diff --git a/docs/guide-screen-resolution.md b/docs/guide-screen-resolution.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3ede796 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/guide-screen-resolution.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +## How to increase screen resolution for macOS-Simple-KVM + +_(Thanks to [passthroughpo.st](https://passthroughpo.st/new-and-improved-mac-os-tutorial-part-1-the-basics/) and [urcomputertechnics.com](http://urcomputertechnics.com/how-to-mount-efi-partition-on-macos-mojave/) for the tips.)_ + +1. In the macOS Finder, look for **EFI** in the left bar under **Volumes**. If it isn't visible you will have to mount it: + - Open the macOS Terminal and type `diskutil list` and look for the disk/partition location of the EFI. (There may be more than one.) + - Type `sudo diskutil mount diskYsZ`, using the disk/partition location name where you see EFI. + - The **EFI** partition will appear in the left Finder bar under **Volumes**. + - If you don't see anything in that volume after browsing to it, try the other ones that you found in `diskutil`. +2. In the **EFI** volume, go into the `Clover` directory and open the `config.plist` file in the macOS text editor. +3. There should be a section of the file that looks like this: + +``````````````````` +ScreenResolution +1280x720 +``````````````````` + + - Edit that to your preferred screen resolution. + - Some odd/intermediate resolutions like 1366×768 may not work well. Try to stick to more common 16:9, 16:10, and 4:3 form factors.