Laptops :: Insalling on Toshiba 300CT

I decided to take the plunge and convert an old laptop to linux. Currently, I'm booting from Live CD, but I'd eventually like to get DSL installed to the hard drive.

Right now, I'm having problems with the display. The monitor is only diplaying part of my desktop. How can I change the resolution so that I can see the entire monitor?

Try running xsetup.sh

Thanks, but I'm still having problems.
When I run xsetup.sh and select a different resolution, there seems to be no change taking place. What am I doing wrong? Should it work from LiveCD?

You'll need to restart X.

Thanks, that worked to change the resolution.

I went ahead with a Hard Disk Install. It seems to work, and I have the proper resolution displayed once I log in and X is started, but I have another problem I'd like help with.

When it boots up, the login screen isn't fully displayed because it's using the default 1024X768 resolution. I won't be able to even see the login prompt unless it boots in 1024X600 or 800X600. It doesn't seem to switch resolutions until after X is started. How can I do this during boot so that I can see the login prompt?

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