Virtualbox and Ubuntu 14.04 Display issue
If you have installed virtualbox in your windows/Ubuntu PC and guest is ubuntu 14.04 then you can see the issue with display to fix the issue try the following solution
Running windows virtualbox host
Open your host and go to Devices --> select insert guest additions Cd image option this will start installing VBoxGuestAdditions-4.3.10 package
After the installation you need to restart your ubuntu guest to get the normal display resolution.
Running ubuntu virtualbox host
On virtualbox you have to install "Guest Additions". There is no need to set a resolution via Ubuntu settings. From your guest window select
Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image
In Ubuntu open a terminal, navigate to cd folder (usually /media/VBOXADDITIONS*) and run
sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
After the installation you need to restart your ubuntu guest to get the normal display resolution.
A better solution is to use the canonical vboxguestaddition iso.
Virtualbox prompts you to download the file VBoxGuestAdditions-4.3.10.iso.
Do not download this one, do not use this one.
Install the canonical version :
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
The iso will be located here :
/usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
Your method sadly didn’t work Icoco. The OP method worked though so thanks !