Date: 13 Sep 2003 23:05:53 +0200 From: Alexander Pohoyda <alexander.pohoyda@gmx.net> To: "Nikhil Kale" <nikhilkale@myrealbox.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to configure console to cover the entire screen? Message-ID: <878yos4cwe.fsf@oak.pohoyda.family> In-Reply-To: <1063451274.deee7cc0nikhilkale@myrealbox.com> References: <1063451274.deee7cc0nikhilkale@myrealbox.com>
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"Nikhil Kale" <nikhilkale@myrealbox.com> writes: > I am new to FreeBSD, and recently installed FreeBSD 5.1 on my > laptop. Everythings working fine, but the console covers only > about 50% of the screen area (an inner rectagular area) . I > configured X and it covers the screen properly (1024X768). > I would like to configure the console to cover the entire screen > too. > Any pointers???? It's likely to be a BIOS, not an OS issue. On my IBM ThinkPad, I can switch to full-screen mode (with ugly font) using special configuration utility (a Microsoft DOS executable). P.S.: Questions are most welcome on freebsd-questions@ mailing list. -- Alexander Pohoyda <alexander.pohoyda@gmx.net> PGP Key fingerprint: 7F C9 CC 5A 75 CD 89 72 15 54 5F 62 20 23 C6 44
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