Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 08:49:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> To: Patrick Seal <patseal@hyperhost.net> Cc: FreeBSD Laptoppers <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: i shrunk my screen! Message-ID: <m10b4g6-0008G4C@rip.psg.com> References: <m10b4QA-0008G4C@rip.psg.com> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904241139230.81247-100000@foobar.hyperhost.net>
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>> somehow i have gotten my vaio 505tx into a mode where >> o at boot and without X or Win98, the screen is much smaller and in the >> center of the LCD. i.e. the display area is about half LCD size >> o stays that way once logged in as a user, or running as root, or in >> single user >> o start X and it's fine, full screen >> o run Win98 and it's fine >> >> it's kinda like i have the default video mode farbled. but i do not know >> how to unfarble it. and i can find no FreeBSD or Win98 tools or hints. >> >> clues? > > My Dell Latitude does that too. It's supposed to do that, but mine has a > button I can push that streches it across the screen. Try some different > video modes. > > #man vidcontrol that's the syscons driver. this is more basic, like the mode the darn chip's in. it's 80x25, just very small chars. randy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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