[SOLVED] How do I use all of the screen in CLI

[jamison200000e]

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 .profile

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setfont Uni1-VGA.psf.gz
...

and thought that the font may dictated screen size but all fonts stay in the box?

If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.

[ilakast]

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

[jamison200000e]

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?

[DRobinson]

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.

[ilakast]

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

[jamison200000e]

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.

[jamison200000e]

DRobinson it worked Thank you!

In /etc/default/grub put:

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GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768x32
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

then:

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update-grub

and reboot... sweet.