screen resolution

[cygnusx-1]

i'm a fairly new user and was curious if kali supports 1920x1080 resolution.

i'm running straight off my laptop hard drive, using an intel hd 3000 gpu. the highest output i can achieve is 1280x720 (or thereabouts)
I've read that running in virtualbox or similar program you can achieve 1920x1080, but is this possible natively? 'm pretty sure I achieved 1920x1080 on a windows installation.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

[preemption]

I am using the following scripts to make Kali do my bidding. (I don't remember who originally wrote the xrandr.sh script):

Script 1:

#!/bin/bash
# 1920x1080.sh
/scripts/xrandr.sh 1920 1080 60

Script 2:

#!/bin/bash
# xrandr.sh
#If no argument is specified, ask for it and exit
if [[ -z "$@" ]];
then
echo "An argument is needed to run this script";
exit
else
arg="$@"
#Basic check to make sure argument number is valid. If not, display error and exit
if [[ $(($(echo $arg | grep -o "\s" | wc --chars) / 2 )) -ne 2 ]];
then
echo "Invalid Parameters. You need to specify parameters in the format "width height refreshRate""
echo "For example setResolution "2560 1440 60""
exit
fi

#Save stuff in variables and then use xrandr with those variables
modename=$(echo $arg | sed 's/\s/_/g')
display=$(xrandr | grep -Po '.+(?=\sconnected)')
if [[ "$(xrandr|grep $modename)" = "" ]];
then
xrandr --newmode $modename $(gtf $(echo $arg) | grep -oP '(?<="\s\s).+') &&
xrandr --addmode $display $modename
fi
xrandr --output $display --mode $modename

#If no error occurred, display success message
if [[ $? -eq 0 ]];
then
echo "Display changed successfully to $arg"
fi
fi

<<COMMENT
#Manual steps with explanation ahead by @debloper
# First we need to get the modeline string for xrandr
# Luckily, the tool "gtf" will help you calculate it.
# All you have to do is to pass the resolution & the-
# refresh-rate as the command parameters:
gtf 1920 1080 60

# In this case, the horizontal resolution is 1920px the
# vertical resolution is 1080px & refresh-rate is 60Hz.
# IMPORTANT: BE SURE THE MONITOR SUPPORTS THE RESOLUTION

# Typically, it outputs a line starting with "Modeline"
# e.g. "1920x1080_60.00" 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -HSync +Vsync
# Copy this entire string (except for the starting "Modeline")

# Now, use "xrandr" to make the system recognize a new
# display mode. Pass the copied string as the parameter
# to the --newmode option:
xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -HSync +Vsync

# Well, the string within the quotes is the nick/alias
# of the display mode - you can as well pass something
# as "MyAwesomeHDResolution". But, careful! :-|

# Then all you have to do is to add the new mode to the
# display you want to apply, like this:
xrandr --addmode VGA1 "1920x1080_60.00"

# VGA1 is the display name, it might differ for you.
# Run "xrandr" without any parameters to be sure.
# The last parameter is the mode-alias/name which
# you've set in the previous command (--newmode)

# It should add the new mode to the display & apply it.
# Usually unlikely, but if it doesn't apply automatically
# then force it with this command:
xrandr --output VGA1 --mode "1920x1080_60.00"

# That's it... Enjoy the new awesome high-res display!
COMMENT

[Icosagon]

Yes It supports 1920x1080. I can live boot Kali in Full HD Resolution :D.