Resolution on my VirtualBox Ubuntu 18.04 guest can be a max of 1280 X 664 (I have Guest Additions installed)
I have a Windows 10 laptop running Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.22. I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 in a virtual environment and installed Guest Additions (I can copy/paste to/from Ubuntu to/from Windows, so I know it works).
If I increase the resolution from 1280 X 664 on the Ubuntu VM, the desktop goes off the screen (I can no longer see the launcher icon in the lower left corner). I have tried enabling 3D Acceleration, but the screen then becomes too small.
I have a Dell laptop with a resolution of 3840 X 2160, so I should be able to come close to that. It has an Intel HD Graphics 350 card. I have tried the different graphics drivers in the Ubuntu image, but none seem to make a difference.
More Information:
I installed VB on another (desktop) and created a VM from the same iso. I was able to get a resolution of 2560 X 1495 without any issues. The other machine is an AMD FX-8150, the laptop giving me issues is an Intel I7 (much newer). The desktop has an AMD Radeon R5 video card.
I copied that VM folder to my laptop and only got the aforementioned resolution. IMHO, There is something wacky going on with the Intel video drivers.
ubuntu virtualbox resolution
asked Dec 16 at 21:29
jordanthompson
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I have a Windows 10 laptop running Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.22. I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 in a virtual environment and installed Guest Additions (I can copy/paste to/from Ubuntu to/from Windows, so I know it works).
If I increase the resolution from 1280 X 664 on the Ubuntu VM, the desktop goes off the screen (I can no longer see the launcher icon in the lower left corner). I have tried enabling 3D Acceleration, but the screen then becomes too small.
I have a Dell laptop with a resolution of 3840 X 2160, so I should be able to come close to that. It has an Intel HD Graphics 350 card. I have tried the different graphics drivers in the Ubuntu image, but none seem to make a difference.
More Information:
I installed VB on another (desktop) and created a VM from the same iso. I was able to get a resolution of 2560 X 1495 without any issues. The other machine is an AMD FX-8150, the laptop giving me issues is an Intel I7 (much newer). The desktop has an AMD Radeon R5 video card.
I copied that VM folder to my laptop and only got the aforementioned resolution. IMHO, There is something wacky going on with the Intel video drivers.
ubuntu virtualbox resolution
asked Dec 16 at 21:29
jordanthompson
1011
Are you running the VirtualBox in a window? If so, have you tried resizing the window?
– Patrick Jørgensen
Dec 16 at 22:34
yes. I have tried full-screen and scaled. I have tried auto-resizing the guest display. I have tried rebooting after each change. The only glimmer of hope I have is when I enable 3D acceleration in the VB Display settings. It appears to give me the resolution I request, but the client screen only takes up about 1/10 of the host screen (in the upper-left corner) and the mouse does not track properly in the guest window.
– jordanthompson
Dec 17 at 13:33
No suggestions?
– jordanthompson
Dec 21 at 12:27
Still no suggestions?
– jordanthompson
yesterday
add a comment |
I have a Windows 10 laptop running Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.22. I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 in a virtual environment and installed Guest Additions (I can copy/paste to/from Ubuntu to/from Windows, so I know it works).
If I increase the resolution from 1280 X 664 on the Ubuntu VM, the desktop goes off the screen (I can no longer see the launcher icon in the lower left corner). I have tried enabling 3D Acceleration, but the screen then becomes too small.
I have a Dell laptop with a resolution of 3840 X 2160, so I should be able to come close to that. It has an Intel HD Graphics 350 card. I have tried the different graphics drivers in the Ubuntu image, but none seem to make a difference.
More Information:
I installed VB on another (desktop) and created a VM from the same iso. I was able to get a resolution of 2560 X 1495 without any issues. The other machine is an AMD FX-8150, the laptop giving me issues is an Intel I7 (much newer). The desktop has an AMD Radeon R5 video card.
I copied that VM folder to my laptop and only got the aforementioned resolution. IMHO, There is something wacky going on with the Intel video drivers.
ubuntu virtualbox resolution
asked Dec 16 at 21:29
jordanthompson
1011
I have a Windows 10 laptop running Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.22. I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 in a virtual environment and installed Guest Additions (I can copy/paste to/from Ubuntu to/from Windows, so I know it works).
If I increase the resolution from 1280 X 664 on the Ubuntu VM, the desktop goes off the screen (I can no longer see the launcher icon in the lower left corner). I have tried enabling 3D Acceleration, but the screen then becomes too small.
I have a Dell laptop with a resolution of 3840 X 2160, so I should be able to come close to that. It has an Intel HD Graphics 350 card. I have tried the different graphics drivers in the Ubuntu image, but none seem to make a difference.
More Information:
I installed VB on another (desktop) and created a VM from the same iso. I was able to get a resolution of 2560 X 1495 without any issues. The other machine is an AMD FX-8150, the laptop giving me issues is an Intel I7 (much newer). The desktop has an AMD Radeon R5 video card.
I copied that VM folder to my laptop and only got the aforementioned resolution. IMHO, There is something wacky going on with the Intel video drivers.
ubuntu virtualbox resolution
ubuntu virtualbox resolution
asked Dec 16 at 21:29
jordanthompson
1011
asked Dec 16 at 21:29
jordanthompson
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edited Dec 17 at 14:58
asked Dec 16 at 21:29
jordanthompson
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asked Dec 16 at 21:29
jordanthompson
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asked Dec 16 at 21:29
jordanthompson
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Are you running the VirtualBox in a window? If so, have you tried resizing the window?
– Patrick Jørgensen
Dec 16 at 22:34
yes. I have tried full-screen and scaled. I have tried auto-resizing the guest display. I have tried rebooting after each change. The only glimmer of hope I have is when I enable 3D acceleration in the VB Display settings. It appears to give me the resolution I request, but the client screen only takes up about 1/10 of the host screen (in the upper-left corner) and the mouse does not track properly in the guest window.
– jordanthompson
Dec 17 at 13:33
No suggestions?
– jordanthompson
Dec 21 at 12:27
Still no suggestions?
– jordanthompson
yesterday
add a comment |
Are you running the VirtualBox in a window? If so, have you tried resizing the window?
– Patrick Jørgensen
Dec 16 at 22:34
yes. I have tried full-screen and scaled. I have tried auto-resizing the guest display. I have tried rebooting after each change. The only glimmer of hope I have is when I enable 3D acceleration in the VB Display settings. It appears to give me the resolution I request, but the client screen only takes up about 1/10 of the host screen (in the upper-left corner) and the mouse does not track properly in the guest window.
– jordanthompson
Dec 17 at 13:33
No suggestions?
– jordanthompson
Dec 21 at 12:27
Still no suggestions?
– jordanthompson
yesterday
Are you running the VirtualBox in a window? If so, have you tried resizing the window?
– Patrick Jørgensen
Dec 16 at 22:34
Are you running the VirtualBox in a window? If so, have you tried resizing the window?
– Patrick Jørgensen
Dec 16 at 22:34
yes. I have tried full-screen and scaled. I have tried auto-resizing the guest display. I have tried rebooting after each change. The only glimmer of hope I have is when I enable 3D acceleration in the VB Display settings. It appears to give me the resolution I request, but the client screen only takes up about 1/10 of the host screen (in the upper-left corner) and the mouse does not track properly in the guest window.
– jordanthompson
Dec 17 at 13:33
yes. I have tried full-screen and scaled. I have tried auto-resizing the guest display. I have tried rebooting after each change. The only glimmer of hope I have is when I enable 3D acceleration in the VB Display settings. It appears to give me the resolution I request, but the client screen only takes up about 1/10 of the host screen (in the upper-left corner) and the mouse does not track properly in the guest window.
– jordanthompson
Dec 17 at 13:33
No suggestions?
– jordanthompson
Dec 21 at 12:27
No suggestions?
– jordanthompson
Dec 21 at 12:27
Still no suggestions?
– jordanthompson
yesterday
Still no suggestions?
– jordanthompson
yesterday
add a comment |
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– Patrick Jørgensen
Dec 16 at 22:34
yes. I have tried full-screen and scaled. I have tried auto-resizing the guest display. I have tried rebooting after each change. The only glimmer of hope I have is when I enable 3D acceleration in the VB Display settings. It appears to give me the resolution I request, but the client screen only takes up about 1/10 of the host screen (in the upper-left corner) and the mouse does not track properly in the guest window.
– jordanthompson
Dec 17 at 13:33
No suggestions?
– jordanthompson
Dec 21 at 12:27
Still no suggestions?
– jordanthompson
yesterday