SuSE resolution problems in Parallels desktop for Mac

[RDG311]

I installed SUSE 10.0 in a virtual machine with parallels desktop for mac. I am having resolution problems. I need my resolution to be 1680 by 1050 but do not know how to change this. Currently when I enter fullscreen mode in parallels only a small portion of the screen is rendered leaving out the sides.

[techieMoe]

I installed SUSE 10.0 in a virtual machine with parallels desktop for mac. I am having resolution problems. I need my resolution to be 1680 by 1050 but do not know how to change this. Currently when I enter fullscreen mode in parallels only a small portion of the screen is rendered leaving out the sides.

There are a couple of things you'll probably have to do to get true fullscreen in Parallels. One is to make sure that 1680x1050 is set as one of your resolutions for the virtual machine. It's under "Edit->Video" at the main VM screen.

Second, you need to make sure your /etc/xorg.conf file has that resolution set as its default. What kind of a Mac are you using this on? If it's a MacBook Pro you might be able to use these sections of my xorg.conf for Parallels.

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	24-80
	VertRefresh	56-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Generic Video Card"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1440x900" "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1440x900" "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1440x900" "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1440x900" "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1440x900" "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1440x900" "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Obviously your max resolution wouldn't be 1440x900, but you can edit that. The important part is the "Monitor" section because you need to have the proper sync rates otherwise your desired resolution won't display.