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Is there any way to have a guest machine have a huge resolution (like 3000x2000 or something) in VirtualBox? I'd like to be able to move around the desktop by scrolling around. It seems like it would be possible. Most importantly, I don't want the windows that are not currently being shown in the guest machine to think they are being hidden. I just want to support a very large virtual desktop.
Claudiu
Posted 2009-08-13T02:25:40.283
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Yes it's possible. My old machine was only capable of 1024x768 as it was a 15" LCD. Fedora worked fine on max resolution under VirtualBox (much higher than 1024x768), albeit I had to scroll the window over a lot to view things.
I would think this has to do with VirtualBox somewhat emulating a graphics adapter using your existing video memory. You will see the adapter labeled "VirtualBox graphics adapter".
John T
Posted 2009-08-13T02:25:40.283
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1where can i change the resolution past my screen's resolution? the guest machine doesn't let me do it – Claudiu – 2009-08-13T05:39:11.720
Make sure dynamic resizing is turned on in the settings menu. You could also just drag the guest window larger instead of setting the resolution manually. – John T – 2009-08-13T05:42:42.583
You can't make a window larger than your screen by dragging at the corners. – Joey – 2009-08-13T11:39:42.713
3yes you can. – John T – 2009-08-13T14:36:35.220
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I did not find a way to get a higher resolution on a Linux host with a Windows XP guest - using VirtualBox only.
What I did was the following:
xinit -- /usr/bin/Xvfb :1 -cc 4 -screen 0 4000x3000x16x11vnc -display :1xtightvncviewer localhost:1That way I can set the screen resolution as high as I need it.
About the use case:
We use proprietary software to make a photo book. It costs quite some money to get the book printed - and the software does not offer PDF export of course.
So to get multiple cheap copies, I could buy the photo book once, disassemble it, scan all pages and print them as often as I need them. Alternatively, I could set the virtual box screen resolution really high and make screenshots of each page and print them :)
cweiske
Posted 2009-08-13T02:25:40.283
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that would probably be xtightvncviewer localhost:1, wouldn't it? – stdcerr – 2016-01-07T23:30:41.050
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It's possible, but why would you want this? You are going to spend more time scrolling the desktop around to find windows than anything else.
Scott Dorman
Posted 2009-08-13T02:25:40.283
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2Could be for testing, to see how software behaves in a large screen, to test web layouts, etc... – zildjohn01 – 2009-08-14T02:57:28.870
It probably is; it's been possible on real machines for quite a while--but personally I think it's a complete load of crap and a terrible feature. Can I ask why you think it would be so nice? – STW – 2009-08-13T02:42:55.713