Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
Is it possible to increase the start-up video resolution to something larger than VGA 640x480? The installer screens for Elementary OS version 6 are apparently 800x600 or 1024x768 which puts the configuration control buttons somewhere off the VBox window to the right.
-
- Site Moderator
- Posts: 39134
- Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09
- Primary OS: MS Windows 10
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Mostly XP
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
VirtualBox will change the virtual monitor resolution to any size the guest OS asks for (i.e. the guest chooses the size, not VirtualBox). If it doesn't change then the guest OS didn't ask for it.
Please attach images locally: offsite IMG tags are disabled for security reasons.
Please attach images locally: offsite IMG tags are disabled for security reasons.
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
I've attached a screenshot.
How do I request a resolution? The view options are grayed out.
Obviously, the installer did not request a large enough resolution to show the screen.How do I request a resolution? The view options are grayed out.
-
- Site Moderator
- Posts: 39134
- Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09
- Primary OS: MS Windows 10
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Mostly XP
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
That menu :-
- Does not do anything permanent, it simply asks the Guest Additions to ask for a new size from inside the guest OS. It is up to the guest OS to implement the request and perhaps preserve the selected GUI desktop size for the future.
- Needs the Guest Additions to be installed first - being all grayed out tells me this isn't the case.
- Needs the guest OS to be running, so will not apply during boot.
-
- Volunteer
- Posts: 5677
- Joined: 14. Feb 2019, 03:06
- Primary OS: Mac OS X other
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Linux, Windows 10, ...
- Location: Germany
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
Please post a zipped VBox.log file.
-
- Posts: 60
- Joined: 23. Dec 2010, 05:03
- Primary OS: MS Windows 10
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Windows, Linux, ...
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
Hi folks
I can't connect to Elementary OS from a Windows machine (by the way, Purchase becomes Download since we replace Custom with 0). That's because Elementary OS requires a 1024×768 minimum resolution display...
Do you have a simple solution?
Many thanks.
Rui
I can't connect to Elementary OS from a Windows machine (by the way, Purchase becomes Download since we replace Custom with 0). That's because Elementary OS requires a 1024×768 minimum resolution display...
Do you have a simple solution?
Many thanks.
Rui
-
- Site Moderator
- Posts: 20945
- Joined: 30. Dec 2009, 20:14
- Primary OS: MS Windows 10
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Windows, Linux
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
This terminology "connect to X from Y" is used to discuss network connectivity issues. However, you've posted in a topic discussing screen size, and screen size doesn't influence or interfere with network connectivity. Can you please clarify?Rui Baptista wrote:I can't connect to Elementary OS from a Windows machine
Also, Start the VM from full normal shutdown, not save-state. Run until you see the problem happen, then shut down the VM from within the VM's OS if possible. If not possible, close the Virtualbox window for the VM with the Power Off option set.
Right-click the VM in the main Virtualbox window's VM list, choose Show Log. Save the far left tab's log, zip it, and post the zip file, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.
-
- Posts: 60
- Joined: 23. Dec 2010, 05:03
- Primary OS: MS Windows 10
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Windows, Linux, ...
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
That was fast, scottgus1!
I have the same problem as Quastor, on the same screen. I was installing elementary OS. The log was in the previous post.
Rui
I have the same problem as Quastor, on the same screen. I was installing elementary OS. The log was in the previous post.
Rui
-
- Site Moderator
- Posts: 20945
- Joined: 30. Dec 2009, 20:14
- Primary OS: MS Windows 10
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Windows, Linux
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
Sorry about missing your posted log. It doesn't show anything wrong N the VM's operation that I see. I'd suggest turning off 3D acceleration for now, and increase video RAM to max. The VM OS has embedded Guest Additions running, so Quaestor's attempt at trying to use the Video menu might work. If not, then we'll need a guru to look at this. (The times I faced this I tried typing Enter to see if the OK or Continue button would get clicked, or tabbing and Entering until something happened.)
-
- Volunteer
- Posts: 5677
- Joined: 14. Feb 2019, 03:06
- Primary OS: Mac OS X other
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Linux, Windows 10, ...
- Location: Germany
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
I don't see anything unusual in the VBox.log file. Just like with most Linux distributions, the display resolution is changed to 800x600 (at 00:00:17.424124) during boot.
On a Linux GUI, there's usually an easier way: You probably know how to move a window if the title bar is visible. If you press and hold the Alt key, you can click anywhere in a window and move it.scottgus1 wrote:The times I faced this I tried typing Enter to see if the OK or Continue button would get clicked, or tabbing and Entering until something happened.
-
- Posts: 60
- Joined: 23. Dec 2010, 05:03
- Primary OS: MS Windows 10
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Windows, Linux, ...
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
scottgus1 and fth0, thank you!
I have managed to install elementary OS. All this was done, not press and hold the Alt key, but using the Windows/Super key. I simply have only one hand (the left hand). Do you see how difficult that is?
Rui
I have managed to install elementary OS. All this was done, not press and hold the Alt key, but using the Windows/Super key. I simply have only one hand (the left hand). Do you see how difficult that is?
Rui
-
- Volunteer
- Posts: 5677
- Joined: 14. Feb 2019, 03:06
- Primary OS: Mac OS X other
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Linux, Windows 10, ...
- Location: Germany
Re: Initial screen resolution prevents Elementary OS 6 beta installation
Thanks for reporting back!
Regarding the one-handed approach, I can recommend using a notebook with a touchpad. Lenovo ThinkPads have mouse keys between the space bar and the touch pad. Moving a window with one hand is a challenge, but doable. Additionally, some OSes offer sticky modifier key functionalities in their accessibility settings. Heads up!
Regarding the one-handed approach, I can recommend using a notebook with a touchpad. Lenovo ThinkPads have mouse keys between the space bar and the touch pad. Moving a window with one hand is a challenge, but doable. Additionally, some OSes offer sticky modifier key functionalities in their accessibility settings. Heads up!