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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.
Last edited by longtom (2009-06-04 13:30:40)
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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.
Last edited by dmartins (2009-06-04 12:14:37)
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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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He who says A doesn't have to say B. He can also recognize that A was false.
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Or the table in /boot/grub/menu.lst for the basic ones.
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Thank you very much - got it going.
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Check the beginners guide too. It is explained there as well.
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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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