[Invalid] Debian 10 (buster) Copy paste not working (#18511)

[socratis]

I was editing me message to say that I'll go with the debian-buster-DI-alpha5-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso one, but I'll download your firmware-buster-DI-alpha5-amd64-i386-netinst.iso version too and test it as well.

[Federico M.]

When you installed the GAs in the guest... that part, the terminal output. You can reinstall the GAs if you want and grab that output.

You know I cannot copy, but I can attach a screenshot...

[Federico M.]

You should check my video: it is better than words (and maybe you can understand the problem just watching it).

[socratis]

I did check your video! And it has absolutely nothing to do with VirtualBox!!!

It's not a question of Copy/Paste (C/P) not working with VirtualBox, that would mean that C/P doesn't work between host and guest. You can't even C/P inside your guest!!!

There's something fundamentally wrong not being able to C/P within the guest. And it's not VirtualBox, I can guarantee you that much.

Did you have that problem even before installing the GAs?

[Federico M.]

There's something fundamentally wrong not being able to C/P within the guest. And it's not VirtualBox, I can guarantee you that much.
Did you have that problem even before installing the GAs?

I never said that I believe it is a problem due to Virtualbox... maybe yes, maybe not. I simply do not know.

And yes, I have the issue also without GAs (I said that before).

[socratis]

And yes, I have the issue also without GAs (I said that before).

Then this is clearly not a VirtualBox issue, but a Debian issue. Just because an OS/program that runs in the context of VirtualBox has a problem, it doesn't make it a VirtualBox problem necessarily. You're having an issue that has nothing to do with VirtualBox, so my suggestion would be to treat it as such, as a native problem with the OS or the application of the guest.

[Federico M.]

I plan to install it on a plain PC, to verify that it is not related to VB.

Thanks for your support.

[socratis]

I just tested the "debian-buster-DI-alpha5-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso", since I had already downloaded it
No problems found. BTW, it *does* come with its own, pre-installed version of the GAs:

00:00:09.928661 VMMDev: Guest Additions information report: Version 5.2.0 r68940 '5.2.0'

C/P was working inside the VM, and because of that pre-existing GAs, between host and guest.

I'm going to try the one that you have and see what happens...

[Federico M.]

I plan to install it on a plain PC, to verify that it is not related to VB.

I wanted to try installing Debian Buster on a plain PC, but for my old i386 laptop there is no kernel available.

I created a topic in the Debian forum as well: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=141424

[socratis]

debian-buster-DI-alpha5-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso ... firmware-buster-DI-alpha5-amd64-i386-netinst.iso

I tested both ISO. Couldn't reproduce it. Something is not right with your way of testing, but this is not VirtualBox doing it. Just as in the ticket, marking this as [Invalid].

[Federico M.]

I will try to figure out with some people in the Debian forum.
Thank you for your help.