Fedora Guest does not auto-resize to window size after initial start-up

[Quickbooks Office]

Fedora Guest does not auto-resize to window size when starting up.

You have to do CTRL+F to make it go full screen, which then triggers the auto-resize function and makes the Guest full screen.

Pressing CTRL+F brings you back to 'windowed mode' but this time it is sized properly.

Expected results:

When the Virtual machine is started it should automatically resize to the whatever size the window is, for example if the window is maximized etc.

[Michael Thayer]

Is what you mean that until you do Ctrl+F the guest doesn't follow when you resize the host window? And could you please add a log file for the virtual machine?

[Quickbooks Office]

Replying to michael:

Is what you mean that until you do Ctrl+F the guest doesn't follow when you resize the host window? And could you please add a log file for the virtual machine?

No the guest needs to start auto resized in the window.

I have to force it to auto resize via Ctrl+F by forcing it to go full screen which forces the auto-resize function. Then another Ctrl+F it resizes to the window screen size.

The initial start up is not auto-resized.

Windows guests on the other hand auto-resizes to window even on the first start up (after the window logo).

[Michael Thayer]

So is the guest resolution different to the host window size? And do you try to resize the host window manually (e.g. by dragging it) before doing Ctrl+F? The log file suggested (correctly?) that you didn't do that at least this time.

[Quickbooks Office]

Replying to michael:

So is the guest resolution different to the host window size? And do you try to resize the host window manually (e.g. by dragging it) before doing Ctrl+F? The log file suggested (correctly?) that you didn't do that at least this time.

No the Window overlay starts up maximized automatically (probably because I left it maximized before shutting down). But the Fedora Guest does not automatically fit to the window size. To see difference when you boot Win XP or Win 7 with Guest Additions they automatically resize to the window size (maximized) without having to force it to go full screen and back to window size.

Oh and I am using Fallback mode in Fedora 18 Guest.

[Quickbooks Office]

I am attaching another log file using 4.2.12 click the maximize button twice so that it resizes to the 'windowed size'.

I guess you can either click the maximize button twice or do ctrl+f twice.

[pauloppenheim-liveloop]

Sounds very closely related (if not identical) to an issue under discussion on StackExchange, which has a video repro:

​http://superuser.com/questions/579819/virtualbox-4-2-10-auto-resize-not-working-will-auto-resize-down-but-not-up-unle/584771

I'm still trying to isolate the failure. It appears to have to do with having a new VM, or a clone of an existing one. It seems to be new sometime since Nov 2012. When I get more info, I will open a new bug instead of continuing to speculate here.

Hope this helps!

[Quickbooks Office]

Replying to pauloppenheim-liveloop:

Sounds very closely related (if not identical) to an issue under discussion on StackExchange, which has a video repro:

​http://superuser.com/questions/579819/virtualbox-4-2-10-auto-resize-not-working-will-auto-resize-down-but-not-up-unle/584771

I'm still trying to isolate the failure. It appears to have to do with having a new VM, or a clone of an existing one. It seems to be new sometime since Nov 2012. When I get more info, I will open a new bug instead of continuing to speculate here.

Hope this helps!

I think the above question at the website you have linked is mistaken. The problem with Windows guests auto-resize problem started with 4.2.12 Guest Additions.

So I downloaded ​http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/VBoxGuestAdditions_4.2.10.iso .

Uninstalled the 4.2.12 guest additions, rebooted and installed 4.2.10 Guest Additions on all my Windows Guests. The auto resize problem for Windows Guests went away.

I haven't registered in the Forums yet, or I would have posted in this thread ​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=55187 that downgrading to 4.2.10 Guest Additions works for me, as I had the same problem in first post.

[Quickbooks Office]

Replying to quickbooks:

Replying to pauloppenheim-liveloop:

Sounds very closely related (if not identical) to an issue under discussion on StackExchange, which has a video repro:

​http://superuser.com/questions/579819/virtualbox-4-2-10-auto-resize-not-working-will-auto-resize-down-but-not-up-unle/584771

I'm still trying to isolate the failure. It appears to have to do with having a new VM, or a clone of an existing one. It seems to be new sometime since Nov 2012. When I get more info, I will open a new bug instead of continuing to speculate here.

Hope this helps!

I think the above question at the website you have linked is mistaken. The problem with Windows guests auto-resize problem started with 4.2.12 Guest Additions.

So I downloaded ​http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/VBoxGuestAdditions_4.2.10.iso .

Uninstalled the 4.2.12 guest additions, rebooted and installed 4.2.10 Guest Additions on all my Windows Guests. The auto resize problem for Windows Guests went away.

I haven't registered in the Forums yet, or I would have posted in this thread ​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=55187 that downgrading to 4.2.10 Guest Additions works for me, as I had the same problem in first post.

other references:

​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=55163

and also here

​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=55091&start=30#p254335

[pauloppenheim-liveloop]

Thank you for the references!

Replying to quickbooks:

[aeichner]

Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.