Ubuntu resolution on Parallels and Mac
I’ve been using Parallels on my Macbook Pro 15” for a couple of months now and I have installed various operating systems like Windows XP, Fedora Core 5, Suse 10.1 and Ubuntu.
Being my favourite operating system at the moment (I’m starting to like Suse 10.1), I wanted very much to get Ubuntu to work properly on my Mac. The installation went fine and it’s easy as hell, but one thing that made me pull my hair was really the default screen resolution of Ubuntu, which is set at 1024×768.
This is particularly annoying because I can’t run it full screen, which is at a resolution of 1440×900. I’ve tried various suggestions like changing the xorg.conf with various values but all to no avail.
Finally, I found a post that fixes this problem straight away and it is actually easy as hell too! All you need to do is perform the following command:
me@mycomp:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
The above will prompt you with two questions:
1. Select your chipset driver: Choose “vesa”
2. Select your resolution: Choose your resolution (mine is 1440×900)
Restart your X server (Cntrl + Alt + Backspace) and your Ubuntu should now be working at your chosen resolution!
Credits: Muffin Research Labs
Added: If you’re looking at Feisty Fawn installation problem with Parallels, you may wanna see this article