On Tue, Apr 12, 2005 at 08:54:06AM -0500, Kent West wrote: > Jimmy B 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. > > Some laptops have a "stretch video to fit screen" option (or something > similar) in their BIOS setups. You might look into this. > > Otherwise, you might need to feed a "VGA=xxx" option to the kernel at > startup (or add it to /etc/lilo.conf or grub's config), where xxx is a > video setting. (But I'm not familiar enough with this option (I think > it's related to the framebuffer) to offer more info.) > > -- > Kent > Hi, in '/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.6.7/Documentation/svga.txt.gz' from 'kernel-doc-2.x.x' package you will find an explanation for the different options. Basically, you can start with 'vga=ask' and work from there. Kents advice about the BIOS should however be your first try, I remember solving the problem you have in the same manner. Hth, -- Andreas Rippl -- GPG messages preferred Key-ID: 0x81073379
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