Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM
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If you have installed Ubuntu (or likely many other Linux distros) as a VM you may find that it defaults to, and will not let you change, from an extremely small resolution such as 800x600. This can be pretty annoying. There is a pretty simple solution, however.
First, we need to edit our GRUB configuration:
sudo vi /etc/default/grubFind the line that looks like this:
#GRUB_GFXMODE=And modify it to something like this (choose a resolution that makes sense for you.)
GRUB_GFXMODE=1600x900After doing this, save the changes. Then we have to apply them to the live GRUB system.
sudo update-grubThen just reboot and, in theory, your resolution will have changed.
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THANK YOU! I didn't know if I was the only one experiencing this!
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@krisleslie said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THANK YOU! I didn't know if I was the only one experiencing this!
Drives me crazy. I've had this a lot.
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I remember doing this when using Hyper-V. Is it needed when using virtualbox?
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@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
I remember doing this when using Hyper-V. Is it needed when using virtualbox?
Not sure, Hyper-V and KVM both for sure.
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@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
I remember doing this when using Hyper-V. Is it needed when using virtualbox?
Not sure, Hyper-V and KVM both for sure.
I so rarely care. BUt can be useful at times.
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We are starting to roll out Ubuntu Budgie for customer premises jump boxes. So getting this solid matters now.
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@scottalanmiller never used budgie - is there any advantage to using that over xfce?
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@jame_s said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
@scottalanmiller never used budgie - is there any advantage to using that over xfce?
It looks nice and it's a modern desktop environment.
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@jame_s said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
@scottalanmiller never used budgie - is there any advantage to using that over xfce?
Mind blowing attractiveness
XFCE is fine and we used to use that. Budgie is so much slicker, smoother, and nice to use, though, unless you get heavily modified XFCE like Korora used to do (that's what we used to use.) I feel like Budgie responds better (we aren't CPU and RAM constrained) and definitely for end users who only use it sometimes it is much more friendly and inviting.
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@scottalanmiller installing it on a my test machine, will have a look
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Logging into Budgie makes me happy, lol.
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@scottalanmiller not a fan so far. will keep playing with it, but it hasn't impressed me yet. still, that's the beauty of linux, you have such a wide choice for desktop managers.
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@scottalanmiller Ubuntu is a surprising choice for you
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@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
@scottalanmiller Ubuntu is a surprising choice for you
Runs ScreenConnect.
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@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
@scottalanmiller Ubuntu is a surprising choice for you
Runs ScreenConnect.
So does Fedora.
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@jaredbusch said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu Set Default Resolution Through GRUB for VM:
@scottalanmiller Ubuntu is a surprising choice for you
Runs ScreenConnect.
So does Fedora.
Always fail when I do it, there is some trick to it. Happen to know what's needed so that it doesn't just put hashes on the screen for forever?
