[Fixed] Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

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[Fixed] Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

Post by trekfan1 »

On linux guest with guest additions installed, screen is not in full screen mode, on windows guest all ok
Last edited by socratis on 19. Dec 2018, 12:06, edited 4 times in total.
Reason: Marked as [Fixed].
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Re: Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

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Is this a new VM or an old one?
Did you install/update the Guest Additions (GAs) in your guest?
Is this with the VMSVGA graphics controller, or the VBoxVGA controller? Try switching to VBoxVGA.
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Re: Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

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Ok, with a VboxVGA adapter screen is full...
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Re: Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

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Right, that's the old stuff, that should just work. The problem is that the new one, the VMSVGA one doesn't work. Yet. So, thank you for marking it as [Solved], but I think I'm going to remove it from the thread title, because it actually should work with the VMSVGA controller...
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Re: Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

Post by trekfan1 »

Ok, the linux guest is used to test ubuntu in development (actually future disco dingo 19.04) with proposed activated and kernel 4.19 (at the moment), i'm tried to starting VM with VMSVGA and fullscreen works ok and using Virtualbox 6.0 NOT RC
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Re: Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

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trekfan1 wrote:using Virtualbox 6.0 NOT RC
Version 6.0.0 r127566 (Qt5.6.3)?
You should always state your complete version, it saves my clarification question and your clarification reply, i.e. time... ;)
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Re: Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

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Yes, Virtualbox 6.0.0 r127566 (Qt5.6.3), the latest stable released
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Re: [Fixed] Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

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Great, thanks for the reply. Marking as [Fixed].
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Re: [Fixed] Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

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With new Kernel 5.0.0 VMSVGA is working at full screen (Virtualbox 6.0.4)
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Re: [Fixed] Linux Guest: No fullscreen mode

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6.0.0 (and more) is now officially out, there's no point in discussing it any further in the beta section. It's long since it has been put to sleep.
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