Laptops :: resolution change for a libretto?



Hello!

I've got dsl running on an (old) toshiba libretto 100ct (166MHz, 2.1GB, 32MB) which has a screen with a native resolution of 800x480.

when i boot dsl, it uses a resolution of 800x600 and i can't see the bottom of the workspace! xvesa doesn't work (at all---colours go all funny), so i'm using the xfbdev thing, selected from grub. i have a hdd frugal install.

if you can think of a way i can make the resolution more usable, i'd be glad to hear it!
thanks!
Can you get that resolution by manually editing ~/.xserverrc ?
ah yes ok. i nanoed .xserverrc and added the parameter -screen 800x480x16, which i thought might do the trick, but no luck :( it's really annoying because in other respects, i'm quite impressed with dsl!

when i boot the machine, the only way i can get it to work even partly is to choose the option labelled DSL fb800x600... is there a way i can make a `DSL fb800x480' in grub?

thanks for your help :)
p

p.s., just examined grub a bit more closely, and there are the parameters `vga=somenumber'. does anyone know the code for 800x480??
ok: i think i've got a solution.

this page explains it:
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Vga%3Dxxx

and the code for the libretto 100ct, with an 800x480 screen with 24bit colour is 808.

enjoi!
p
Ah, didn't know you were booting in fb, but nice to know it works!
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