To use the virtual consoles at optimal resolution, Arch needs to recognize that resolution as valid, which in turn requires VirtualBox to pass this information along to the guest OS.įirst, check if your desired resolution is not already recognized by running the command ( hwinfo need to be installed): Typically after installing Guest Additions, a fullscreen Arch guest running X will be set to the optimal resolution for your display however, the virtual console's framebuffer will be set to a standard, often smaller, resolution detected from VirtualBox's custom VESA driver. (Discuss in Talk:VirtualBox/Install Arch Linux as a guest) Notes: Keep guest resolution information in one place.

virtualbox-guest-utils-nox for VirtualBox Guest utilities without X support.

virtualbox-guest-utils for VirtualBox Guest utilities with X support.

Within the installed guest system, install: VirtualBox Guest Additions provides drivers and applications that optimize the guest operating system including improved image resolution and better control of the mouse. To get a specific EFI bitness, set the firmware to efi64 for x86_64 EFI or efi32 for IA32 EFI.Īfter selecting the kernel from the Arch Linux installation media's menu, the media will hang for a minute or two and will continue to boot the kernel normally afterwards.

$ VBoxManage modifyvm ' Virtual machine name' -firmware efiĮfi will set the firmware for the virtual machine to EFI with the bitness matching the virtual machine's CPU. To enable EFI for a virtual machine using the graphical interface, open the settings of the virtual machine, choose System item from the panel on the left and Motherboard tab from the right panel, and check the checkbox Enable EFI (special OSes only).Īlternatively the same can be accomplished from the command line using VBoxManage: This must be done before installing Arch as guest, changing the option afterwards will result in unbootable machine unless the setting is reverted. If you want to install Arch Linux in EFI mode inside VirtualBox, you must change the firmware mode for the virtual machine. Installation Installation in EFI mode (optional)Įnabling EFI for Arch as guest is optional. 3.11 Black screen with Plasma-X11 minimal install.

3.10 Plasma resets guest's resolution to 800×600.3.9 No hardware 3D acceleration in Arch Linux guest.3.5 Linux guests have slow/distorted audio.3.2 TTY text too small during installation.

2.3 Launch the VirtualBox guest services.1.1 Installation in EFI mode (optional).

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