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#1 2009-06-04 11:00:12
- longtom
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[SOLVED] Change arch resolution in VirtualBox
Hi,
I got arch running in VirtualBox (boy am I proud of myself...:D). Following problem awaits a solution (probably an old hat for all of you):
My screen resolution on my system (Ubuntu Hardy) is 1280x1024. Arch runs in 640x400 in VB - an thats really small. What is to be down to convince Arch to run in 1280x1024 as well (no gui or x installed yet - well - nothing installed yet).
Any suggestions welcome.
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#2 2009-06-04 12:12:52
- dmartins
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Re: [SOLVED] Change arch resolution in VirtualBox
Edit: Where are my manners today!? Congrats on getting Arch up and running. Now the fun begins! 
To change the resolution of the console, look in /boot/grub/menu.lst. There is a small table of values and the resolution that they will give you. There's also a line that says "# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.". Replace '773' with the value for the resolution you want.
X is another story. Once you have it configured, install VirtualBox Guest Additions (in the guest OS). Depending on the desktop environment you use, you might have to start VBoxClient-all (also in the guest) to get the auto resizing and seamless mouse features working.
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#3 2009-06-04 12:22:21
- longtom
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Re: [SOLVED] Change arch resolution in VirtualBox
That's wonderful - thank you. Is there a list of different codes for different resolutions?
773 = 1024x762
774 = ?
etc...
That would be really helpful.
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#4 2009-06-04 12:37:01
- kowalski
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Re: [SOLVED] Change arch resolution in VirtualBox
He who says A doesn't have to say B. He can also recognize that A was false.
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#5 2009-06-04 12:39:10
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Re: [SOLVED] Change arch resolution in VirtualBox
Or the table in /boot/grub/menu.lst for the basic ones.
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#6 2009-06-04 13:30:24
- longtom
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Re: [SOLVED] Change arch resolution in VirtualBox
Thank you very much - got it going.
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#7 2009-06-05 08:21:56
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Re: [SOLVED] Change arch resolution in VirtualBox
Check the beginners guide too. It is explained there as well.
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#8 2009-06-05 08:42:39
- longtom
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Re: [SOLVED] Change arch resolution in VirtualBox
Check the beginners guide too. It is explained there as well.
It is - but I somehow figured it would only concern the grub screen. Don't know, what made me think this...
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