Login screen resolution very low in virtual machine

[joeljosedev]

(1) Issue/Bug Description

When running Pop!_OS 21.10 as a VM on a Windows 11 host, the resolution of the login screen is very low. The hypervisor was VMware Workstation Player 16. My Ubuntu 21.10 VM does not have the same issue, it defaults to 1080p which is the resolution of the monitor.

(2) Expected behaviour

A larger resolution for the login screen, maybe the resolution of the monitor or 1080p by default.

(3) Distribution (run cat /etc/os-release):

NAME="Pop!_OS"
VERSION="21.10"
ID=pop
ID_LIKE="ubuntu debian"
PRETTY_NAME="Pop!_OS 21.10"
VERSION_ID="21.10"
HOME_URL="https://pop.system76.com"
SUPPORT_URL="https://support.system76.com"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://github.com/pop-os/pop/issues"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://system76.com/privacy"
VERSION_CODENAME=impish
UBUNTU_CODENAME=impish
LOGO=distributor-logo-pop-os

(4) Gnome Shell version

GNOME Shell 40.5

(5) Pop Shell version (run apt policy pop-shell or provide the latest commit if building locally):

pop-shell:
  Installed: 1.1.0~1639174177~21.10~de901ae
  Candidate: 1.1.0~1639174177~21.10~de901ae
  Version table:
 *** 1.1.0~1639174177~21.10~de901ae 1001
       1001 http://apt.pop-os.org/release impish/main amd64 Packages
       1001 http://apt.pop-os.org/release impish/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

(6) Monitor Setup

1x 1080p, Primary (Horizontal)

(7) Other Installed/Enabled Extensions

None

[jacobgkau]

I have transferred this issue to a more appropriate repository. The window tiling extension Pop Shell would not be involved here since GNOME Shell extensions aren't loaded until the user logs in.

[joeljosedev]

My apologies, that was an problem with VMware Workstation, not with Pop!_OS. When I entered full-screen mode after the login screen loaded, it worked just fine and the same thing happened with the Ubuntu VM I mentioned earlier. Thank you for taking the time to review this issue, I'll close it now.