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Re: [Solved] Resolution problem
Posted: 10. Nov 2009, 00:06
by Sasquatch
The option 'controlvm' can only be used when the VM is running, and the resolution hinting only works when the VM is running. You can set extra video modes that are saved in the VM config by using 'modifyvm' when the VM is turned off. It's all in the manual.
Re: [Solved] Resolution problem
Posted: 10. Nov 2009, 01:50
by garycooper
yep i know 'controlvm' must be use when the VM is running but it did not work !!! Try (read the begin of the post, an other admin did not find solution)
and in can't find the good command line to modify resolution with 'modifyvm'
could you help me ?
Re: [Solved] Resolution problem
Posted: 10. Nov 2009, 11:04
by Sasquatch
See the manual, chapter 9.5 - Custom VESA Resolutions. That should give you what you need.
Re: [Solved] Resolution problem
Posted: 10. Nov 2009, 14:11
by garycooper
already read it but nothing change on my vm
i tried
VBoxManage setextradata TINY "CustomVideoMode1" "1400x1050x16"
VBoxManage setextradata TINY "CustomVideoMode1"
VBoxManage setextradata TINY "CustomVideoMode2"
VM ON and VM OFF.
what the problem ?
Addons are installed
Re: [Solved] Resolution problem
Posted: 11. Nov 2009, 18:08
by garycooper
any ideas?
Re: [Solved] Resolution problem
Posted: 11. Nov 2009, 18:33
by Perryg
I am not sure but let's see what we can find. Post the output of the showvminfo so I can see it.
host terminal/command windows VBoxManage showvminfo <VM Name> and post here. Replace <VM Name> with the actual name of the VM. Use "" if the name has a space in it.
If all else fails you can post a ticket with bugtracker (link is below my post) and see what the DEVs have to say about it.
Re: [Solved] Resolution problem
Posted: 11. Nov 2009, 19:57
by garycooper
Name: TINY
Guest OS: Windows XP
UUID: a15e29b5-6c8e-4520-b2d5-72ff23caea07
Config file: C:\Documents and Settings\nsitjas\.VirtualBox\Machines\TINY\TIN
Y.xml
Memory size: 540MB
VRAM size: 128MB
Number of CPUs: 1
Boot menu mode: message and menu
Boot Device (1): Floppy
Boot Device (2): DVD
Boot Device (3): HardDisk
Boot Device (4): Not Assigned
ACPI: on
IOAPIC: off
PAE: off
Time offset: 0 ms
Hardw. virt.ext: on
Nested Paging: off
VT-x VPID: off
State: powered off (since 2009-11-11T18:11:11.000000000)
Monitor count: 1
3D Acceleration: on
Floppy: empty
SATA: disabled
IDE Controller: PIIX4
Primary master: D:\vmware\virtualbox\TinyXP_original.vdi (UUID: 76a271e5-3880-4
7bb-a725-261cc6c2ed10)
DVD: C:\PROGRA~1\Sun\VIRTUA~1\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso (UUID: 8e7c4c48
-481c-4fe5-9f84-4571da6c9290)
NIC 1: MAC: 080027756FBD, Attachment: NAT, Cable connected: on, Trace:
off (file: none), Type: Am79C973, Reported speed: 0 Mbps
NIC 2: disabled
NIC 3: disabled
NIC 4: disabled
NIC 5: disabled
NIC 6: disabled
NIC 7: disabled
NIC 8: disabled
UART 1: disabled
UART 2: disabled
Audio: enabled (Driver: DSOUND, Controller: AC97)
Clipboard Mode: Bidirectional
VRDP: disabled
USB: enabled
USB Device Filters:
<none>
Shared folders:
Name: 'logs', Host path: 'C:\logs' (machine mapping), writable
Re: [Solved] Resolution problem
Posted: 11. Nov 2009, 20:33
by Perryg
Try these and see if you can control it in the guest. Other than this I have no more suggestions.
- VBoxManage setextradata global GUI/MaxGuestResolution any
will remove all limits on guest resolutions.
VBoxManage setextradata global GUI/MaxGuestResolution
>width,height<
manually specifies a maximum resolution.
VBoxManage setextradata global GUI/MaxGuestResolution auto
restores the default settings. Note that these settings apply globally to all guest systems, not just to a single machine
Re: [Solved] Resolution problem
Posted: 11. Nov 2009, 20:47
by garycooper
yesssss u did it !!!!
That works !!
Thank you so much