Resolution
How to install Ubuntu Desktop 7.10 in Parallels Desktop 3.0
1. Press F6 during the boot step, type "single" and press Enter (or press ALT+CTRL+F1).
2. Edit the Xorg configuration file with 'pico /etc/X11/xorg.conf' using the text editor.
Add the following subsection to the section called “Screen” :
Section “Screen”
...
SubSection “Display”
Modes “1024x768”
EndSubSection
End
Exit text editor with Ctrl+X, saving the changes.
3. Press Ctrl+D to continue booting
4. Follow the installation process as usual.
5. After rebooting and dropping into text mode edit the boot loader configuration with 'pico /boot/grub/menu.lst'. Remove 'single' word at the string 'kernel /boot/....'.
Exit text editor with Ctrl+X, saving the changes.
6. Type 'reboot' and press 'Enter'.How to change screen resolution during process of booting
1. Log in Ubuntu with any user.
2. Run Application->Accessories->Terminal and gain the administrative privileges with 'sudo su -' command.
3. Type 'pico /etc/usplash.conf' and set the appropriate screen resolution, for example:
- xres=1024
- yres=768
Exit text editor with Ctrl+X, saving the changes.
4. Type 'mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic' and press 'Enter'.