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Troubleshooting screen resolution issues using VMware Tools in a Linux guest operating system for VMware Fusion 1.x / 2.x / 3.x (1003476)

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This article provides steps to correct screen resolution issues using VMware Tools in a Linux guest operating system.

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To troubleshoot screen resolution issues:

Power on the Linux virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library.

Ensure VMware Tools are installed in the guest operating system.

Open command line application, Terminal, in the guest operating system and log in as a root user.

Run the following command and check the VMware Tools status:

#/etc/init.d/vmware-tools status

Restart the VMware Tools service and check the display resolution if the VMware Tools are running:

#/etc/init.d/vmware-tools restart

Run the following command if your issue still exists:

#vmware-config-tools.pl -d

Reconfigure the display settings if the display resolution is not set. Run the following command:

#vmware-config-tools.pl

Select Yes and press Enter when prompted to start the VMware CPU Time accounting service.

Select No and press Enter when prompted to start the Virtual Machine Communication Interface service.

Select Yes and press Enter when prompted to reconfigure the Display settings.

Choose the appropriate display item and press Enter.

Restart the virtual machine and check the display resolution.

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