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Hello,
I have a mac mini with no thunderbolt port. I am using DVI to monitor and HDMI to HDTV for a mirror display. The TV does not show the menu bar at the top of the screen. The TV does not have any size adjustment options. The underscan option in system preference is greyed out. The menu bar does show on the monitor What do I need to do on the mac mini to get the menu bar to show on the TV?
Scott
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7)
Hi Scott,
Not sure, but can you set the Monitor to the native resolution of TV?
No. The menu bar will not show on the tv with any of the display choices. Even if the screen is smaller then the tv and I get a black ring around it, the menu bar still does not show.
But other things are mirrored, like Windows?
I wonder if Lion thinks that Display is in Full Screen Mode?
It might. The display is always bigger then the tv size.
Does it work correctly in Extended Mode?
And if you drag the Menubar in that mode to the TV?
Yes, in extended mode the menu bar does show when you drag it over. The monitor is moved to other computers, so I need mirrored display.
Hmmm, sorry, not quite clear, are you saying this one sometimes only has the TV for display?
If so, this last way is the way I think you want it.
I am saying that sometimes the monitor is disconnected from the Mac mini, physically in another room. And sometimes the TV is not available for me to used. Regardless of if the extended option works (and i will look in to that possiblitiy), I want to fix the mirror display problem.
With what is Happening, & I don't know why since I do not have the same equipment & circumstances, is to use Extended Displays & change the monitor that has the Menubar before they move one, another possibility if you can't get warning is to set up an Admin user for each Monitor situation.
As mentioned before, extended deisplay is not an option. I must use mirrored display.
mirror display no menu bar
