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Fedora screen is bigger than display
Posted: 10. Nov 2008, 15:36
by nathand28
I am trying to run Fedora 9 on Ubuntu 8.10 ( Intrepid ) and I installed it ok but the screen is bigger than my laptop's display ( 1024 x 768 ). I can't install the Guest Additions or get onto the screen after login.
Any help is appreciated.
Posted: 10. Nov 2008, 16:39
by nathand28
Sure enough, my Windows XP guest works fine.
Posted: 10. Nov 2008, 20:57
by nathand28
Does nobody have an answer to this?
Re: Fedora screen is bigger than display
Posted: 10. Nov 2008, 22:42
by fixedwheel
nathand28 wrote:get onto the screen after login.
[host-key]+[F1] (vbox [host-key] usually is right [ctrl]) to get the text console, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to contain something like...
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Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Posted: 11. Nov 2008, 17:56
by nathand28
It says I don't have the permissions to save it.
Posted: 12. Nov 2008, 00:13
by Sasquatch
You have to edit the file as root, so either log in as root, or use sudo. You should also be able to change the resolution from the GUI, if you can still see the panels of the Guest.
Posted: 13. Nov 2008, 21:56
by nathand28
Now my user isn't in the sudoers file.How do I restart the X server?
Posted: 14. Nov 2008, 00:43
by Sasquatch
Hit the key combo Host + Backspace, where Host is the defined Host Key to release your keyboard. It's used for shortcuts like these too.