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Re: Change Display

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In a terminal

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sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
then you can add your resolution.... You can also change the 'HorizSync' and 'VertRefresh' depending on your screen :)
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Re: Change Display

Post by proxima_centauri »

You need to install guest additions with VB.
When running LinuxMint5 in VB, go to devices in the top menu, and then to install guest additions. This will mount a cd image to the desktop. Double click the icon, when it opens the files right click in the file manager to hit "open in terminal" from there run "sudo sh VBoxLinuxwhatever.it.is.

Once you reboot the resolution will be whatever the window size is, hit ctrl+F for fullscreen.
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Re: Change Display

Post by proxima_centauri »

My understanding is that you are running Mint through VB
It's not a Mint issue, its a virtualbox issue.
You need to install the virtualbox drivers to get the resolution support.

All you need to do is on the top VB menu hit "Devices"-> Install guest additions...
Right click on the icon that appears on the desktop, hit open in terminal and run "sh VBoxLinux(hit TAB it will finish it for you)".
That should be it.
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Re: Change Display

Post by proxima_centauri »

The main resolution changer can by found at MintMenu -> Preferences -> Screen Resolution.

The gui you are talkin about using in Ubuntu is included in Mint but I could not find it through MintMenu (maybe someone else knows where it is) but in the meantime you can run that program by launching it in the terminal "sudo displayconfig-gtk.

Hope that helps
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