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Laptop video issue

ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
edited October 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
Malingering Layabout Scumbag wrote: »
mrflippy wrote: »
Malingering Layabout Scumbag wrote: »
So I'm running PCLinux OS on a hella old laptop. I want to reduce the resolution, but when I do, it reduces the size of the screen area (i.e. creates giant black borders). How do I fix my resolution without it shrinking the viewable screen size?

There may be scaling built into the LCD for the laptop. I know my old laptop had an option to scale or to show 1:1 pixels.
How do I make it stop?

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    If it's hardware scaling, it might be in the Bios, but I think this is an OS issue. I haven't played with Linux enough recently, and have never touched PCLinuxOS to know where to look though. Maybe the xorg.conf files, or of there are any graphical tools for screen resolution.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    On laptops, it's usually Fn + one of the F keys, usually F3 or F4. What you're looking for on the keys is something that looks like two monitors (usually).

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  • DenadaDenada Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Usually a setting in the bios. I doubt it's an OS issue. Get in that bios and look for something about scaling.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I will say that I had the same issue with Windows on it, so BIOS sounds more likely. I'll check it out.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Nothing in the BIOS about scaling. Anyone have any idea how to fix it in Linux?

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