[plug] debian console screen size

[Ashley Jennings]

Hi Craig,

oops, I was incorrect. F1 does do nothing until <esc> is pressed.

ahhhh... enlightenment occurring(and i don't mean the wm)


Ashley


On 30/10/05, Craig Ringer <craig at postnewspapers.com.au> wrote:
> Ashley Jennings wrote:
> > Hey Caleb :-) ,
> >
> > my toshiba laptop has a BIOS setting
> > LCD Display Stretch = Enabled
> >
> > which expands console out to full size.  There may be similar on yours.
>
> Good point. was working on the assumption that he wanted more working
> area while keeping crisp, clean text, which using a framebuffer console
> will get you. A VGA console with small fonts scaled up to full screen
> will probably be .. er .. ugly.
>
> If you're happy with the standard console size and can live with the
> scaling, then sure that's a good plan. Personally, scaling is the first
> thing I turn off.
>
> > It also has the smallest window to press F1 to get into System Setup
> > of any boot sequence I have seen. about 0.003 of a second from power
> > on!  I just tap on it like I'm playing Hyper Olympics and everything
> > is cool    (c:
>
> I was never sure F1 actually did get into BIOS on Toshiba laptops,
> having never been able to actually hit it in time. The easiest way to
> get into BIOS seems to be to hold down escape during boot until the
> laptop thinks it has a keyboard error. At that point, it'll prompt you
> to hit F1 to enter BIOS (and it works).
>
> --
> Craig Ringer
>