
Your resolution must be equal to or less than what the host machine is capable of (see step 2).ħ. Next, either replace the existing resolution, or add another listed resolution in the exact same manner. The ones you will be concerned about will be listed under bit depth 24 or bit depth 16 (as these depths are the ones that give you a large amount of colors.)Ħ. You now need to hunt through the text until you see the display resolutions listed. (space after gedit and X11 must be capital X)ĥ. (VirtualBox documentation describes how to do this) That way you can always revert back to a stable machine. Create a snapshot of your virtual machine in case the below steps cause you problems. To see what resolutions your screen is capable of, on your host machine go to “Preferences” and then “Screen Resolution”.ģ.

First, make sure your have installed “guest additions” (VirtualBox documentation describes how to do this). I have a Dell Lattitude D600 and have experianced the same problem.
