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Hi,
Is there any easy way to increase screen resolution greater than 800x600 running Ubuntu 9.10. I have been trying to get the Virtualbox additions to run but for some reason they it won't execute on my vm....

This screen resolution is way too small thanks. Please give detailed descrition/commands if possible...

This should help Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions + Xorg config

Thanks saw your previous post on this but cannot seem to get this to run. Also will this work with the 9.10 version of Ubuntu which handles screen resolution differently than previous builds? Thanks...

Sure does.

But since you are having problems let's try this step-by-step then.

• Start the Ubuntu guest. (I am assuming that you have the desktop version).
  Open a terminal.
  Type sudo -i <press enter> (enter your password) <press enter>
  type apt-get update <press enter>
  type apt-get upgrade <press enter>
  after this reboot
  Open the terminal again.
  Type sudo -i <press enter> (enter your password) <press enter>
  Type apt-get install linux-headers-generic <press enter>
  Type apt-get install build-essential <press enter>
  Now look up at the top left of the VBox window and click devices then click install guest additions.
  If they do not show on the desktop then click devices and unmount CD, then click install guest additions again.
  At this point they should be on your desktop. Dbl click to open the CD.
  Look for the Linux Guess Additions that fits you install. More than likely the VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run
  Position the terminal windows and the opened file system to where you can see them both.
  Click and drag the right additions file and drop it on the terminal window.
  Click on the terminal window to get focus and hit enter.
  Watch for any errors that show and when they are complete reboot.
  Let me know if you encounter any errors. If all is well you use the click drag to make the window bigger or use the host+F toggle to go in and out of full screen

Okay, it is now working----building the main guest additions module...For some reason I could not get it to switch to root before....Do I reboot after the install and then what are the next steps? 800x600 is really pathetic

Yup reboot.
Then you either use the mouse click drag or you use the (host + F) to go in and out of full screen or (host + L) to go in and out of seamless.
You may need to use the host + G toggle to get the auto-resize to work.

host = right ctrl key

okay got it now using the toggle keys...great full screen...now if I were only confident enough to try this on my Opensolaris and Solaris installs...As you might guess I am in the process of educating myself in several Os's....

I already have the guest additions mounted on my opensolaris install but didn't want to hose the install until I felt more confident. Thanks so much you have been a great help! with this install....

Update: Have it working great on Ubuntu 9.10 now and just installed in opensolaris and is working great...Now to try it on Solaris 10.

Thanks so much for the help!