changing the size of the parallels window

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kailashamrit

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i am running ubuntu7.10 under parallels3.0 on a macbook pro 15,4". the screen resolution is set to 1024x768.
PROBLEM: the parallel window is filling only ~80% of my screen, even in full screen mode. how can i use the whole screen???
does anybody has an idea?
regards, k.
 
did you try to install the Parallels Tools? For me this solved some minor problems, including seemless mouse movement and screen resolution = full Mac screen size. (But I have a 13" MacBook, maybe this makes it a bit different.)
 
yes, this "parallel tools" looks very useful to me too.
but couldn't install it as i'm not fit with terminal command lines...
could u pls help me by writing what exactly i have to type in there?

thx, kailash
 
yes, this "parallel tools" looks very useful to me too.
but couldn't install it as i'm not fit with terminal command lines...
could u pls help me by writing what exactly i have to type in there?

thx, kailash
 
yes, this "parallel tools" looks very useful to me too.
but couldn't install it as i'm not fit with terminal command lines...
could u pls help me by writing what exactly i have to type in there?

thx, kailash
 
Hi, installation is quite simple.
I am not sure, if the PD application was able to mount the install CD itself, so I did it myself by setting the CD/DVD-Options of the VM to "Enabled at startup" and "use ISO image" with the following file name:
/Library/Parallels/Tools/vmtools-linux.iso
Then start the VM with Ubuntu.
In Ubuntu use the command "Install Parallels Tools" from the menu bar.
There appears a dialog box with the exact command for installation. You should write this down exactly as it is shown.
Then open a Terminal, in Ubuntu this is in the top-left application menu, change to the install CD directory, and type into the Terminal that command:

cd /media
cd cdrom0
ls
you should see a directory listing of files, containing
parallels-tools.run and many others. Then type:
sudo sh parallels-tools.run
 
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