Can't get dual monitors to work (not even dual windows)

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GronkALonk1
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Can't get dual monitors to work (not even dual windows)

Post by GronkALonk1 »

Hi,

I can't get a dual monitor setup working. I'm running Arch Linux in virtualbox on a Windows 10 host.

I have the guest additions instllaed, the Monitor Count set to 2, Video Memory set to 128MB and I've tried all combinations of Graphics Controllers and Acceleration checkboxes. Nothing works.

I can't even get two windows to display, let alone get dual monitors going in fullscreen mode. If I click on the "view" menu in windowed-mode, I do get "Virtual Screen 1" and "Virtual Screen 2" as options down the bottom, but everything is greyed out and I only see one screen (window).

I've tried downgrading from 6.0.10 all the way to 5.2 (as I know for sure I've had this working properly before!) but nothing seems to help.

Any help appreciated.
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Re: Can't get dual monitors to work (not even dual windows)

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