Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: "Herminio Hernandez
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox oddities...
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 19:18:59
Message-Id: CAJRA9dzQFajtc-ypdPfiGcKPfxfxtKAdUQG2E7TfuLkwqmjARw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox oddities... by Meino.Cramer@gmx.de
1 You need to mount the 'guest-additions-iso' in your VM. If you go to to the
2 device drop down you should see that option there. Then run the Linux
3 script in the CD, then reboot. You should get full screen.
4
5 On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:12 PM, <Meino.Cramer@×××.de> wrote:
6
7 > Hi,
8 >
9 > I am relatively new to the world of virtualboxing (NOT
10 > "virtual boxing" ! :)
11 > so my question may be stupid (tm)...
12 >
13 > I installed Virtualbox 5,1,12. and installed a Linux
14 > distro into a hard disk drive image. Finally the image
15 > boots and now I have a "Linux in a (vitual) box" NICE!
16 >
17 > But: The size of the inner window fame of virtualbox is always smaller
18 > than
19 > what the Linux inside thinks is the size of the monitor.
20 >
21 > So I never get the whole desktop...
22 >
23 > Is it possible to fix this without reinstalling the complete Linux?
24 >
25 > Thanks a lot for any resizing help :) in advance!
26 > Cheers
27 > Meino
28 >
29 >
30 >
31 >
32 >
33 >

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Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox oddities... "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
Re: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox oddities... Alexander Openkowski <opncow@××××××××××.com>