[ltp] Fullscreen mode in games

Bert Haskins linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 02 Jul 2005 08:59:31 -0400


You don't say which model TP that you have but most have
a HVexp cmos switch which can be set using PS2 or sometimes
under the F1 setup.
Setting that do HVexp on will make it fullscreen when doing
direct screen writes.

Yoni Levy wrote:

> Hello, I've having a problem with full-screen mode in games (any game 
> i've tried so far).
>
> The problem is, once I choose to go full screen, the graphics and 
> everything remain the same size they were before,
>
> while the background is filled with black (thus it captures the entire 
> screen, but the graphics remain the same size).
>
> I had to reinstall my system not too long ago, before the 
> re-installation fullscreen mode worked fine ..
>
> I am running ubuntu 5.04.
>
> Any ideas how can i solve this issue ?
>