[CoLoCo] vbox resolution help

Kevin Fries kfries at cctus.com
Mon Oct 27 20:50:18 GMT 2008


While not active now, I have run Xubuntu on Ubuntu just fine in the past.  Resolution 1024x768.  We often use Xubuntu to simulate lower powered, or less capable devices in our simulations.

Kevin Fries
Senior Linux Engineer
Computer and Communications Technology, Inc
A division of Japan Communications Inc
(303) 708-9228 x326
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From: ubuntu-us-co-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [ubuntu-us-co-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Jim Hutchinson [jim at ubuntu-rocks.org]
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:04 AM
To: Ubuntu Colorado Local Community Team
Subject: Re: [CoLoCo] vbox resolution help

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 7:44 AM, Kevin Fries <kfries at cctus.com<mailto:kfries at cctus.com>> wrote:
Jim,

I would place a sizable bet the problem is 64-bit vs 32-bit.

I run VBox all the time in a Ubuntu-32 host.  I run Windows XP guests and start them from command-line via an icon on my AWN bar ("VBoxManage startvm WinXP").  It works great both in windowed mode as well as seamless mode and full screen mode... neither of which work without guest additions working.  When in windowed mode I often run at 800x600 because it fits on my 1440x900 host screen the best, but have kicked the resolution up on occasion for certain programs.  All this on a 32-bit host, running the same Latitude D620 I think you are running.

Actually, it's on my desktop which I built and has a dual core Athlon. However, since I haven't seen any success stories with running Linux on Linux with scalable resolution I am inclined to think that is the issue rather than 32bit vs 64bit. Everyone who has this working is running windows as either guest or host. However, thanks for the tip. I'll try on a 32bit host OS and see if it works.

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