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I have installed Ubuntu server 10.04.4 on VirtualBox but the screen appear too small. I read some guides that i have to change settings in grub to change the screen size, so i go to /etc/default/grub, opened grub in editor and edited this line #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480 to GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x760. This is a resolution that my video card supports.

Then i updated grub and restarted the machine but it didn't work. When the machine starts loading in the beginning for a few seconds it goes into the screen resolution i have set but then goes back to the initial small screen resolution.

Any idea why it doesn't work?

user1800997
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Please elaborate are you talking about X11 server in the VM or about terminal fonts? In the former case you will need usual VBox Guest Extensions / DKMS, in the latter it heavily depends on text console management commands. I doubt that grub text console settings persist into login session, especially after this stuff with Plymouth et al.

Vladimir Kovalchuk
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There is no need to run commands nor install guest additions. I just hit shift+ctrl+c so it takes the guest host to scale mode, and then you can adjust the scale factor from settings display and adjust it for larger.

Ken Sandoval
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