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Date:      Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:13:17 +0550
From:      "Nikhil Kale" <nikhilkale@myrealbox.com>
To:        j.e.drews@worldnet.att.net
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Re: How to configure console to cover the entire screen?
Message-ID:  <1063604597.e19ccb60nikhilkale@myrealbox.com>

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Hi,
  I am using a Compaq Presario 2132AC. I will try running the Diagnostic ch=
ecks, as pointed out by a few people on my machine and get back.
  I have one doubt though, I edited the file /etc/ttys. What does this file=
 configure?????=20
  It contained the list of consoles. I changed the console type for ttyv0 f=
rom cons25 to vt220 to try to change my console display to full-screen. B=
ut after that my system wouldnt startup. So I had to boot off the install=
ation disk into the rescue mode and change it back to cons25.

Regards,
Nikhil.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan <j.e.drews@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Nikhil Kale" <nikhilkale@myrealbox.com>, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 11:43:06 -0500
Subject: Re: How to configure console to cover the entire screen?

On Saturday 13 September 2003 05:47 am, Nikhil Kale wrote:
> Hi,
>   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 cove=
r
> the entire screen too. Any pointers????

 Nikhil:

 Any chance you are using an IBM ThinkPad?  I had that problem too and solv=
ed 
it by running the display self check, that is in the BIOS section. After 
running the screen check, the problem went away and the console was restore=
d 
to full  screen. I am running FreeBSD 4.8 on an IBM 600E. To get to the 
diagnostics checks, I held SHIFT F1 while the notebook booted.



=09=09=09=09=09=09Kind regards,
=09=09=09=09=09=09Jonathan

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