I don't know much about Solaris, but in general, you should add the VBox guest additions. Have you done that ?
On 04/14/2014 02:12 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: > I'm running 2 vms of solaris (openindiana 151_9) > > Both were installed from same source and updated to the next version. > > Both run the same version of gnome. > > They both have the same Vbox settings for 'display'. > > Right Click on empty spot of desktop, select 'resolution'. > > guest OS-1 shows choices listed like so: > > 1440 x 1050 > 1280 x 960 > 1024 x 768 > 800 x 600 > 640 x 480 > > guest OS-2 shows choices listed like so: > > 1280 x 1024 > 1152 x 864 > 1024 x 768 > 800 x 600 > 640 x 480 > > And as an PS to above, prior to updating from 151_a8 to 151_9, guest OS-1 > showed the top listing as > > 15XX x ???? > > I've forgotten the second size completely and only remember for sure > that it began with 15??. > > After the update mentioned ... disp shows as above list indicates. > So, guest OS-1 lost about 100 x of resolution on update. > > guest OS-2 has never had above 1280 x 1024 > > Can anyone explain how I might get a higher resolution on both vms? > > ------- ------- ---=--- ------- ------- > Details > My actual video hardware is one of those where mobo memory is shared. > mobo is a clevo W870CU and 'video' is listed as: > > Video Adapter ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series (1024 MB) > 3D Accelerator ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 (Broadway) > Monitor AU Optronics B173HW01 V0 [17.3" LCD] > > That monitor listing is referencing the screen on the laptop. > An AIDA64 Report on that machine shows this for display: > > Display: > Video Adapter ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series (1024 MB) > Video Adapter ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series (1024 MB) > 3D Accelerator ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 (Broadway) > Monitor Asus VW266H [26" LCD] (A8LMTF018746) > Monitor AU Optronics B173HW01 V0 [17.3" LCD] > > > The Asus mentioned there has a native res of 1920 x 1280 (I may have > some digits wrong on the second number..but very close) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Put Bad Developers to Shame > Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration > Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment > Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees > _______________________________________________ > VBox-users-community mailing list > VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community > -- Given the large number of mailing lists I follow, I request you to CC me in replies for quicker response ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start Your Social Network Today - Download eXo Platform Build your Enterprise Intranet with eXo Platform Software Java Based Open Source Intranet - Social, Extensible, Cloud Ready Get Started Now And Turn Your Intranet Into A Collaboration Platform http://p.sf.net/sfu/ExoPlatform _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
