Small screen on vbox on MacBOok
27 Feb 2021 21:30 #200350
by smallman
Small screen on vbox on MacBOok was created by smallman
In order to practice and learn G commands I want to run Linux CNC inside
Virtual box 6.1 on a MacBook running Big Sur 11.2.1.
I installed Virtual Box. Practiced by setting up a Debian guest. No problems.
Downloaded "linuxcnc-2.8.0-buster.iso". Created another VM using that ISO. No problems. VM starts and looks good.
I can runLinuxCNC. All looks beautiful, except,
the window in the vbox guest does not seem to re-size when I pause the cursor over a corner, wait for an arrow to appear, and then move the cursor to increase size. Yes, the window gets bigger. But, LinuxCNC app is still the same size. The only change is the border gets bigger.
Alas, the area inside Linux CNC is only one line high!. Too small to do any learning.
I suspect this is a Mac, or vbox issue, and not a linuxcnc issue, but I figured somebody else my have solved it. I searched the forums but found nothing.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Virtual box 6.1 on a MacBook running Big Sur 11.2.1.
I installed Virtual Box. Practiced by setting up a Debian guest. No problems.
Downloaded "linuxcnc-2.8.0-buster.iso". Created another VM using that ISO. No problems. VM starts and looks good.
I can runLinuxCNC. All looks beautiful, except,
the window in the vbox guest does not seem to re-size when I pause the cursor over a corner, wait for an arrow to appear, and then move the cursor to increase size. Yes, the window gets bigger. But, LinuxCNC app is still the same size. The only change is the border gets bigger.
Alas, the area inside Linux CNC is only one line high!. Too small to do any learning.
I suspect this is a Mac, or vbox issue, and not a linuxcnc issue, but I figured somebody else my have solved it. I searched the forums but found nothing.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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27 Feb 2021 21:40 #200352
by MaHa
Replied by MaHa on topic Small screen on vbox on MacBOok
Thats from my helpfile to get fullscreen in Virtualbox / Debian Buster
Debian 10 Buster LinuxCNC in VirtualBox Vollbild
Debian 10 Buster LinuxCNC in VirtualBox Vollbild
/etc/default/grub
comment:
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz"
after:
sudo update-grub
sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
sudo apt install build-essential
Restart
sudo sh /media/cdrom0/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
sudo adduser miller vboxsfPlease Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
28 Feb 2021 08:09 #200378
by phillc54
Replied by phillc54 on topic Small screen on vbox on MacBOok
Did you install the guest additions?
I use VMWare Fusion on a iMac without issues, I did find VBox a bit "laggy" in the graphics department.
I use VMWare Fusion on a iMac without issues, I did find VBox a bit "laggy" in the graphics department.
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19 Oct 2022 11:05 #254508
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Did you fix this. Same issue on Windows
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19 Oct 2022 11:14 #254510
by xlordofpainx
Replied by xlordofpainx on topic Small screen on vbox on MacBOok
Hi. I am having the same issue on windows. cna you give me more context?
What do you mean by typing: /etc/default/grub
comment:
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz"
then when you tybe $uname -r
my linux name being "CNC" am i supposed to type
sudo apt install linux-headers-cnc -r
or something else?
What do you mean by typing: /etc/default/grub
comment:
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="initrd=/install/gtk/initrd.gz"
then when you tybe $uname -r
my linux name being "CNC" am i supposed to type
sudo apt install linux-headers-cnc -r
or something else?
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