VirtualBox Guest OS Desktop Resolution
If your desktop is 1024×768 or 1200×800 most likely you want a Virtual OS to be 800×600. Most Linux distributions will allow for resolution adjustment, but sometimes X gets in the way. X is designed to maximize the resolution based on settings in the xorg.conf file. The simple solution to your desktop resolution problem is: sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf Delete any reference to a resolution other than “800×600″. Now when X wants to maximize your resolution the 800×600 will be the maximum available.
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December 21, 2007 - 6:32 pm
What other problems or solutions are you looking for? If you modify the xorg.conf file directly this is all the resolution adjustment you need.
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Hi, i just installed virtualbox, but the virrtual OS is in a small window, and whenmaximize only maximizes window but not OS, ur solution is for this issue??
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