Console out of the screen

[dark_joker]

I, I've just installed slackware on my IBM laptop but when I start it, my console goes too far under my screen and it stays there so if I want to see what I've just typed, I need to press enter a lots of time.

Is there any way to brute scroll my screen because crtl + pagedown and shift + pagedown do nothing (exept if I press pageup before ...)

Thx fot the help,

Dark_Joker

[RobinVossen]

Have you tryed "Clear"?

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

It sounds like your vga screen resolution might be wrong for the monitor size. Check this thread for a chart to set it properly:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubu...-terminal.html

If that's not the case, let us know.

[dark_joker]

I tried what they said but the folder grub doesn't exist on my laptop...

I tried editing lilo.conf but the changes aren't of the console but on something else.

What should I do?

Dark_Joker

[oz]

Here's a sample /etc/lilo.conf file from another machine with the vga line in it:

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
vga=791
timeout=100
compact
default=Linux
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14
	label=Linux
	root=/dev/hdb3
	read-only
	password=linux
other=/dev/hda
	label=WindowsXP

Use the chart I posted about above to determine what setting you want and replace the 791 with the setting of your choice. You have to have root permissions to edit this file, and you must run the lilo command before rebooting for the settings to take effect.

[dbizz]

I have this same problem, except my console ends up centered and lower res, so essentially i get large black borders. I have tried setting the vga parameter in lilo, however I get the error "You passed an undefined mode number" (for example using 771).

I am then offered the option of selecting modes 1-7 which just set the number of rows and columns of text but does not change the console dimensions. Please help, this is slackware 8.1 and the hardware is a IBM Thinkpad 365XD.