Hi, On Sat, 2009-06-06 at 00:34 +0200, Ron Kamm wrote: > > I have just installed debian on a very old laptop and have looked this > up in various forums but haven't found an answer... > > Debian works beautifully so far... but I can't seem to use my whole > screen: there is always a huge black border.
You have to be specific: - Which laptop (brand and model) - Which video card. In doubt, check the output of "lspci -nn" or Xorg.log by running "grep -i chipset /var/log/Xorg.0.log") - Which version of Debian (I assume you use Lenny) > When I go to change the screen resolution I only have the option of > 800x600 (and 60 or 56Hz refresh rate). > How can I stretch things so it uses up my whole screen? Xorg didn't auto-detect your configuration. Regards, Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
