virtualbox screen resolution to small

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VitualBox - Information

The virtual machine window is optimized to work in *32 bit color*

Mode but the virtual display is currently set to *16 bit.*

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Please open the display properties dialog of the gust os and select

a *32 bit *color mode, if it is available, for best possible performance

of the virtual video subsystem.

Note. Some operating systems, like os/2, may actually work in

32 bit mode but report it as 24 bit (16 million colors). You may try

select a different color mode to see it this message disappears or

you can simply disable the message not if you are sure the required

color mode (32 bit) is not available in the guest os.

*This is the message I got – It is set at Highest (32 bit) --- *

*Screen resolution 1680 by 1050 pixels*

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*The Resolution is set at 800X600 (4:3) on UBU*

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*I can’t make it any bigger --*

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On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 4:40 AM, eremit7 <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because your
> description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful
> to read "How to report bugs effectively"
> http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful
> if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem.
>
> We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at
> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures
>
> At a minimum, we need:
> 0. a description of the problem.
> 1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the
> problem,
> 2. the behavior you expected, and
> 3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).
> Thanks!
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> screen size to small
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/549868
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Hi have 32 bit high on my xp but only low on ubuntu
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> CheckboxCommand: resolution_test
> CheckboxDescription:
> This display is using the following resolution:
>
> $output
>
> Is this acceptable for your display?
> CheckboxTest: resolution
> CurrentDmesg:
> [ 20.660098] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
> [ 746.872168] hrtimer: interrupt too slow, forcing clock min delta to
> 768348 ns
> Date: Sat Mar 27 16:12:51 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
> Lsusb:
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
> Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
> root=UUID=02b7b7a8-91af-46f2-a0fb-0b75c8f7777d ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
> libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
> libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
> xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
> xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
> SourcePackage: xorg
> Tags: checkbox-bug
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
> XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
> dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
> dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
> dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:
> dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
> dmi.product.version: 1.2
> dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH
> fglrx: Not loaded
> system:
> distro: Ubuntu
> architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic
>
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Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It sounds like you have not installed the virtualbox guest additions. If that is the case, please see http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html for information on how to install the guest additions & report back.
Thanks in advance!

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#When%20not%20to%20file%20a%20bug.

Hi Duaine.
Can you please advise if http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html resolved your problem?

Thanks in advance!