Kubuntu resolution stuck at (800x600) in VirtualBox

Question

Linux newbie - I have recently installed Kubuntu into VirtualBox (on my laptop) to play around with, but I cannot get Kubuntu to go to a higher resolution.

VirtualBox setup:

Base Memory = 4gb
Video Memory = 64Mb
Graphics Controller = VMSVGA

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated cheers

Possible duplicate of Higher screen resolution in VirtualBox? — galoget, Jul 25 '19 at 07:01
Looks lke i have fixed it: Changed the VirtualBox Graphics Controller to VBoxSVGA - started Kubuntu again and this time it was accepted higher Resolutions and kept them. — Smac, Jul 25 '19 at 07:03
Switching the VirtualBox Graphics Controller to VBoxSVGA also fixed things for me. (I've never had this problem before with Ubuntu, first time I've install Kubuntu) @Smac - could you add you fix as a answer, then it can be upvoted. — Tom, Jul 28 '20 at 18:12

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 24 '21 at 13:13

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Just right click on the image of the monitor in the bottom right of your running VM and then change the resolution to the desired one.

I struggled too to figure it out ;)

edited Mar 24 '21 at 13:13

Zanna

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answered Mar 24 '21 at 11:02

dimitrisv

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 24 '21 at 12:29

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Looks like i have fixed it: I have changed the VirtualBox Graphics Controller to VMSVGA - started Kubuntu again and this time it was accepted higher Resolutions and kept them.

answered Jun 24 '21 at 12:29

Smac

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This didn't work for me, but +1 because you brought me in the right direction – Irsu85 Jun 25 '21 at 13:52

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 07 '19 at 17:43

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Did you try to install the VirtualBox's Guest Additions CD image? This can resolve your problem I think.

If you didn't install it, follow this procedure:

Run your VM.
Then go to the Virtual Box's menu and under Devices select Insert Guest additions Cd Image.
Once the Image is inserted, go to /media/<your_user>/VBox_GAs_6.0.14/ and run the script VBoxLinuxAdditions.run with root privileges (sudo).

After the script execution your VM will (normally) adapt the resolution automatically.

edited Nov 07 '19 at 17:43

Eliah Kagan

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answered Nov 07 '19 at 15:36

Colin

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Good answer. Note that VBoxLinuxAdditions will require gcc to be installed. You can install the most essential and used build tools using sudo apt install build-essential before running the script. – Mooncake Oct 30 '20 at 11:11

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 24 '21 at 13:20

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "KDS"
ModelName "VS-7e"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-120
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

write the code above and save the file as xorg.conf in virtualbox.

Kubuntu resolution stuck at (800x600) in VirtualBox

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