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I installed Fedora 12 on a new MacBook with a high def screen resolution (1680 * 1050) using Parallels. When Fedora runs, it run in a small window in the ...
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    1680 * 1050 Screen Resolution

    I installed Fedora 12 on a new MacBook with a high def screen resolution (1680 * 1050) using Parallels. When Fedora runs, it run in a small window in the center of the screen - usable but far from desirable. Fedora 12 screen settings do not go as high as 1680 * 1050. Does anyone know of a solution to this? Thanks.
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    Post the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf file here, if any.
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    It depends upon how you have configured your VM. How does VMware present the virtual video system to the guest OS? With VirtualBox, there is an add-in driver for the guest OS (Guest Additions) that will allow it to use the full resolution of the system video hardware and monitor. I don't know how VMware deals with that, but that is where you need to investigate to see how to get the most out of the physical hardware from the guest OS.
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    devils casper: Hmm. There is no xorg.conf in /etc/X11/. What does this file show?

    Rubberman: I'm on Parallels and not VMWare, but I get your drift. Unfortunately I'm completely new to Parallels and will have to investigate more.

    Thanks for your help.
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    Did some research:

    Xorg uses a configuration file called xorg.conf for its initial setup. This configuration file is searched for in the following places when the server is started as a normal user:


    /etc/X11/<cmdline>
    /tmp/Xorg-KEM/etc/X11/<cmdline>
    /etc/X11/$XORGCONFIG
    /tmp/Xorg-KEM/etc/X11/$XORGCONFIG
    /etc/X11/xorg.conf-4
    /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    /etc/xorg.conf
    /tmp/Xorg-KEM/etc/X11/xorg.conf.<hostname>
    /tmp/Xorg-KEM/etc/X11/xorg.conf-4
    /tmp/Xorg-KEM/etc/X11/xorg.conf
    /tmp/Xorg-KEM/lib/X11/xorg.conf.<hostname>
    /tmp/Xorg-KEM/lib/X11/xorg.conf-4
    /tmp/Xorg-KEM/lib/X11/xorg.conf

    However the conf does not exit in any of these places either.
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    The latest Xorg server will, if there is no xorg.conf file, auto-discover the video hardware and set itself up accordingly. What you need to do is determine how Parallels is presenting the video system in the virtual hardware. Since I don't run Parallels, this is about as far as I can take you. Worst comes to worst, contact Parallels tech support or their user forums for better help.
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    Thanks for the info.
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