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How to have decent video on VirtualBox.
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VirtualBox-graphics-howto.md

How to have decent video on VirtualBox.

  • Make sure VM's OS type is set to Linux 64 bits.
  • On the VM's Settings -> Display, make sure "Graphics Controller" is "VMSVGA". 32 MB of "Video Memory" should be enough.
  • On Haiku, run "pkgman install vmware_addons", reboot.
  • Change resolution as you wish from the Screen preflet.

You should now be able to change modes as you like.

To make sure VirtualBox starts in the resolution you want:

VBoxManage controlvm "name of your VM here" setvideomodehint 1360 768 32

(change values as you need, preferably one closest to the one you set on the "Screen" preflet)

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