ATI driver problem

Dravenm4 · 02-16-2011, 08:46 AM

Hey all I am trying to install my ATI Radeon HD 5830 card to my Virtual Box install of Ubuntu 10.10 and have had no luck what so ever anyone dealt with this? I try'd fglrx and installing the drivers straight from ati for linux to no avail. I would really appreciate any help I can get ... Thanks

adamk75 · 02-16-2011, 09:43 AM

Sorry, but you can't use the native drivers for your video card under a virtualization program like VirtualBox. It virtualizes its own video card that you can install drivers for.

Adam

Dravenm4 · 02-17-2011, 08:03 AM

Yeah I found that i cant use the native driver yesterday, but how do i set up the virtual drivers?

adamk75 · 02-17-2011, 08:06 AM

Ubuntu probably has a package for the virtualbox additions. If not, there's an option in virtualbox, under Devices, "Install guest Additions"

Dravenm4 · 02-17-2011, 08:34 AM

I am using Oracle VM VirtualBox but i cant fin anywhere that says devices in the option or the menu

adamk75 · 02-17-2011, 08:39 AM

It's definitely in the menu:

http://68.45.22.62/vbox.png

Adam

Dravenm4 · 02-17-2011, 08:07 PM

Thanks Adam but now my problem is I lost that menu at the top when i tryd to go to scale mode now i cant get it back

Dravenm4 · 02-17-2011, 09:31 PM

never mind i got it it was stupid and so i installed guest additions but now i can't get resolution greater then 1024x786?

adamk75 · 02-18-2011, 07:09 AM

What's the output of 'xrandr'?

Adam

Dravenm4 · 02-18-2011, 08:10 AM

dravenm4@dravenm4-VirtualBox:$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 64 x 64, current 1280 x 959, maximum 32000 x32000
VBOX0 connected 1280x959+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1280x959 60.0*+
1152x864 60.0
1024x786 60.0
800x600 60.3
640x480 59.9
dravenm4@dravenm4-VirtualBox:$

Sorry screen shot doesnt work either i guess just a black screen and the mouse pointer. The above output i would guess is correct but I have a 30" wide-screen monitor and the settings dont look right?

adamk75 · 02-18-2011, 12:33 PM

Sorry, this is getting a little out of my league. I haven't tried any linux distribution in Xorg in a while.

Adam