Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 17:26:10 +0000 From: Malcolm Matalka <mmatalka@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD VBox Guest does not run X11 at 1440x900 Message-ID: <867f9lwfrh.fsf@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1610061102310.13418@wonkity.com> (Warren Block's message of "Thu, 6 Oct 2016 11:03:58 -0600 (MDT)") References: <86fuo9wqc3.fsf@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1610061102310.13418@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> writes: > On Thu, 6 Oct 2016, Malcolm Matalka wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am running FreeBSD as a virtualbox guest on a OS X. My Mac is set to >> resolution 1440x900 and my X11 config in the VM is set to this as well. >> After running freebsd-update fetch and install and upgrading all my >> packages I cannot seem to run X in VBox at that resolution. If I bring >> my Mac to 1680x1050, I can run that (but it's not super enjoyable due to >> some poor redraw latency). And I can run at 1080x1024. I tried >> 1400x1050, which did not work as well. >> >> What happens when I try to run at 1440x900 is that the screen is only >> roughly the size of the console window. It is running X, I can do all >> my stuff but the screen is small. xrandr claims it is running at >> 1440x900. >> >> Has anyone seen this? I feel like the resolution might be a red herring >> but I have no way to determine this. > > Install the VirtualBox Guest Additions (emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions) inside the VM. Then use what it provides as an X driver, which > should be automatic. They are installed. To be clear: I have been running this setup for over a year. I did a freebsd-update and it no longer works.
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