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#1 2008-11-30 18:07:24
- Zespris
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[Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
Hi,
I recently installed a Windows XP Guest in VirtualBox, however, I can't get the screen resolution over 800x600 (my host has 1024x760). I have installed the guest addons, and there's no way. Any idea?
Thanks.
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#2 2008-12-01 03:09:57
- xaiviax
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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
For a larger resolution, don't you have to be in full screen (HOST [right-control] f) ? (Nothing really between 800x600 and 1024x768)
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#3 2008-12-01 08:24:20
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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
I suppose so, but even in full screen mode I can't get it over 800x600. It just seems to stay inside a 800x600 box with a black frame.
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#4 2008-12-01 09:51:43
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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
Have you actually run the guest addons (after installing from virtual box or pacman) in the windows client?
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#5 2008-12-01 12:47:18
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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
I have installed them, including the graphics driver.
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#6 2008-12-01 13:29:33
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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
Sorry for the dumb basic questions, but then you have the guest additions icon showing in the guests xp system tray, correct?
And if so, have you gone back and forth a few times from full screen, to windowed, to seamless?
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#7 2008-12-01 15:24:10
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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
How big is your host display? Mine is 1600 * 1200 and the highest I can get the guest display is about 1400 * 1050.
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#8 2008-12-01 16:51:14
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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
Try to press right CTRL + G few times -- this should force client to adjust to window or full screen resolutions.
Gnome -> Openbox -> Awesome -> XMonad -> dwm .
http://github.com/dusanx/uzbl/
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#9 2008-12-01 20:14:51
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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
Pressing Ctrl+G did the trick for me. Now I can achieve 1024x760 in full screen. Many thanks!
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#10 2010-04-11 03:02:40
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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
Hey this does not work for me. I still get 800x600 on going FS. I installed guest additions and are loaded fine. Anything else to do? I am running Archbang(Arch Linux+Openbox) as guest on Chakra Arch Host. My host resolution is 1360x768 but guest has 800x600 
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#11 2010-11-18 09:59:50
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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox Windows Guest Screen Resolution
In my case I had to mess around with the "Enable seamless mode (Host + L)" a few times, together with the "Enable Guest display Auto-resize (Host + G)" and enter/exist fullscreen (Host + F) before I was able to get the guest to use the full screen (1920x1080) in the fullscreen mode.
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