VirtualBox: Debian Linux display resolution 1920x1080

$ gtf 1920 1080 60

# 1920x1080 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 67.08 kHz; pclk: 172.80 MHz

Modeline "1920x1080_60.00" 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -HSync +Vsync

$ xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -HSync +Vsync

$ xrandr --addmode VBOX0 "1920x1080_60.00"

Then open Display settings and select the previously added mode!



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permanent:

~/.xprofile:


xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -HSync +Vsync

 xrandr --addmode VBOX0 "1920x1080_60.00"

 xrandr --output VBOX0 "1920x1080_60.00"


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on lubuntu:

xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -HSync +Vsync

 xrandr --addmode Virtual1 "1920x1080_60.00"

xrandr --output Virtual1 --mode "1920x1080_60.00"

but had to install packages "xfonts xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi xfonts-scaleable" first