Hi there folks.... I bought a Pi last year, eventually had an issue with one of the OS updates, and put it aside for months. Now i'm trying to revive my RPi4B to use to stream to our TV instead of using our Chromecast (we watch a lot of Twitch and the Twitch app for Chromecast isn't the best but that's another story).
The issue that I'm having is that the Pi isn't getting the EDID info from the spare monitor I'm using for setup OR the TV I want to hook it up to. I've tried multiple micro-HDMI to HDMI cables - including the one that came in the CanaKit that contained my Pi.
I seem to be incapable of getting the screen resolution higher than 1024x768 - no matter what I do. Both devices, despite being made in 2011 (for the monitor) and 2012 (for the TV), are capable of 1080p at 60Hz and display it perfectly fine when literally hooked up to literally ANY other device.
I've tried using raspi-config, I've tried adding the video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080M@60 to cmdline.txt, I've tried forcing the resolution by editing hdmi_group to config.txt, I've tried adding framebuffer_width and framebuffer_height to the same document, I've tried adding hdmi_force_hotplug... and a whole bunch of other things related to HDMI in config.txt.... not a single thing has worked. All it's done is make the Pi not talk to either display at all, and I've had to pull the microSD and put it in my laptop to undo the changes to even get any output signal at ALL back.
I even downloaded the RaspberryPi Imager from the official site to put the newest version of the OS on the microSD card I have and put that in the Pi.... nothing will allow the Pi to go above. Because no matter what I do the EDID info from the monitor (or TV) are not getting back to the Pi.
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As you can see, the EDID info from the monitor isn't getting sent to the Pi. I've tried multiple cords, and all send the signal but not the EDID.
Here's the models of the display's I'm using:
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As you can see they're not some super crappy monitor, but can't get it to talk to it at ALL.
And lastly, here's the output from the Pi itself and what it thinks is going on:
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I've searched and searched and honestly have no idea how to get the output resolution to be 1920x1080.... I want to be able to stream and watch things with the Pi at full 1080 resolution, not this lowered one. I love the idea of the Pi, but this is honestly a headache and a half trying to figure this out.
If anyone has any ideas or any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it.
The issue that I'm having is that the Pi isn't getting the EDID info from the spare monitor I'm using for setup OR the TV I want to hook it up to. I've tried multiple micro-HDMI to HDMI cables - including the one that came in the CanaKit that contained my Pi.
I seem to be incapable of getting the screen resolution higher than 1024x768 - no matter what I do. Both devices, despite being made in 2011 (for the monitor) and 2012 (for the TV), are capable of 1080p at 60Hz and display it perfectly fine when literally hooked up to literally ANY other device.
I've tried using raspi-config, I've tried adding the video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080M@60 to cmdline.txt, I've tried forcing the resolution by editing hdmi_group to config.txt, I've tried adding framebuffer_width and framebuffer_height to the same document, I've tried adding hdmi_force_hotplug... and a whole bunch of other things related to HDMI in config.txt.... not a single thing has worked. All it's done is make the Pi not talk to either display at all, and I've had to pull the microSD and put it in my laptop to undo the changes to even get any output signal at ALL back.
I even downloaded the RaspberryPi Imager from the official site to put the newest version of the OS on the microSD card I have and put that in the Pi.... nothing will allow the Pi to go above. Because no matter what I do the EDID info from the monitor (or TV) are not getting back to the Pi.
As you can see, the EDID info from the monitor isn't getting sent to the Pi. I've tried multiple cords, and all send the signal but not the EDID.
Here's the models of the display's I'm using:
As you can see they're not some super crappy monitor, but can't get it to talk to it at ALL.
And lastly, here's the output from the Pi itself and what it thinks is going on:
I've searched and searched and honestly have no idea how to get the output resolution to be 1920x1080.... I want to be able to stream and watch things with the Pi at full 1080 resolution, not this lowered one. I love the idea of the Pi, but this is honestly a headache and a half trying to figure this out.
If anyone has any ideas or any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it.
Statistics: Posted by Serenova — Mon Jan 12, 2026 9:37 pm