>________________________________ > From: David Trask <dtr...@vcsvikings.org> >To: edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2012, 17:30 >Subject: Edubuntu thin-client and VirtualBox Guest Additions > >I have a Macbook Pro that I use as my "teaching machine". It is wired and >hooked to my SmartBoard. I have a session in VirtualBox that boots to the >network via PXE and thus acts as a thin-client. Since the thin-client is >"also" on the Mac...my SmartBoard software running on the Mac will also >control the thin-client in VirtualBox....again....life is good. >HOWEVER...since the thin-client is running in a VM I can only get 1024x768 >resolution unless I do something like install VirtualBox Guest Additions. My >question is....is there anyway I can force the resolutiuon for the thin-client >running in Virtualbox either via lts.conf...or is there a way to install the >VirtualBox Guest additions so I can get a more acceptable resolution like >1440x900? Any ideas welcome. > >David Trask
Hi David, I use a MacBook for exactly this purpose at our school - in fact I've set up all teacher MacBooks this way. I was getting 800x600 on VirtualBox and I spent ages trying to sort it with Guest Addon tools. *I didn't need those tools in the end, all I had to do was...* I set the following in my lts.conf: [macbook] X_MODE_0 = 1024x768 X_HORZSYNC = 30-95 X_VERTREFRESH = 55-65 [08:00:27:04:3C:1A] LIKE=macbook Obviously, the hardware address above is the virtual hardware address set by VirtualBox. I haven't tried setting above that resolution, so I'd be interested to hear your results. -- Matt -- edubuntu-users mailing list edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
