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From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>
To: Tobias Pfeil <tobias@nyx.rhein-main.de>
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Subject: Re: Sony VAIO Picturebook (PCG C1X) with -current
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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




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