Re: Wheezy VirtualBox guest 1920x1080 resolution
On Wed, 30 Apr 2014, David Christensen wrote:
> debian-user:
>
> I have Wheezy 7.5 amd64 machine running MATE 1.6.0-3+7.wheezy. X
> automagically detects my 1920x1080 LCD monitor and the desktop
> displays at that resolution.
>
>
> The machine also runs VirtualBox 4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u3. I have a
> Wheezy 7.5 amd64 MATE guest. I would like to run the guest at
> 1920x1080 in fullscreen mode, but unfortunately the maximum
> resolution available via Start -> System -> Preferences -> Monitors
> seems to be 1600x989.
>
>
> I've also tried creating an /etc/X11/xorg.conf on the guest with
> monitor settings, but that doesn't seem to have any effect:
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Monitor0"
> VendorName "LG"
> ModelName "EW224T"
> HorizSync 30-83
> VertRefresh 56-75
> # 1920x1080 59.96 Hz (CVT 2.07M9) hsync: 67.16 kHz; pclk:
> 173.00 MHz
> Modeline "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576
> 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
> Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080_60.00"
> EndSection
>
>
> Any suggestions?
Did Virtualbox's Guest Additions get installed? If so, then, maybe,
the virtual graphics card doesn't support 1920x1080. Just a first
guess. Check how much memory you've allotted to the virtual card.
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