hello arnold.. * Arnold <arnold@nurv.za.net> [2003-07-17 14:46 +0200]: > > I have a Clevo 630 laptop with a SIS 650 VGA chipset. The maximum resolution > it can run is 1400 X 1050. As far as I know this is not one of the > "standard" resolutions with the height being the odd one out. I have tried > to install debian 3 on it but I have this problem. It seems Linux picks the > resolution up of the screen based on the width and when it starts loading > and also when it runs in text mode, the bottom third of the text is always > dropped off the bottom of the screen. I though of loading X on it but Debian > doesn't have drivers for the SIS 650 as a standard and I am finding it a bit > tricky guessing what paramator it is asking for when the text is off the > bottom. if you use the debian default kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4 you can pass the parameter "vga=791" at the boot prompt of lilo to activate a framebuffer resolution of 1024x768 on the console. hth, sebastian -- ::: sebastian henschel ::: kodeaffe ::: lynx -source http://www.kodeaffe.de/shensche.pub | gpg --import
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