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user4569094
user4569094

Reputation:

Can not make ubuntu virtual machine fullscreen

i am using windows 8.1 on a 15 inch laptop. I have installed ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS on virtual box and have also installed the guest addition.But still i am not getting the "auto-resize guest display "or "seamless mode" option in the view menu?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3116

Answers (5)

kumar rohit
kumar rohit

Reputation: 1

I was stuck with the same problem. I did it manually from the ubuntu terminal, here are the steps:-

1 cd /media
2  ls
3  mkdir device  cdrom1
4  sudo mkdir device  cdrom1
5  ls
6  sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom1
7  cd cdrom1/
8  ls
9  sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

10 sudo reboot

This worked for me.

Upvotes: 0

orvi
orvi

Reputation: 3340

From the menu bar,

  1. Click on "Devices." You will see "Insert Guest Additions CD Image" option there.

  2. "Insert Guest Additions CD Image" inserts a disk image on a virtual CD on your machine.

  3. This virtual CD usually starts automatically with autorun, but if not, just go to "Computer" and launch the "VboxWindowsAdditions" exe file on the CD and follow the installation

Upvotes: 2

Milan Deepak
Milan Deepak

Reputation: 1

First, type the following in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install gcc perl make

After this, you can follow these steps:

  1. Click on "Devices." You will see "Insert Guest Additions CD Image" option there.
  2. "After clicking a Dialog Box opens up, Click on Run.
  3. After it is installed, restart the VM.

Upvotes: 0

ExpertWeblancer
ExpertWeblancer

Reputation: 1476

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop

Upvotes: 1

Rameshwar Vyevhare
Rameshwar Vyevhare

Reputation: 2759

Here below steps works for me ---

Upgraded linux-image and headers sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.11.0-15-generic linux-headers-3.11.0-15-generic (Perhaps virtual would work just as well as the generic one.):

Installed linux-image-extras with the hyperv-drivers: sudo apt-get install linux-image-extra-virtual

Set video mode (Pretty much what you already did): Set GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1680x1050" in /etc/default/grub. Update grub: sudo update-grub

Reboot

refer below link for more detail https://askubuntu.com/questions/384602/ubuntu-hyper-v-guest-display-resolution

Upvotes: 0

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