Guest OS Fails to Resize

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CutrightD
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Guest OS Fails to Resize

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Essentially, I have a Centos 6.9 x64 guest on a Windows 10 host. The guest OS does not resize dynamically/correctly (it leaves scroll bars which make it difficult to navigate the VM when I'm running numerous other VMs.... they all resize correctly).

I upgraded to VirtualBox 5.2.16, uninstalled the old guest additions, and installed the new ones / rebooted. The problem persists. I have SELinux disabled for some software I'm running, and I notice in my vboxadd-install.log that it says 'chcon: can't apply partial context to unlabeled file '/opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-5.2.16/other/mount.vboxsf'.

I am unsure if that error is related to resizing issues, or a red herring.

Attached ix my VBox.log- i attempted to resize the window a few times and selected/unselected the option pertaining to auto resizing the screen.

Thank you for any help.
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mpack
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Guest OSses: Mostly XP

Re: Guest OS Fails to Resize

Post by mpack »

In the VirtualBox manager, what is the setting of File|Preferences|Display|Max Guest Screen Size?
CutrightD
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Re: Guest OS Fails to Resize

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It is set to Automatic.
mpack
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Re: Guest OS Fails to Resize

Post by mpack »

You could try setting it to "None".

What is your native resolution on the selected host display?
DiDiDi
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Re: Guest OS Fails to Resize

Post by DiDiDi »

I had the same problem with Oracle Linux 7.5. Installing the additions AGAIN and then restarting resolved the issue.
CutrightD
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Re: Guest OS Fails to Resize

Post by CutrightD »

Unfortunately, mpack, Setting it to None did not solve the issue.

My native resolution is 1920x1080 on my laptop, and 3840x2160 on my external monitor. Since initially having this problem I have received a new work laptop, and the problem persists.
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