[Workaround] Windows 10 Guest - Display 1920x1080

[gcclinux]

Hello,
My Server details:

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$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 19.04
Release:	19.04
Codename:	disco

$ VBoxManage --version
6.0.12r133076

$ xrandr | grep '*'
   1920x1080     60.00*+
   1920x1080     60.00*+  59.94    50.00    60.00    50.04  

$ lspci -vnn | grep VGA -A 12
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GF108GLM [NVS 5200M] [10de:0dfc] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: Dell GF108GLM [NVS 5200M] [1028:0535]
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 31
	Memory at f5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
	I/O ports at e000 [size=128]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia
	Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia

01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 High Definition Audio Controller [10de:0bea] (rev a1)

My Guest details

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$ VBoxManage showvminfo Windows10 | egrep 'VRAM size|Memory size|Number of CPUs:|Video mode:|Audio:|Chipset:|APIC:|VT-x VPID:' 
Memory size                  4096MB
VRAM size:                   256MB
Chipset:                     piix3
Number of CPUs:              4
APIC:                        enabled
X2APIC:                      disabled
IOAPIC:                      enabled
VT-x VPID:                   enabled
Audio:                       enabled (Driver: PulseAudio, Controller: HDA, Codec: STAC9221)
Video mode:                  1280x1024x32 at 0,0 enabled

I've installed VirtualBox guest / removed it / included the VirtualBox drivers / removed it and unfortunately no matter what I do I can not get fullscreen, I can not get 1920x1080 as an option in my Windows Guest.

I've looked at all tutorials, forums and tried everything I can think of but I am stuck so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks

[socratis]

We need to see a complete VBox.log, from a complete VM run, where the problem occurs:

• Start the VM from cold-boot (not from a paused or saved state) / Observe or recreate the problem / Shutdown the VM (force close it if you have to).
• With the VM completely shut down (not paused or saved), right-click on the VM in the VirtualBox Manager and select "Show Log".
• Save only the first "VBox.log", ZIP it and attach it to your response. See the "Upload attachment" tab below the reply form.

[gcclinux]

Hello, @socratis
I have tried to reinstall Guest Software on top of the original installation, rebooted and collected all the logs of my actions.

I did see this in the log...

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00:00:10.592920 2D is supported!
00:00:10.595872 VMMDev: Guest Log: VBoxMP::vboxWddmVModesAdd: WARNING! :resolution 1600x1200 not accepted by the frontend
00:00:10.595872 VMMDev: Guest Log: VBoxMP::vboxWddmVModesAdd: WARNING! :resolution 1920x1440 not accepted by the frontend
00:00:10.595872 VMMDev: Guest Log: VBoxMP::voxWddmVModesInitForTarget: WARNING! :vps(0x57)!=NO_ERROR
00:00:10.595872 VMMDev: Guest Log: VBoxMP::voxWddmVModesInitForTarget: WARNING! :vps(0x57)!=NO_ERROR
00:00:10.595872 VMMDev: Guest Log: VBoxMP::DxgkDdiStartDevice: WDDM: VRAM 0xe0000000/0x10000000, FIFO 0xfde00000/0x200000, IO 0xfff0/0x10
00:00:10.610402 VMMDev: Guest Log: VBoxMP::DxgkDdiQueryAdapterInfo: DXGKQAITYPE_QUERYSEGMENT3 treating as unsupported!

[socratis]

00:00:01.691529 GUI: UIDesktopWidgetWatchdog::sltHandleHostScreenAvailableGeometryCalculated:
                Screen 0 work area is actually resized to: 0x0 x 1920x1080
00:00:01.691873 GUI: UIDesktopWidgetWatchdog::sltHandleHostScreenAvailableGeometryCalculated:
                Screen 1 work area is actually resized to: 1920x91 x 1920x1080

Do you actually have two monitors with 1920x1080 resolution, and you're looking for a similar resolution in your guest? You won't get it. If you want to go into Full-screen mode (i.e. 1920x1080), then you won't see that resolution offered. You got to go from the host's View menu » Full-screen mode.

[gcclinux]

Hello Socratis,

No I am not looking for dual screen in the guest online single BUT full screen. It use to work perfectly and then Windows 10 had an update and since then it stopped working. Since then I updated my Virtualbox server to the latest and also the guest to the latest version but made no difference, I still can't bring it back to the (single) full screen I use to have.

Something happened or changed when Windows 10 was updated last time.

I have it on the host full_screen set but i get right and left black gap, looking into the guest setting it is missing some resolution 1280x1024 is the hieghst i can go for some reason.

Also tried the different video options in the setup.

BUT while writing this I found an another article online that I have not tried before, unfortunately I can't try it until later.

VBoxManage controlvm "Name of VM" setvideomodehint 1920 1080 32

I am gonna see what that does and if it works.

Regards,

[gcclinux]

Hello, unfortunately that made no difference, to be honest that command did nothing at all.

So still unable to have full screen on display "0" like I use to before Windows 10 was updated.

[socratis]

I want to see the recipe of the VM, the ".vbox" file. Right-click on the VM in the VirtualBox Manager, select "Show in Finder/Explorer/FileManager/Whatever". ZIP the selected ".vbox" file and attach it to your response.

[gcclinux]

@socratis as requested. please let me know if there is anything else I can provide or test.

Many Thanks

[socratis]

Try to reset all screen hints/options for your VM. Shutdown the VM from within the VM (not paused or saved) and issue the following commands from the Terminal:

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  VBoxManage setextradata "Windows10" "GUI/Fullscreen"
  VBoxManage setextradata "Windows10" "GUI/LastNormalWindowPosition"
  VBoxManage setextradata "Windows10" "GUI/LastScaleWindowPosition"
  VBoxManage setextradata "Windows10" "GUI/VirtualScreenToHostScreen0"

[gcclinux]

Hello socratis,

Thank you for all your help, I am thinking now this is not a Virtubox issue but something has gone wrong with my windows10 after the upgrade. I perform all the suggested steps and made no difference.

As you can see from the display settings I can't go higher than 1400 x 1050.

At some point, I will try a new clean installation and see what happens.

Thank you all the same for your efforts.

Display settings

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[gcclinux]

The solution I have found (workaround) is by launching the Windows 10 headless or not and then use Remmina Remote Desktop as that gives me fullscreen.

I have once again full screen and can do my work.

Many Thanks for trying to help, i really don't know what changed after the Mircrosoft patching as it was working well for months.

Regards,

[socratis]

as that gives me fullscreen.

What does the Win Guest give you in that case? And if you reboot, it doesn't remember those options?

Many Thanks for trying to help, i really don't know what changed after the Microsoft patching as it was working well for months.

You're welcome! And just like half of the planet we call home, I too have no idea what MS is doing!

I think I'm finally going to give up and mark this as a [Workaround].

[gcclinux]

Have a good weekend.