Gigantic screen resolution- cant maximise, unmaximise.

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gcampton
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Gigantic screen resolution- cant maximise, unmaximise.

Post by gcampton »

Hey i did try searching for this but every post seemed to be the opposite people whining about there 800x400 gfx (no GA)...

anyway i installed fedora 9(KDE) on my ubuntu8.04 host,
normal screen res is 1440 x 900 widescreen. I have not installed additions yet and I am finding it very hard to, mainly due to not having any OS to work with... see picture for details..

fedora vm screen resolution is about 2200 x 1900(or there abouts 2/3rds bigger), yet inside the guest os it states it as 800x600.
so i only see a fraction of the guest OS.

I can not get the window to adjust so it fits into a nice little package on my desktop (or at least so it's the same size as my desktop), if anyone has any info about resizing or this bug ?

thanks

EDIT: i tried the gnome version iso as well and get the same problem.
I'm not interested in prior versions due to wanting to setup my own OS live USB. or really ill be using it as a portable OS.

I have tried changing host screen reso, disabling desktop effects... thats about it, on the KDE system which is idealy what i want to use i have no apps or anything because i only see the top left hand side of window, and on gnome i have some access but can't figure it out...

also in this picture it looks like i have scrollbars but they are actually greyed out and can not be used.
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gcampton
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Post by gcampton »

i'm guessing really my only option here is to stop X, and use terminal but really i'm not quite sure of the commands i need to run it because if i hit ctrl alt F1 it enters my host terminal, and the only options XvBox has is ctrl alt backspace and ctrl alt del....

wheres my terminal buton eh????!
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Sasquatch
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Post by Sasquatch »

For special key combinations, use the Host key instead of Ctrl+Alt. So switching to a TTY, use Host+F1-F6. This is described in the manual too.

If you can install the Guest additions, you can resize the Guest resolution to fit the window. It should bring the screen size back to a normal viewable resolution.
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org

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gcampton
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Post by gcampton »

thanks sasq I ended up finding something better that achieves the same result.

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/04/14 ... e-install/
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