Ever since the Big Sur software, including the most recent Sonoma, I've had to adjust my overscan display every time I start the computer. Now I even have to adjust it after it sleeps. Is there any way to save the setting?
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Mac mini, macOS 14.0
Will you test this for us please?
To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...
Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.
Does it work in the new account?
Sleep is unnecessary and should be disabled. Shut for long absences/idle overnights (i.e. do not manual-sleep), and for regular operation, use the settings exactly as shown here Wake up a remote Mac mini - Apple Community, should fix.
It was recommended to use a different external display. I used this same display with my other Mac Mini (before the M1 chip) and it was perfect. Personally, I can't afford both a New computer and new external display. I guess I will have to suffer my way through setting the display each time. And to answer the "sleep" issue, I only meant the screen saver. When it comes back from being on screen saver, I have to reset the overscan in the display settings
BDAqua wrote:
All in all, Active adapters/cables have a chip to increase the performance of that device. If there is no chip, the adapter is considered passive.
Oh it's actually a thing! Amazon have some
Well, I do understand why you would say that, & it very well may be as you say.:)
But what I'm thinking of is how the timing could be affected by a major change in the OS, they may very well be cutting things closer, just by doing less frequent checks between CPU/GPU/Display.
What external display do you have?
(Make & Model #)
How is the external display connected to the Mac mini?
(HDMI, USB-C, USB-C to DisplayPort)
It is a 32" Panasonic Viera TV. It is hooked up via DMI cable.
Just wondering, are you using an Active cable & what type cable, & how long?
It's a 3 ft. DMI cable
What's active about that?
All in all, Active adapters/cables have a chip to increase the performance of that device. If there is no chip, the adapter is considered passive.
Yes.
I just wanted to reiterate, this all worked perfectly on 10.15 Catalina. Ever since I upgraded to 11.0 Big Sur, I have had the sizing issues with my monitor. So it's not the monitor or the cable.
I recommend that you get and use a real external display with the Mac mini, instead of using the Panasonic TV.
Since Big Sur, including Sonoma, I've had to adjust my display every time I start Mac mini.
