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I can't usefully run Virtualbox in full-screen mode. I'm running Windows XP in it. I switched to full-screen, but the full screen consisted of the window surrounded by black space.
I found it. Thank you. I also discovered that guest additions must be enabled in order to see folders shared with the host. I am guessing that quite a lot of things depend on the guest additions. If I'm right, the guest additions are so necessary that they might as well be automatically enabled.
I am using Ubuntu through VirtualBox on MacBook. I have the same problem with full-screen and although I installed the guest additions and I restarted the Ubuntu, VirtualBox and even Mac but still I cannot get the fullscreen. My VirtualBox version is 2.1.4 before I update it. I could change to fullscreen.
Now ctrl+F apparently change to fullscreen but it is still small just around it is black instead of white color of VirtualBox.
I don't know if your issue is resolved, but I might have a solution for you. I found it on a site called Lockergnome. I would provide a link, but I can't since this is my first post, the site doesn't allow first posters to provide a link. If you search:
full screen ubuntu virtualbox
You will find the link to Lockergnome. This is how I found this thread as well.
The nut of what you will be doing:
1. Install Ubuntu on VB.
2. After install and restart, go to the 'Devices' menu for VirtualBox.
3. Select 'Install Guest Additions'.
4. Open Terminal in Ubuntu.
Type: cd /media/cdrom0 (this puts you to the cdrom directory where you just mounted guest additions)
Press enter then type: dir (this shows you what's inside this directory.)
Press enter then type: sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run (this is what you would type if you have an x86 machine, typical. If you have an AMD use that one, and so forth.)
5. Wait for update to complete.
6. Once complete, shut down Ubuntu.
7. Restart VirtualBox
8. Boot up Ubuntu.
9. Once booted, press cmd+F for fullscreen or cmd+L for seamless.
This worked for me and I am using VB 2.2.2 on a MacBookPro. Just posted this from Ubuntu in Full Screen mode. woot.
Hope this helps.
I try to update the VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run in VirtualBox for Ubuntu on my Macbook pro. But when I type the "cd/media/cdrom0" as you said, the terminal tells me that "Not a directory".
I can see the VBXADDITIONS_3.0.2_49928 on the desktop.
I try to update the VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run in VirtualBox for Ubuntu on my Macbook pro. But when I type the "cd/media/cdrom0" as you said, the terminal tells me that "Not a directory".
I can see the VBXADDITIONS_3.0.2_49928 on the desktop.
Hi dragoonlp,
cd/media/cdrom0 is not a directory. cd is a command to go to the directory /media/cdrom0
what you are missing above is the space between cd and /media/cdrom0
like this: cd /media/cdrom0
Also, the naming conventions for the VBoxLinuxAdditions have changed a few times, so make sure you type the name as you see it in the directory.
Oh, and make sure you have spaces for the rest of the commands
sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run
sudo is superuser. you need this to install anything.
There is a space between the command sh and ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run (again, the package could be named something else).
I don't know if your issue is resolved, but I might have a solution for you. I found it on a site called Lockergnome. I would provide a link, but I can't since this is my first post, the site doesn't allow first posters to provide a link. If you search:
full screen ubuntu virtualbox
You will find the link to Lockergnome. This is how I found this thread as well.
The nut of what you will be doing:
1. Install Ubuntu on VB.
2. After install and restart, go to the 'Devices' menu for VirtualBox.
3. Select 'Install Guest Additions'.
4. Open Terminal in Ubuntu.
Type: cd /media/cdrom0 (this puts you to the cdrom directory where you just mounted guest additions)
Press enter then type: dir (this shows you what's inside this directory.)
Press enter then type: sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run (this is what you would type if you have an x86 machine, typical. If you have an AMD use that one, and so forth.)
5. Wait for update to complete.
6. Once complete, shut down Ubuntu.
7. Restart VirtualBox
8. Boot up Ubuntu.
9. Once booted, press cmd+F for fullscreen or cmd+L for seamless.
This worked for me and I am using VB 2.2.2 on a MacBookPro. Just posted this from Ubuntu in Full Screen mode. woot.
Hope this helps.
Awesome detail! These steps did it for me. Thanks a lot!
I don't know if your issue is resolved, but I might have a solution for you. I found it on a site called Lockergnome. I would provide a link, but I can't since this is my first post, the site doesn't allow first posters to provide a link. If you search:
full screen ubuntu virtualbox
You will find the link to Lockergnome. This is how I found this thread as well.
The nut of what you will be doing:
1. Install Ubuntu on VB.
2. After install and restart, go to the 'Devices' menu for VirtualBox.
3. Select 'Install Guest Additions'.
4. Open Terminal in Ubuntu.
Type: cd /media/cdrom0 (this puts you to the cdrom directory where you just mounted guest additions)
Press enter then type: dir (this shows you what's inside this directory.)
Press enter then type: sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run (this is what you would type if you have an x86 machine, typical. If you have an AMD use that one, and so forth.)
5. Wait for update to complete.
6. Once complete, shut down Ubuntu.
7. Restart VirtualBox
8. Boot up Ubuntu.
9. Once booted, press cmd+F for fullscreen or cmd+L for seamless.
This worked for me and I am using VB 2.2.2 on a MacBookPro. Just posted this from Ubuntu in Full Screen mode. woot.
Hope this helps.
Worked Perfectly with Vbox 3.1.2 & Linux Mint 8 64-bit(x64)
but Instead of ...
sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run use...
sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-amd64.run
I don't know if your issue is resolved, but I might have a solution for you. I found it on a site called Lockergnome. I would provide a link, but I can't since this is my first post, the site doesn't allow first posters to provide a link. If you search:
full screen ubuntu virtualbox
You will find the link to Lockergnome. This is how I found this thread as well.
The nut of what you will be doing:
1. Install Ubuntu on VB.
2. After install and restart, go to the 'Devices' menu for VirtualBox.
3. Select 'Install Guest Additions'.
4. Open Terminal in Ubuntu.
Type: cd /media/cdrom0 (this puts you to the cdrom directory where you just mounted guest additions)
Press enter then type: dir (this shows you what's inside this directory.)
Press enter then type: sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run (this is what you would type if you have an x86 machine, typical. If you have an AMD use that one, and so forth.)
5. Wait for update to complete.
6. Once complete, shut down Ubuntu.
7. Restart VirtualBox
8. Boot up Ubuntu.
9. Once booted, press cmd+F for fullscreen or cmd+L for seamless.
This worked for me and I am using VB 2.2.2 on a MacBookPro. Just posted this from Ubuntu in Full Screen mode. woot.
Hope this helps.
Worked Perfectly with Vbox 3.1.2 & Linux Mint 8 64-bit(x64)
but Instead of ...
sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run use...
sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-amd64.run
for 64-bit machines
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