Re: Using entire screen on laptop
On Apr 12, 2005 6:53 AM, Jimmy B <broderb@home.se> wrote:
> Hi list!
> I recently installed debian sarge on my laptop, and I just realized that
> the output does not fill my screen completly. It is kind of lika box in
> the middle with lots of space around the edges left black.
>
> Anyone knows what I can do to make more efficient use of my screen?
> Also, how could I change the resolution?
>
> Oh btw, I am not using X.
Just modprobe the appropriate framebuffer.
My laptop uses a radeon chipset, so i
# modprobe radeonfb
and the console is magically resized to fullscreen (1024x768) 128x48 text.
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