[UCLA-LUG] question about laptop screen/redhat 6.1

[Mark James Fasheh]

On Fri, May 12, 2000 at 04:11:59PM -0700, Denis wrote:
> hello,
> 
> wonder if anyone knows what's going on.
> 
> I just installed Redhat 6.1 on IBM ThinkPad 770x. I managed to
> get the X running ( with 8 bpp :) but there is an annoying problem.
I believe IBM has some sites with info on their laptops and linux.  You
might want to confirm this.

> 
> BOTH in console and in X modes, it looks like redhat only sees part of my
> screen.
> It displays everything in the square in the middle of the screen, with
> margins of
> about 2-3 inches on the sides, top and bottom. The problem does not seem to
> be
> X-related, as it is happening even if I dont run X.
This is related to how the laptops and their displays are made.  If you
notice, when your laptop first boots up, all the text will be in that same
square.  If you try running dos, without going into windows first, you'll
probably see the same thing.  AFAIK, this is how they behave in text mode
(although mine doesn't, but I have seen plenty of others that do).  X however should
work 'fullscreen', so I would say you try changing your settings.  Do
yourself a favor, and backup the /etc/X11/XF86Config file first.  This will
save you alot of pain if your new settings don't work.



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