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Mac resolution..set to higher value.

  • 21-12-2009 8:47am
    #1
    techguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭


    Hi There,

    I'm working with Mac OS X at the moment and I can't seem to set it higher than 1024 x 768. I've gone into preferences and display but 1024 x 768 is the only resolution available.

    Is there another way to set this.

    This is in a VM so maybe this is the max value for the virtual display adapter. If so how do I fix this.

    My display is 1680 x 1050.

    Thanks...


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    If it is a limitation of the VM, you would need to check your VMs display preferences to see what you would be able to set it to.


  • #3
    J-blk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭J-blk


    If it's in a VM, you are probably missing some custom addition to enable full graphics support. For example, when you create a new VM with VMware Fusion, you only have limited resolutions (and pretty low, 800x600 or 1024x768) until you install a package called VMware Tools (from the Virtual Machine menu). Once that is installed, you get better graphics support (3D acceleration, etc) and higher resolutions - I can get 1920x1200 in my various VMs just fine.

    Parallels Desktop and VirtualBox would have similar packages that you need to install once the VM is set up - Google around to find what they are called/how to install them.


  • #4
    techguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭techguy


    J-blk wrote: »
    If it's in a VM, you are probably missing some custom addition to enable full graphics support. For example, when you create a new VM with VMware Fusion, you only have limited resolutions (and pretty low, 800x600 or 1024x768) until you install a package called VMware Tools (from the Virtual Machine menu). Once that is installed, you get better graphics support (3D acceleration, etc) and higher resolutions - I can get 1920x1200 in my various VMs just fine.

    Parallels Desktop and VirtualBox would have similar packages that you need to install once the VM is set up - Google around to find what they are called/how to install them.

    Cool, I had been asked about VMW tools but was putting it off until I got everything up and running.

    I'll do that when I can figure out how to re-enable hardware virtualisation after it mysteriously disabled and now I can't run OS X!! :mad:


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