Sending keys to Host OS (Ubuntu)

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something_new
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Sending keys to Host OS (Ubuntu)

Post by something_new »

Hello,

First question, even though a regular reader.

I'm trying to automate a task on my Guest OS (Ubuntu) using Automator, but so far I wasn't able to make VB accept the keys sent. Is there another way for me to send keystrokes from the Host OS to the Guest OS?

Thank you!
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Re: Sending keys to Host OS (Ubuntu)

Post by Sasquatch »

Check out the VBoxManage help output. You can send keycodes to guests. If you add multiple keycodes in a single command, they will be treated as a simultaneous press, like ctrl+alt+del. Sending the codes through different commands will send them one after another. VBoxManage controlvm keyboardputscancode <hex> ...
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Re: Sending keys to Host OS (Ubuntu)

Post by ckerr »

Having wanted to do something similar, I have created a simple little tool that can help you generate the appropriate scancodes.

http://humbledown.org/keyboard-scancodes.xhtml

Hope you find it useful.
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