openSUSE 12.03 only give 800x600 display resolution capability in Microsoft Hyper-V virtual box

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Just to clarify better, alter the following configuration files like so to enable alternate resolutions than 800x600 in openSUSE 12.3 as a guest under Windows 8 pro Hyper-V:

In /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-device.conf add:

Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default.Device"
  Driver "vesa"
EndSection

and in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-screen.conf add:

Section "Screen"
  Identifier "Default Screen" 
  SubSection "Display" 
    Depth 24 
    Modes "1152x864" 
  EndSubSection 
EndSection

Thanks again everyone! :slight_smile:

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As it turns out, you do not need to alter the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-screen.conf - just the first fix will work for 50-device.conf will work fine. Thanks again, everyone!

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I have posted a detailed discussion and fix for this on my website:

http://www.quirkscode.com/fixing-opensuse-linux-only-allowing-800x600-resolution-in-hyper-v-virtual-machine/

Hope that helps!