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I just finished installing Linux on an old laptop at work (333MHz Celeron). Anyway the display screen is way too small. Linux isn't using the entire LCD, there is about a 1-inch all around black border. This border surrounds KDE and text mode (login). What do I edit to make Linux occupy the entire screen?

Yeah latptops can be a pain in the ass ... I had this problem beofre on a friends laptop when he was using mandrake... basicly on his i had to corrrect the xconfig to the eaxt vertical and horizontal freq tfor that particular lcd screen. alot of video chips and do more than what the lcd physically allows

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Do you have a make and model for me to look up so i could help you correct your problem also what resolution is it at.

I don't know the model of the laptop right now, but when I get to work on Monday I can get you it then.

that will help alot .

then i will be able to find out what type of lcd you are using what it is capable of so we can figue out why correct X settings for your laptop.

also i cant stress this highly enough it to get on irc ( via mirc on windows or Xchat or whatever your favorite irc clinet is and go to irc.freenode.net and go to the room called #slackware. The biggest group of people that will be able to help you out of any situation.

A great resource for linux on laptops is here:

http://linux-on-laptops.com/

Frequently they will have the configurations and other things for lots of laptops.

The laptop is a Gateway Solo 2500.

I do need one more piece of information. if you could PM me with ther serial number from the unit as Gateway used a couple of different screens in the 2500 some had hpa screens other had tft. I can get the infomation from there site via the serial number. Gateway was awful for having one model number and having 20 different laptops under that model.

Funny thing is I just bought a solo 2500 of ebay that is a PIII 500mhz while others i seen are P1 200mhz.

But just pm that information and I can see if we cant help you out.

Ok run xorgconfig program and when it get to the part for your monitor config use the following infromation listed here

http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Sol ... 0053.shtml

Which covers your model.

Thanks, that did the trick.