Ubuntu 9.04 and Virtual Machine and Screen Res

[BravoDrie]

Hope anybody can help me, I installed Ubuntu on Windows 7's (x64) Virtual Machines.

It installed correctly and works sweet, except I can't seem to get a higher resolution than 800x600.

I dont need all the fancy compiz effects and so on, just want to up the resolution.

I suspct that the display settings app can't determine the monitor or video card since its running in a vitual enviroment, but I am sure there must be a way to force a higher res.

Any pointers will be much appreciated.

Thank you

 

[Nod]

Does the VM limit the resolution in some way? Don't know MS VM's at all.

 

[BravoDrie]

Not as far as I know. I have a XP virtual machine that runs higher....

 

[Tassidar]

MS detects the operating system you're using and limits linux to 800 x 600. They will then spread the rumour that it's all Linux is capable of.

 

[kwaggawerner]

Have you installed the guest VMware Tools?

BTW Even if you wanted to, you can't get compiz/beryl in a virtual machine.

 

[BravoDrie]

lol - that must be it

 

[BravoDrie]

Have you installed the guest VMware Tools?

BTW Even if you wanted to, you can't get compiz/beryl in a virtual machine.

No.... will it be in the repository? I'll try to get that!

Thanks!

 

[kwaggawerner]

In Vmware Workstation (I believe that is what you have) Go to the "VM" Tab then "Install VMWare Tools"

Once the "disc" is mounted, extract the tar file, once that's done, cmd to that folder where the files are located, i.e cd Desktop (If you extracted the tar to a desktop folder)

cd vmware-tools-distrib

then type "sudo ./vmware-install.pl" Follow the onscreen instructions. (Press enter all the way)

then run the "vmware-config-tools.pl", and lastly "vmware-toolbox &"

 

[Nuro]

Have you installed the guest VMware Tools?

BTW Even if you wanted to, you can't get compiz/beryl in a virtual machine.

Out of interest, virtualbox will allow you to run compiz or aero inside a virtual machine. It has 3D acceleration pass through. It works ok, but not perfect.

 

[SecretCode]

Out of interest, virtualbox will allow you to run compiz or aero inside a virtual machine. It has 3D acceleration pass through. It works ok, but not perfect.

I can second this. Everything works except alpha blur, and repainting when you tab back from the host operating system is messed up (but easily overcome).

 

[Bule]

Running superior guest inside inferior host will result in less than satisfactory performance. I convinced techies from my former company to try dual boot Ubuntu 9.04 and Vista on one box. After comparing speed of those two they concluded that Ubuntu slowing down Vista!!! So, whatever hypervisor you are using (except KVM which won't work on win) you are looking at very slow Ubuntu inside even slower Vista 7.