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Hi.

When I had a desktop environment installed everything went to the edge of the screen. Now on my IBM-T20-2647 with a newly installed Debian-netinst (I want to use CLI only) the screen acts as if margined i.e: blank inch or so at top and bottom, quarter on both sides and text crunched in the middle? I'm having trouble coming up with a good search term to find a solution. I've tried looking at configs like /etc/default/console-setup with variables SCREEN_WIDTH and SCREEN_HEIGHT but also trying to change font there does nothing so I tested by commenting out most lines there and still no changes? To change the font I've put this line of code in my root and users home folders .profileand thought that the font may dictated screen size but all fonts stay in the box?

If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.

Try going into the BIOS > Config > Display > HV expansion and if it is OFF make it ON

Hi, thanks.

It is on and I can't believe I haven't tried installing the Linux Video driver (for SavageIX8,) in GUI it worked well but I didn't consider it for CLI, I will post back if that works?

Take a look at this. It is how I adjust CLI resolution on my linux systems.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR ... resolution

only difference in Debian is that you run "update-grub" as root once changes are made in "/etc/default/grub" to update the settings.

Try pressing Fn + F8 to toggle between screen expansion states maybe?

I'm diving in to that link soon. Thanks.

As for F8 I have nothing graphical installed except the driver which makes GUIs work but did nothing in CLI? Good thought tho.

DRobinson it worked Thank you!

In /etc/default/grub put:then:and reboot... sweet.