Screen of host os doesn't return to its original resolution

Hello,

I found one problem while working with the current 2.1 release:
When I switch a VM in FullScreenMode (Windows 2003 Server) and then shutdown the
OS using Start->Shutdown (staying in fullscreenmode for doing that)
The virtual machine stops but the resolution of the host os isn't turned back to the original
resolution.
As example: my host os runs with 1280*800. When stopping a full screen guest os it doesn't
return to this resolution. So after stopping I have 640*480 on the host os.

Thanks and best regards,
Jens

 

Hello,

Which primary OS do you use? I checked the issue on WinXP Pro SP2 with latest updates and Debian 3.1 and couldn't reproduce this. Possibly the problem is with video drivers on your primary OS. Can you please describe your hardware (if that's notebook, it's exact model should be enough).

 

Hello,

I use WinXP SP2 on my Samsung R50 (Pentium M 1600, Ati Mobility Radeon X300).
The guest OS was Windows 2003. The guest resolution was 1200*800, the host normal
resolution is 1280*800. The problem occured when shutting down the guest while it is in full
screen mode. After windows shut down and the screen returned to the host, the resolution of the
host was set to 640*480.

I use the current drivers for all devices of the notebook. Windows Updates are also at the
newest level.

Best regards
Jens

 

Hi,

Does this situation happen each shutdown or accidently?

 

lol when windows closes it changes the screen resulition so it apears to prosses faster. now i am having problums installing parallels so i can only coment on what i know about windows. but in games that change the resalution it returns to windows befor isuing a restor resulution comand. it is verry possable that windows wount isue this command after it shuts down so i would segest try to get out of full screen befor you shut that down

 

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I would suggest you get out of full screen mode first, then shutdown Windohs completely.

Now push the power button to turn the machine on, and immediately insert a Linux CD. Follow the install procedure through, and keep using this distro as your primary OS. You will find this also alleviates many other Windwoes problems.
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haha. goto www.heise.de for windows-bashing and toddling.
Btw. as linux doesn't like my hardware I have to runj it on a VM
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@anshar:
As far as I see now it happens every time.

Best regards,
Jens

 

I've never expirienced such thing. I think it is somehow depends on your hardware and primary OS drivers - video drivers more likely...