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I recently bought a Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB). I installed the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS (2020-08-20-raspios-buster-armhf-full.zip) on it and plugged it on my 1080p TV, and everything worked as expected.

However, when I plug it to a PC monitor (Asus PA238, a 1920×1080@60Hz monitor), my monitor shows "OUT OF RANGE", and Raspberry Pi OS defaults to 1024×768 resolution. This PC monitor works perfectly fine in its nominal mode (1920×1080@60Hz) with my Linux desktop and my Linux laptop.

If I leave the /boot/config.txt file untouched, here is what I have with tvservice:

state 0x6 [DVI CUSTOM RGB full 4:3], 1024x768 @ 60.00Hz, progressive
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ tvservice -m DMT
Group DMT has 17 modes:
           mode 4: 640x480 @ 60Hz 4:3, clock:25MHz progressive 
           mode 6: 640x480 @ 75Hz 4:3, clock:31MHz progressive 
           mode 8: 800x600 @ 56Hz 4:3, clock:36MHz progressive 
           mode 9: 800x600 @ 60Hz 4:3, clock:40MHz progressive 
           mode 10: 800x600 @ 72Hz 4:3, clock:50MHz progressive 
           mode 11: 800x600 @ 75Hz 4:3, clock:49MHz progressive 
           mode 16: 1024x768 @ 60Hz 4:3, clock:65MHz progressive 
           mode 17: 1024x768 @ 70Hz 4:3, clock:75MHz progressive 
           mode 18: 1024x768 @ 75Hz 4:3, clock:78MHz progressive 
           mode 21: 1152x864 @ 75Hz 4:3, clock:108MHz progressive 
           mode 32: 1280x960 @ 60Hz 4:3, clock:108MHz progressive 
           mode 35: 1280x1024 @ 60Hz 5:4, clock:108MHz progressive 
           mode 36: 1280x1024 @ 75Hz 5:4, clock:135MHz progressive 
           mode 47: 1440x900 @ 60Hz 16:10, clock:106MHz progressive 
           mode 58: 1680x1050 @ 60Hz 16:10, clock:146MHz progressive 
           mode 82: 1920x1080 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:148MHz progressive 
           mode 85: 1280x720 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive 
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ tvservice -m CEA
Group CEA has 18 modes:
           mode 1: 640x480 @ 60Hz 4:3, clock:25MHz progressive 
           mode 2: 720x480 @ 60Hz 4:3, clock:27MHz progressive 
           mode 3: 720x480 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:27MHz progressive 
           mode 4: 1280x720 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive 
           mode 5: 1920x1080 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz interlaced 
           mode 14: 720x480 @ 60Hz 4:3, clock:54MHz x2 progressive 
           mode 15: 720x480 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:54MHz x2 progressive 
  (prefer) mode 16: 1920x1080 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:148MHz progressive 
           mode 17: 720x576 @ 50Hz 4:3, clock:27MHz progressive 
           mode 18: 720x576 @ 50Hz 16:9, clock:27MHz progressive 
           mode 19: 1280x720 @ 50Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive 
           mode 20: 1920x1080 @ 50Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz interlaced 
           mode 29: 720x576 @ 50Hz 4:3, clock:54MHz x2 progressive 
           mode 30: 720x576 @ 50Hz 16:9, clock:54MHz x2 progressive 
           mode 31: 1920x1080 @ 50Hz 16:9, clock:148MHz progressive 
           mode 32: 1920x1080 @ 24Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive 
           mode 33: 1920x1080 @ 25Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive 
           mode 34: 1920x1080 @ 30Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive

I've tried to edit the config.txt file to use

hdmi_group=1
hdmi_mode=16

since it seems to be the "preferred" format, but I always end up with a 1024×768 screen. I've then tried

hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=82

as well as a bunch of other modes (with different frequencies), but every time the same thing happens. I can see:

  • the bootup screen (with the Raspberry Pi logo at the bottom left) briefly
  • an underscore at the top left of the screen (that seems to match the configuration I've set in the config.txt file, i.e. it's smaller if I select Full HD resolution, and bigger if I select 640×480 type of resolution)
  • a grey screen with the Raspberry Pi logo flashes at the middle of the screen
  • another underscore at the bottom left
  • my screen then goes blank and its on-screen display (OSD) shows "OUT OF RANGE"
  • finally, Raspberry Pi OS GUI shows up in 1024×768.

I tried to use the "Screen Configuration" tool to select a different resolution (I have 5 choices: 1920×1080, 1024×768, 800x600, 848×480 and 640×480), and all the resolutions work except the actual native one (1920×1080)! There is only one frequency option available (60Hz).

If I use edidparser, here are the information I get:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ tvservice -d asus_pa238_edid.dat
Written 256 bytes to asus_pa238_edid.dat
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ edidparser asus_pa238_edid.dat 
Enabling fuzzy format match...
Parsing asus_pa238_edid.dat...
HDMI:EDID version 1.3, 1 extensions, screen size 51x29 cm
HDMI:EDID features - videodef 0x80 !standby !suspend active off; colour encoding:RGB444|YCbCr422; sRGB is not default colourspace; preferred format is native; does not support GTF
HDMI:EDID found monitor S/N descriptor tag 0xff
HDMI:EDID found monitor range descriptor tag 0xfd
HDMI:EDID monitor range offsets: V min=0, V max=0, H min=0, H max=0
HDMI:EDID monitor range: vertical is 50-75 Hz, horizontal is 24-83 kHz, max pixel clock is 170 MHz
HDMI:EDID monitor range does not support GTF
HDMI:EDID found monitor name descriptor tag 0xfc
HDMI:EDID monitor name is ASUS_PA238
HDMI:EDID found preferred CEA detail timing format: 1920x1080p @ 60 Hz (16)
HDMI:EDID established timing I/II bytes are B7 EF 00
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 4, 640x480p @ 60 Hz in established timing I/II
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 6, 640x480p @ 75 Hz in established timing I/II
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 8, 800x600p @ 56 Hz in established timing I/II
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 9, 800x600p @ 60 Hz in established timing I/II
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 10, 800x600p @ 72 Hz in established timing I/II
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 11, 800x600p @ 75 Hz in established timing I/II
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 16, 1024x768p @ 60 Hz in established timing I/II
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 17, 1024x768p @ 70 Hz in established timing I/II
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 18, 1024x768p @ 75 Hz in established timing I/II
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 36, 1280x1024p @ 75 Hz in established timing I/II
HDMI:EDID standard timings block x 8: 0xD1C0 B300 8140 8180 9500 81C0 714F 0101 
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 82, 1920x1080p @ 60 Hz (16:9) in standard timing 0
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 58, 1680x1050p @ 60 Hz (16:10) in standard timing 1
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 32, 1280x960p @ 60 Hz (4:3) in standard timing 2
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 35, 1280x1024p @ 60 Hz (5:4) in standard timing 3
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 47, 1440x900p @ 60 Hz (16:10) in standard timing 4
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 85, 1280x720p @ 60 Hz (16:9) in standard timing 5
HDMI:EDID found DMT format: code 21, 1152x864p @ 75 Hz (4:3) in standard timing 6
HDMI:EDID parsing v3 CEA extension 0
HDMI:EDID monitor support - underscan IT formats:no, basic audio:yes, yuv444:yes, yuv422:yes, #native DTD:1
HDMI:EDID found CEA detail timing format: 720x480p @ 60 Hz (2)
HDMI:EDID found CEA detail timing format: 1280x720p @ 60 Hz (4)
HDMI:EDID found CEA detail timing format: 1280x720p @ 50 Hz (19)
HDMI:EDID found CEA detail timing format: 720x576p @ 50 Hz (17)
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 1, 640x480p @ 60Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 2, 720x480p @ 60Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 3, 720x480p @ 60Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 17, 720x576p @ 50Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 18, 720x576p @ 50Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 19, 1280x720p @ 50Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 4, 1280x720p @ 60Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 20, 1920x1080i @ 50Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 5, 1920x1080i @ 60Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 14, 1440x480p @ 60Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 15, 1440x480p @ 60Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 29, 1440x576p @ 50Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 30, 1440x576p @ 50Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 31, 1920x1080p @ 50Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 16, 1920x1080p @ 60Hz (native)
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 32, 1920x1080p @ 24Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 33, 1920x1080p @ 25Hz 
HDMI:EDID found CEA format: code 34, 1920x1080p @ 30Hz 
HDMI:EDID found audio format 2 channels PCM, sample rate: 32|44|48|96 kHz, sample size: 16|20|24 bits
HDMI:EDID found HDMI VSDB length 5
HDMI:EDID HDMI VSDB has physical address 1.0.0.0
HDMI:EDID HDMI VSDB has no extension fields
HDMI:EDID filtering formats with pixel clock unlimited MHz or h. blanking unlimited
HDMI:EDID best score mode initialised to CEA (1) 640x480p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock -1224918860 MHz (score 25)
HDMI:EDID best score mode is now CEA (1) 640x480p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 25 MHz (score 61864)
HDMI:EDID best score mode is now CEA (2) 720x480p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 27 MHz (score 66472)
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (3) 720x480p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 27 MHz has a score of 66472
HDMI:EDID best score mode is now CEA (4) 1280x720p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 74 MHz (score 135592)
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (4) 640x480p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 25 MHz has a score of 18432
HDMI:EDID best score mode is now CEA (5) 1920x1080i @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 74 MHz (score 149416)
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (6) 640x480p @ 75 Hz with pixel clock 31 MHz has a score of 5760
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (8) 800x600p @ 56 Hz with pixel clock 36 MHz has a score of 26880
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (9) 800x600p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 40 MHz has a score of 28800
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (10) 800x600p @ 72 Hz with pixel clock 50 MHz has a score of 8640
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (11) 800x600p @ 75 Hz with pixel clock 49 MHz has a score of 9000
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (14) 1440x480p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 54 MHz has a score of 66472
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (15) 1440x480p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 54 MHz has a score of 66472
HDMI:EDID best score mode is now CEA (16) 1920x1080p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 148 MHz (score 5398248)
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (16) 1024x768p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 65 MHz has a score of 47185
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (17) 720x576p @ 50 Hz with pixel clock 27 MHz has a score of 66472
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (17) 1024x768p @ 70 Hz with pixel clock 75 MHz has a score of 13762
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (18) 720x576p @ 50 Hz with pixel clock 27 MHz has a score of 66472
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (18) 1024x768p @ 75 Hz with pixel clock 78 MHz has a score of 14745
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (19) 1280x720p @ 50 Hz with pixel clock 74 MHz has a score of 117160
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (20) 1920x1080i @ 50 Hz with pixel clock 74 MHz has a score of 128680
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (21) 1152x864p @ 75 Hz with pixel clock 108 MHz has a score of 43662
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (29) 1440x576p @ 50 Hz with pixel clock 54 MHz has a score of 66472
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (30) 1440x576p @ 50 Hz with pixel clock 54 MHz has a score of 66472
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (31) 1920x1080p @ 50 Hz with pixel clock 148 MHz has a score of 232360
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (32) 1920x1080p @ 24 Hz with pixel clock 74 MHz has a score of 124532
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (32) 1280x960p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 108 MHz has a score of 98728
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (33) 1920x1080p @ 25 Hz with pixel clock 74 MHz has a score of 128680
HDMI:EDID CEA mode (34) 1920x1080p @ 30 Hz with pixel clock 74 MHz has a score of 149416
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (35) 1280x1024p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 108 MHz has a score of 103643
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (36) 1280x1024p @ 75 Hz with pixel clock 135 MHz has a score of 24576
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (47) 1440x900p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 106 MHz has a score of 102760
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (58) 1680x1050p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 146 MHz has a score of 130840
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (82) 1920x1080p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 148 MHz has a score of 149416
HDMI:EDID DMT mode (85) 1280x720p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 74 MHz has a score of 80296
HDMI0:EDID preferred mode remained as CEA (16) 1920x1080p @ 60 Hz with pixel clock 148 MHz
HDMI:EDID has HDMI support and audio support
edidparser exited with code 0

What can I do?

Thanks in advance!

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I don't know why yours doesn't work.

I use the following to force 1920x1080 when my Acer_KA210HQ is detected.

[EDID=ACR-Acer_KA210HQ]
#DVI DMT (82) RGB full 16:9, 1920x1080 @ 60.00Hz
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=82
[all]
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I found that, for some reason, the data provided by the EDID of my monitor did not work properly on the Raspberry Pi.

I used the hdmi_ignore_edid field in the config.txt as detailed in the documentation:

hdmi_ignore_edid=0xa5000080

Then I could force the HDMI group and mode that matched the resolution of the monitor, namely:

hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=82

In the end, I followed the example given by user Milliways to have a dedicated section for my monitor in the config.txt file (so that if I plug the RPi to another monitor, it will still try to detect the best configuration based on EDID data):

[EDID=ASUS_PA238]
hdmi_ignore_edid=0xa5000080
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=82
hdmi_drive=2
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  • "Then I could force the HDMI group and mode that matched the resolution of the monitor" Okay, but how do you determine the HDMI group and mode for your particular monitor?
    – Steven J Owens
    Mar 23, 2021 at 21:22
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The 4 lines seems to work perfectly for me:

hdmi_ignore_edid=0xa5000080
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=82
hdmi_drive=2

As an alternative with a slightly lower resolution i had:

hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=51
hdmi_force_hotplug=1

For the corresponding hdmi_group and hdmi_mode see the following link:

https://www.scribd.com/document/519276699/raspberry-pi-4-HDMI
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