console screen display problem

console screen display problem

[Dermot Paikkos]

Hi,

I have installed CentOS on an old Toshiba laptop but the console is 
not using all the available screen. There is a black border all the 
way round the console or X screen. How do you configure the console 
size? I did some tests with resizecon but that just changes the 
character spacing it did nothing to the display window.

Can anyone advise me thanx,
Dp.
 

Re: console screen display problem

[Adam T. Bowen]

Dermot Paikkos wrote:
> I have installed CentOS on an old Toshiba laptop but the console is 
> not using all the available screen. There is a black border all the 
> way round the console or X screen. How do you configure the console 
> size? I did some tests with resizecon but that just changes the 
> character spacing it did nothing to the display window.

That option may only be available in your BIOS settings.  On my old HP 
laptop the option is called "Video Expansion", and when it is enabled it 
stretches lower resolutions to fit the whole screen.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

Adam

Re: console screen display problem

[Beginner]

I dismissed this idea at first sight. After hammering all the buttons 
I could to get into the BIOS, I saw this setting and presto, it 
works. Thanx Adam. 



On 11 Mar 2008 at 21:06, Adam T. Bowen wrote:

> Dermot Paikkos wrote:
> > I have installed CentOS on an old Toshiba laptop but the console is 
> > not using all the available screen. There is a black border all the 
> > way round the console or X screen. How do you configure the console 
> > size? I did some tests with resizecon but that just changes the 
> > character spacing it did nothing to the display window.
> 
> That option may only be available in your BIOS settings.  On my old HP 
> laptop the option is called "Video Expansion", and when it is enabled it 
> stretches lower resolutions to fit the whole screen.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> Cheers