How can I change the screen size

[razvanvm]

My laptop have a 13 inch display with FullHD resolution so everything is so small. How can I increase the size of all items on screen without changing the resolution? Thanks

[_defalt]

Settings>Devices>Displays

[tallowcatch]

I have the same question. Found that screen but it only lists 1152x864 as the only option.

I'm running the 2018.1 Hyper-V image if that makes a difference.

I have tried editing /etc/default/grub to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1280x720" but it doesn't work (but did in a previous install).

Thanks

[Packet139]

Under settings ---> devices ---> display. There it should give you the option to change your resolution.

[serotonin]

Found the same issue on 2018.1. Remove "hyper-v_fb" from the line to make it: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=1280x720"

Was able to change the res after this.

[amadeusX]

These fixes didn't work for me at first as I had enabled the RemoteFX 3D Video Adapter in the Hyper-V settings for the VM. As another (since archived) thread noted, hyperv_fb was not running while the adapter was enabled, and neither "quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1920x1080" or the variation with "hyperv_fb" omitted would work.

Once I disabled the RemoteFX Adapter in the Hyper-V settings, I confirmed with lsmod that hyperv_fb was running, updated the grub file as described (using GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1920x1080") and the VM rebooted straight into 1920x1080 resolution.

[fshahin90]

Hi all:
I tried updating my resolution for the hyper-v in /etc/default/grub when i run the command sudo update-grub i get the following error
/usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: 2: /etc/default/grub: x: not found

below is the grub file:

# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
x /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
# info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1920x1080"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=video=""

# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...)
#GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef"

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

many thanks