Enable high resolutions in Linux VM’s
Something of a n00b post here, but I recently spun up an instance of the rather nice Elementary OS Linux distro and as is common with Linux, especially in a VM, the display mode was set to something horribly low that consumed a fraction of my screen. Thus, time to crack open the terminal and fix the problem:
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sudo nano /etc/default/grub |
Inside the editor change:
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash” |
To:
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1920x1080" |
Obviously substitute 1920×1080 for your preferred resolution.
Save the file in nano and restart the VM.
You should find that the VM restarts at your chosen resolution.