017-09-27 19:25:27

dvi, vga, hdmi, ... notably whether it's analog or digital.
On the other matter, I wanted to know whether this is a VGA or a framebuffer console and in the latter case using what resolution (I assume you've been running an nvidia GPU and probably a VGA console before?)

Michail · 2017-09-27 19:40:41

Wiring is VGA, analog. Console is framebuffer. I'm running (and have been running) ATI GPU; I haven't changed the console since the Arch install, so the console I've used before is the same as what I'm using now.

seth · 2017-09-27 19:42:26

I assume the framebuffer resolution differs from the Xorg resolution, though?
Did you try to re-scan the input on the monitor?

Michail · 2017-09-27 19:50:55

Thanks for mentioning the monitor, I've checked and it's turned out it has output position tuning. Several keypresses and the problem has gone away. Recent GPU failure must have messed up the settings or something. Thank you once again. Shall I mark this as [SOLVED]?

circleface · 2017-09-27 20:08:38

Go ahead and mark it as [SOLVED] if you feel the problem is solved.

seth · 2017-09-27 20:10:07

If your problem is gone, sure

Possible causes are that you're now either using a different framebuffer resolution or just the different (?) crtc (the pixel generator behind the VGA jack) using different clocks.

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Terminal not showing part of the first character in the line [SOLVED]

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Re: Terminal not showing part of the first character in the line [SOLVED]

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