Summary: I'd like to set the resolution of my Ubuntu box to 2560x1440 (the resolution of my screen) but the highest that it will go is 1920x1440.
Currently, I tried following this set of instructions: How do I set a custom resolution?
I ran
test@ubuntu20box:~$ cvt 2560 1440 60
# 2560x1440 59.96 Hz (CVT 3.69M9) hsync: 89.52 kHz; pclk: 312.25 MHz
Modeline "2560x1440_60.00" 312.25 2560 2752 3024 3488 1440 1443 1448 1493 -hsync +vsync
test@ubuntu20box:~$ xrandr --newmode "2560x1440_60" 312.25 2560 2752 3024 3488 1440 1443 1448 1493 -hsync +vsync
test@ubuntu20box:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 1 x 1, current 1920 x 1440, maximum 8192 x 8192
Virtual1 connected primary 1920x1440+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
800x600 60.00 + 60.32
2560x1600 59.99
1920x1440 60.00*
1856x1392 60.00
1792x1344 60.00
1920x1200 59.88
1600x1200 60.00
1680x1050 59.95
1400x1050 59.98
1280x1024 60.02
1440x900 59.89
1280x960 60.00
1360x768 60.02
1280x800 59.81
1152x864 75.00
1280x768 59.87
1024x768 60.00
640x480 59.94
Virtual2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual5 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual6 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual7 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual8 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
2560x1440_60 (0x163) 312.250MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 2560 start 2752 end 3024 total 3488 skew 0 clock 89.52KHz
v: height 1440 start 1443 end 1448 total 1493 clock 59.96Hz
test@ubuntu20box:~$ xrandr --addmode Virtual1 2560x1440_60
test@ubuntu20box:~$ xrandr -s 16:9
test@ubuntu20box:~$ xrandr -s 2560x1440_60 (RESULTS IN BLANK SCREEN WITH ONLY MOUSE)
The last line above ( xrandr -s 2560x1440_60 ) resulted in a blank screen that I had to use xrandr -s 0 to reset back to an 800x800 display to see anything.
Neither of these two options (2560x1600 and 2560x1440) in display settings works. image of the display settings with resolution options listed
Some more background: I ran and installed the VirtualBox Guest Additions and it is at version 6.1.17 and appears to be installed correctly since I can get a resolution that is higher than 800x800. I have tried the other display adapters in the machine settings.
I have a Ubuntu 16 box that works fine any any resolution. It auto resize the resolution to the window size and everything. I have no idea how to get the Ubuntu 20 ox to do that.
