Mark Grieveson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello. I just installed Debian Etch on an old laptop (IBM Thinkpad > > 770). It works okay, but the image is half the screen size. It's a > > centred box within the larger screen. How do I make it full size? I > > tried "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg", thinking that changing the > > resolution might help, but, it did not help. I suspect it's something > > to do with the laptop. This is the first laptop I've ever had. All > > suggestions are appreciated. > > > > Mark > Thanks for the answers I've gotten. I did look on the internet, and > found a manual for the Thinkpad 770, which suggested pressing Fn-F8 (Fn > is this keyboard's mod4). This worked with the initial bootup text, > which became fullscreen, but once the xserver started, it went back to > being a smaller square. I'm going to see if changing the resolution > would help. It's currently set at 800X600.
You might also need to change a setting in the BIOS. > The file /etc/X11/xorg.conf, reads: > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Device "Trident Microsystems Cybyer 9397" > Monitor "Generic Monitor" > > Default Depth 24 > Subsection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1024X768" "800X600" "640X480" > EndSubSection > > I use either Gnome, or Ion3. In the Gnome screen resolution > preferences, there is no option for 1024X768, however. Further, I feel > that full screen display should not matter on whether "1024X768", > "800X600", or "640X480" modes are used. However, when, in Gnome, I > change the resolution from "800X600" to "640X480", it also changes the > display size of the square, along with with size within the square. > > Trying dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg doesn't work. It doesn't allow > changes to screen resolution, and, any changes I make are overridden anyway. Very important: did you edit the file xorg.conf? Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
