Just running 64-bit version of squeeze on a nvidia GT9500 graphics card. I'll try your shared directory trick, thanks!
On 12 April 2010 11:15, Monsieur Louk <lup...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 2010/4/12 James Allsopp <jamesaalls...@googlemail.com> > >> Hi, >> >> How have people managed to get debian in virtual box to display with a >> resolution higher than 800x600. I've tried reinstalling with a higher video >> memory setting and installing the guest additions. Was finding it difficult >> to find out if the additions actually installed correctly, so if anyone can >> help me with that I'd be grateful. >> >> Best regards >> Jim >> > > Hi, the first thing you can trry is to set up a shared directory in your > host OS and try to mount it in the guest OS. If it works it means the > additions were successfully installed. Note that after a kernel upgrade or > virtualbox upgrade you should reinstall the additions (it should even be > prompted when you start the VM). Also, what version of Debian are you > running: lenny? squeeze? Any kind of exotic graphic card? (though that > shouldn't matter for the guest display). > > Sorry, I replied to Jim instead of the user list ^^ >
