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    VirtualBox and 1024 x 600 Resolution.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by WaR, Aug 3, 2009.

  1. WaR

    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    I am trying to move from triple booting to using virtual machines. I am using VirtualBox on my 10" computer. The native resolution is 1024x600. This resolution is not found on either my Windows 7, or Ubuntu 9.04 installs. It's either 1024x768 or 800x600.

    Anyone know how to make both of these 1024x600 or make VirtualBox force the res to be this? The host is XP.
     
    WaR, Aug 3, 2009
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    I usually dont set the resolution through the OS any more.

    Install quest additions, then go to machine -> auto resize guest display. After that when you resize the window the OS in the VM will automatically "stretch to fit that.
     
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  3. WaR

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    About guest additions... I tried it last night but the Windows 7 installation got messed up. It was using 16-bit graphics, no effects, etc. Really unusable.

    I will try it again though. Any tips or any familiarity with this issue man?
     
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    What i did was,

    1) Launch the OS you have on VM (win 7 in your case)

    2) Go to devices -> install guest additions (this will load an image in windows 7, like a cd)

    3) Install guest additions then reboot

    After that you can resize the screen in windows vista and will automatically resize the resolution in win7 to the window. Also you wont need to press a key to "unlock" the mouse from the VM.

    Not sure why you got 16bit colors when you installed it, not sure if it conflicts with the integrated graphics of the M17x but it shouldnt.
     
    CooLMinE, Aug 3, 2009
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    Yeah dude. That is exactly what I did the first time. Thanks for confirming the steps. Maybe something went wrong so I will try again in a few minutes.

    And yeah, the automatic mouse capture is really sweet. By the way, I am not attempting this on my M17x. My Eee PC is the real multi-boot machine.

    Thanks.
     
    WaR, Aug 3, 2009
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    The vBoxManage app has command lines to specify custom resolutions. I think it's like "vBoxManage setextradata "CustomVideoMode1" "1024x600" or something like that
     
    S.SubZero, Aug 4, 2009
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