Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 11:44:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Tobias Pfeil <tobias@nyx.rhein-main.de> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sony VAIO Picturebook (PCG C1X) with -current Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908041141290.80211-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <199908030739.JAA14611@localhost>
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On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Tobias Pfeil wrote: > > > > This VAIO is smaller (and lighter weight) than most > > >VAIO laptops; I'd like a larger font on the console, and can > > >change it to 40x25 but can't figure out how to do anything else > > >in spite of reading the vidcontrol man page several times. I > > >would also like to make the display wider (it's not filling > > >the screen horizontally). Is there any possibility I can do > > >anything about this? Where would I start? > > > > I would suggest you get into your BIOS setup for your computer, > > there should be an option somewhere to 'stretch' the lcd display. > > This would make it fill the screen horizontally. (I had to do this on > > my Toshiba Satellite 315CDS) > > > > I hope this helps. ;) > > On the "older" PCG-505 Vaios you can shift the display > with Fn + f. Have you tried that? > > Cheers, > > --Tobias There seems to be nothing in the bios relevant, and the Fn Fx keys can switch to an external display, but not affect the internal. This is a "1240x480" "aspect ratio" that I don't think syscons recognizes (I haven't tried the pcvt driver). Annelise To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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