Hello!
I put Ubuntu 17.04 64bit minimal install on virtual box today. (It wont let me put a link to the .iso b/c I have a new account- if you want it just let me know)
However, I'm running into a problem that I've researched for a while and can't find a solution to.
How can I make it so that the window/terminal is larger than the default? I've done the guest additions thing before when I'm in linux with a GUI to enable different screen sizes, but how do I do that here?
I've tried changing the GRUB_GFXMODE value in /etc/default/grub as well as other things, and nothing is working so far.
Please help! Thank you.
Change Size of Ubuntu Minimal (no gui) in VB
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Re: Change Size of Ubuntu Minimal (no gui) in VB
Without X the guest additions will not work for the video. You would need to adjust the framebuffers to a screen size you can live with. Ubuntu forums/help do have a way to do it.
In essence you edit grub and then compile grub then reboot. The steps are covered in the file telling you what to do.
In essence you edit grub and then compile grub then reboot. The steps are covered in the file telling you what to do.
Re: Change Size of Ubuntu Minimal (no gui) in VB
Thanks!
Where is this file that tells me what to do? Also, I've looked through the Ubuntu forums and haven't found anything that has worked. Is there a specific link I should check out?
Thank you
Where is this file that tells me what to do? Also, I've looked through the Ubuntu forums and haven't found anything that has worked. Is there a specific link I should check out?
Thank you
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Re: Change Size of Ubuntu Minimal (no gui) in VB
Edit /etc/default/grub
Then run update-grub
You may need to blacklist vboxvideo to get it to work properly
Then run update-grub
You may need to blacklist vboxvideo to get it to work properly
Re: Change Size of Ubuntu Minimal (no gui) in VB
Thank you for the help.
Unfortunately, I tried this and it still didn't work for me. Still not sure what to do.
Thanks
Unfortunately, I tried this and it still didn't work for me. Still not sure what to do.
Thanks
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Re: Change Size of Ubuntu Minimal (no gui) in VB
Virtualbox isn't Ubuntu. Are you sure you're asking in the right place?
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Re: Change Size of Ubuntu Minimal (no gui) in VB
Yes this is not really a VirtualBox issue but the folks at Ubuntu don't seem to have a lot of patience these days. I know for a fact the following works as I use it all the time in various servers that use grub.
Edit /etc/default/grub and add the two lines specified below
sudo vi /etc/default/grub then type sudo update-grub and press enter.
Then edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and add vboxvideo to the bottom of the file.
sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf Then reboot the guest
Edit /etc/default/grub and add the two lines specified below
sudo vi /etc/default/grub then type sudo update-grub and press enter.
Then edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and add vboxvideo to the bottom of the file.
sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf Then reboot the guest
Re: Change Size of Ubuntu Minimal (no gui) in VB
Thank you so much! This worked. I think the blacklisting is what did it; I had done the first step before, and that hadn't worked.
Thanks for the patience!
Thanks for the patience!