VirtualBox suddenly disabled auto-resize guest display
I've been using VirtualBox on a Windows 7 host for school for several weeks now. Suddenly today, my Ubuntu box locked up - I shut it down and rebooted, and now my screen isn't resizing as it should. Also, the "Auto Resize Guest-Display" option is greyed out.
I've tried reinstalling the guest additions, but this didn't solve anything. I have the display maximum resolution under Preferences->Display set to none.
I've tried the steps in this similar posting: http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/01/18/fix-could-not-apply-stored-configuration-to-monitors-error-line-1-char-1-document-empty-contained-whitespace-error/
I'm a bit at a loss of what to try now. I can't work like this. The screen size is either very small, or super stretched.
Edit: What's even more strange is that I imported a backup of this VM that I had saved last night, and it's the same issue. I can all of a sudden not resize my VM window.
windows-7 ubuntu virtualbox resolution
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I've been using VirtualBox on a Windows 7 host for school for several weeks now. Suddenly today, my Ubuntu box locked up - I shut it down and rebooted, and now my screen isn't resizing as it should. Also, the "Auto Resize Guest-Display" option is greyed out.
I've tried reinstalling the guest additions, but this didn't solve anything. I have the display maximum resolution under Preferences->Display set to none.
I've tried the steps in this similar posting: http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/01/18/fix-could-not-apply-stored-configuration-to-monitors-error-line-1-char-1-document-empty-contained-whitespace-error/
I'm a bit at a loss of what to try now. I can't work like this. The screen size is either very small, or super stretched.
Edit: What's even more strange is that I imported a backup of this VM that I had saved last night, and it's the same issue. I can all of a sudden not resize my VM window.
windows-7 ubuntu virtualbox resolution
edited Feb 26 '14 at 6:11
slhck
161k47447470
asked Feb 26 '14 at 4:33
ctotectote
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Did you ever find a resolution to this?
– T.J. Crowder
Aug 11 '14 at 12:42
possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:28
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I've been using VirtualBox on a Windows 7 host for school for several weeks now. Suddenly today, my Ubuntu box locked up - I shut it down and rebooted, and now my screen isn't resizing as it should. Also, the "Auto Resize Guest-Display" option is greyed out.
I've tried reinstalling the guest additions, but this didn't solve anything. I have the display maximum resolution under Preferences->Display set to none.
I've tried the steps in this similar posting: http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/01/18/fix-could-not-apply-stored-configuration-to-monitors-error-line-1-char-1-document-empty-contained-whitespace-error/
I'm a bit at a loss of what to try now. I can't work like this. The screen size is either very small, or super stretched.
Edit: What's even more strange is that I imported a backup of this VM that I had saved last night, and it's the same issue. I can all of a sudden not resize my VM window.
windows-7 ubuntu virtualbox resolution
edited Feb 26 '14 at 6:11
slhck
161k47447470
asked Feb 26 '14 at 4:33
ctotectote
2141723
I've been using VirtualBox on a Windows 7 host for school for several weeks now. Suddenly today, my Ubuntu box locked up - I shut it down and rebooted, and now my screen isn't resizing as it should. Also, the "Auto Resize Guest-Display" option is greyed out.
I've tried reinstalling the guest additions, but this didn't solve anything. I have the display maximum resolution under Preferences->Display set to none.
I've tried the steps in this similar posting: http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/01/18/fix-could-not-apply-stored-configuration-to-monitors-error-line-1-char-1-document-empty-contained-whitespace-error/
I'm a bit at a loss of what to try now. I can't work like this. The screen size is either very small, or super stretched.
Edit: What's even more strange is that I imported a backup of this VM that I had saved last night, and it's the same issue. I can all of a sudden not resize my VM window.
windows-7 ubuntu virtualbox resolution
windows-7 ubuntu virtualbox resolution
edited Feb 26 '14 at 6:11
slhck
161k47447470
asked Feb 26 '14 at 4:33
ctotectote
2141723
edited Feb 26 '14 at 6:11
slhck
161k47447470
asked Feb 26 '14 at 4:33
ctotectote
2141723
edited Feb 26 '14 at 6:11
slhck
161k47447470
edited Feb 26 '14 at 6:11
slhck
161k47447470
edited Feb 26 '14 at 6:11
slhck
161k47447470
161k47447470
asked Feb 26 '14 at 4:33
ctotectote
2141723
asked Feb 26 '14 at 4:33
ctotectote
2141723
asked Feb 26 '14 at 4:33
ctotectote
2141723
2141723
Did you ever find a resolution to this?
– T.J. Crowder
Aug 11 '14 at 12:42
possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:28
add a comment |
Did you ever find a resolution to this?
– T.J. Crowder
Aug 11 '14 at 12:42
possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:28
Did you ever find a resolution to this?
– T.J. Crowder
Aug 11 '14 at 12:42
Did you ever find a resolution to this?
– T.J. Crowder
Aug 11 '14 at 12:42
possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:28
possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:28
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Same problem here. The problem was that I accidentally pressed fn+f4 - the combination for changing external displays in my laptop.
In my case pressing fn+f4 (or any other combination like win+p) a few times solved the problem
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Same problem here. The problem was that I accidentally pressed fn+f4 - the combination for changing external displays in my laptop.
In my case pressing fn+f4 (or any other combination like win+p) a few times solved the problem
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Same problem here. The problem was that I accidentally pressed fn+f4 - the combination for changing external displays in my laptop.
In my case pressing fn+f4 (or any other combination like win+p) a few times solved the problem
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Same problem here. The problem was that I accidentally pressed fn+f4 - the combination for changing external displays in my laptop.
In my case pressing fn+f4 (or any other combination like win+p) a few times solved the problem
edited Nov 30 '15 at 19:21
pun
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answered Nov 30 '15 at 9:02
Lost testLost test
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Same problem here. The problem was that I accidentally pressed fn+f4 - the combination for changing external displays in my laptop.
In my case pressing fn+f4 (or any other combination like win+p) a few times solved the problem
edited Nov 30 '15 at 19:21
pun
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answered Nov 30 '15 at 9:02
Lost testLost test
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– T.J. Crowder
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possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
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