#1457 closed defect (fixed)
Ubuntu 8.04 max. resolution cap
| Reported by: | TurboTalicska | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 1.6.0 |
| Keywords: | Ubuntu, screen resolution, limited | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
Hi, I just finished installing Ubuntu 8.04 under VirtualBox 1.6 on XP. The display resolution seems to be capped at 800*600; I have only two options: 640*480 and 800*600. I marked it critical, because resolution this low renders Ubuntu useless... Thanks for fixing...
Change History (7)
follow-up: 3 comment:1 by , 16 years ago
| priority: | critical → major |
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comment:3 by , 16 years ago
Replying to sandervl73:
Did you install the additions?
Installing the additions provides additional resolutions: 720*400, 1024*768, 1280*768, 1280*800. Still no 1920*1200 or higher. Thanks.
comment:4 by , 16 years ago
Replying to cornbread:
works for me in hardy heron
You mean you run VirtualBox on XP, and in VirtualBox you run Hardy? Cheers.
comment:5 by , 16 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
See section 9.5 in the user manual for adding custom resolutions. Closing this now.
comment:7 by , 16 years ago
Actually section 4.3.2 only applies to old Linux guests/older versions of VirtualBox. You can either resize the virtual machine window using the mouse pointer or send a video mode hint with VBoxManage (user manual, end of section 8.7). Unfortunately the resolution is still not kept when the VM reboots. This will be fixed soon.
Did you install the additions?