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I am a little lost with this

I have managed to get Ubuntu with guest additions installed and with a little help from a xorg.conf file, I get maximum resolution. This is running on a Dell Latitude D610 and Windows XP.

When I install Kubuntu as a guest OS, I install guest additions and they work as expected, the mouse integration works and other things, all apart from the resolution which is set a 800x600. if I use the same xorg.conf file for kubuntu as I have for ubuntu, it doesn't resolve the issue and it doesn't display the login screen (black screen login prompt).

Is there something I'm not doing? Has anyone else had this same problem?

*Bump*

I am getting the exact same problem with the Ubuntu Intrepid beta on a Vista host. I installed the guest additions without any errors but the video is only 800x600 and seamless mode does not work.

What changes did you make to your Ubuntu xorg.conf file? Did you get seamless mode working?

Check if it mentions a driver for your video card. It should list vboxvideo as driver. Add it if needed.

To resolve the ubuntu issue I simply copied this code into my xorg.conf file

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# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "vboxmouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "vboxvideo"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280×800" "1024×768" "800×600"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

to access your xorg.conf file, type this code into a terminal window

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sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Delete all the text within this xorg.conf file and replace it with the code above, save then reboot.

Also, please ensure you have installed the virtualbox guest addons

I have now managed to get this to work Kubuntu using the same method above