Comments on: VirtualBox and the X Windowing System http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/ The blog of Petros Koutoupis. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:48:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: shahryar ghazi http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-6072 shahryar ghazi Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:57:09 +0000 http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-6072 thanks for sharing ... very useful indeed thanks for sharing … very useful indeed

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]]> By: Random Guy http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-5483 Random Guy Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:12:37 +0000 http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-5483 I'm running OpenSuse 11.1 on Virtualbox 2.2.2 I've installed GuestAdditions but get the same crappy 800x600 resolution. I've tried reinstalling GuestAddtions but to no avail. The odd thing is I have shared folders which is part of GuestAddtions ... go figure. Anyway modifying xorg.conf works for me. --rg I’m running OpenSuse 11.1 on Virtualbox 2.2.2 I’ve installed GuestAdditions but get the same crappy 800×600 resolution. I’ve tried reinstalling GuestAddtions but to no avail. The odd thing is I have shared folders which is part of GuestAddtions … go figure.
Anyway modifying xorg.conf works for me.

–rg

]]> By: Raj http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-5450 Raj Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:42:24 +0000 http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-5450 Actually, this could come handy for VM software that doesnt support guest additions for unix - such as MS Virtual PC. Actually, this could come handy for VM software that doesnt support guest additions for unix - such as MS Virtual PC.

]]> By: Paul Hands http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-5434 Paul Hands Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:55:24 +0000 http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-5434 The first 2 comments say it all. Install the guest additions, Restart and all is well. I did this on my laptop which runs up 1400 x 1050 resolutions. I happily get 1152 x 864, which is excellent. Installing the additions is as simple as running a script once the additions CD ISO image is mounted. It takes a few minutes, but it's worth it. The first 2 comments say it all. Install the guest additions, Restart and all is well. I did this on my laptop which runs up 1400 x 1050 resolutions. I happily get 1152 x 864, which is excellent.

Installing the additions is as simple as running a script once the additions CD ISO image is mounted. It takes a few minutes, but it’s worth it.

]]> By: admin http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-5396 admin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:47:44 +0000 http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-5396 Currently I have OpenSolaris and Red Hat AS 5 virtual clients configured with Guest Additions installed on both; as I wanted to take advantage of the vboxfs modules for the shared folders between the host OS and the virtual guests. You are correct that installing these additions adds some additional video support (among other things) but in my situation I wanted some more custom resolutions. That is where editing the xorg.conf file came in handy. Also, not all guest operating systems have supported additions: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes Currently I have OpenSolaris and Red Hat AS 5 virtual clients configured with Guest Additions installed on both; as I wanted to take advantage of the vboxfs modules for the shared folders between the host OS and the virtual guests. You are correct that installing these additions adds some additional video support (among other things) but in my situation I wanted some more custom resolutions. That is where editing the xorg.conf file came in handy. Also, not all guest operating systems have supported additions: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes

]]> By: Andrew Matta http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-5394 Andrew Matta Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:03:59 +0000 http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/06/02/virtualbox-and-the-x-windowing-system/#comment-5394 Did you install the VirtualBox Guest Additions in the boxed OS? I've installed a few Linux distros in VirtualBox and found, like you did, that it gives you something like an 800x600 resolution by default. However, if you install the guest additions and reboot, when you log in to X you can resize the window to whatever you'd like and it will scale appropriately. Did you install the VirtualBox Guest Additions in the boxed OS? I’ve installed a few Linux distros in VirtualBox and found, like you did, that it gives you something like an 800×600 resolution by default. However, if you install the guest additions and reboot, when you log in to X you can resize the window to whatever you’d like and it will scale appropriately.

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