VirtualBox with Ubuntu 9.10 (Resolution Issues)

Have you installed the Guest Additions onto the VM?

You didn't mention what Host OS you are using, or if you are using the OSE or PUEL version of VBox.

Once the Ubuntu Guest is started, and you are logged in, try clicking on the Devices menu of VirtualBox then select "Install Guest Additions", which should mount a CD inside the VM (if a box pops up about "You have inserted a medium with software..." just hit the Cancel button.

Inside the Ubuntu VM, click Applications / Accessories / Terminal - in the terminal type:

   cd /media/cdrom
   sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run (or "sudo VBoxLinuxAdditions-amd64.run" if this is a 64bit VM install)

It should ask you to restart the VM after it is finished. After restarting you "should" be able to use the right-side ctrl+f to get fullscreen.

Best of luck,
George

The host OS is Windows 7 32 bit. I installed the guest additions and it mounted the cd but when I type the command it tells me command not found. I am running Ubuntu 9.10.

I got it now. I had to go into the mounted CD and run the VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe
After that it opened the terminal and fixed everything for me after a reboot.

Josh,

Sorry, yes if Windows is the Host OS you certainly need the Windows Guest additions to be installed, sorry about that. In my defense, I didn't know the Host OS at time of my answer (mind you I wouldn't have been aware of the Windows procedure anyways).

I hope you enjoy your Virtual Ubuntu,
George

If the guest OS is Ubuntu, I think you should run the VBoxLinuxAdditions-amd64.run or VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run script like Mr. Standish mentioned, not VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe. You would use that script with a windows-based guest.

Anyhoy make sure you have the package dkms installed on the guest OS before you before you run the VBoxLinuxAdditions-amd64.run or VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run script to install the Guest Additions. The creation and insertion of the vbox modules into the kernel will fail if dkms is not installed.

Guest Additions are designed to be installed on a virtual (guest) machine not on the host OS, so which script to run is dependent on which OS is running on the virtual (guest) machine.

Book 'em Dano

That was my understanding as well? Not sure why the EXE versions worked for Josh - but hey, whatever works I guess :)