Yep, can now get 1280x800. Many thanks, Dennis! (I actually have Modes "1280x1024" "1280x800" "800x600", on account of having a 1280x1024 display plugged into the 1280x800 laptop, but couldn't get the highest resolution.)
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 11:32 PM, Dennis Cote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rob Dickens wrote: > > > > Have just installed the latest Ubuntu Linux (8.04), using the default > > (256MB RAM, 8MB video RAM) settings, and find that the resulting > > display resolution is only 800x600. > > > > This is in contrast to my earlier installation of Ubuntu 7.10, which > > gave me 1280x1024. > > > > Increasing the RAM allocation to 384MB or video RAM to 16MB didn't > > make any difference. > > > > So my question is, what should I do to increase the resolution? > > > > I had the same problem. > > I fixed it by installing the guest additions and then editing the > xorg.conf file. > > First add a driver line to the Device Section to specify the virutalbox > video driver as shown below. > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Configured Video Device" > Driver "vboxvideo" > EndSection > > > Next add a default depth line and a Display Subsection. In the display > subsection you list the mode you want to support, with the first one > listed being the default. My screen section looks like this: > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Monitor "Configured Monitor" > Device "Configured Video Device" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > And works fine at 1024x768. > > HTH > Dennis Cote > > > > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users > _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
