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Hi, I just downloaded VirtualBox to try it out on Ubuntu... but when I start it up on the "live CD" .iso file, the host keyboard freezes, and the touchpad too.. I was forced to use a seperate mouse. And because the keyboard frozen, the 'host key' isn't active, so I can't get control back

The host is Windows Vista, on a Samsung R60 Plus laptop. 2 GB memory, with some of it used by the graphics chip.. 512 MB of memory allocated to the virtual machine.
The guest is Ubuntu 8.10 release candidate

The keyboard & touchpad freezes as in.. I can't even use it on the guest.

Any ideas? Thanks!

Does anyone know how to fix this? I really want to use this program

My screen doesn't turn black or blue and the screen activity doesn't freeze.
edit: and the VM doesn't actually crash, the KB and touchpad just freeze
edit: The mouse and keyboard are built into the laptop, but the drivers say they are connected via PS/2
edit: doesn't work with Debian either... and discovered a random error, my video driver crashes. ATI 1250, updated just today. It happened once with Ubuntu, before I updated, thought the update would fix it. It seems like a random error.

Just direct me to the proper chapter in the manual, at least ¬_¬

This forum seems very active, but nobody's replying to my simple problem.. but replying to everyone else's more complicated problems... weird, isn't it?

I'll see what I get in a week

Could you post your exact VM settings? Maybe you set something wrong. As for the no replies, you problem is a bit vague and has never happened to anyone here on the forums.

Oh ok. Thanks for replying

Here are my settings,
Base memory, 512 MB
Video memory, 64 MB
Boot order: floppy, CD, hard drive
ACPI enabled
IO ACPI disabled
PAE/NX Disabled
Shared clipboard.. bidirectional
IDE Controller: PIIX4
Snapshot folder: default
Hard disk: Ubuntu.vdi in D:\VirtualBox\
CD: Ubuntu 8.10 RC Live CD.. i386
Audio enabled, "Windows DirectSound", Controller: "SoundBlaster 16"
Network, all default
Serial ports disabled
USB enabled, Logitech Optical USB Mouse filter

Just a bump to see if anyone knows about it yet

I don't know what your problem is, perhaps a problem with the ISO file?

Why not download a readymade Ubuntu 8.10 VDI from here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile ... _id=213555

Disable USB for the Guest.

I've tested it this morning and it didn't work still the same problem

I'll use VMWare for now because I can't get this problem solved..
thanks anyway

i have this same/similar error with ubuntu in vbox and vista as the host. I have not tried it on my other laptop because that does not come out very often. I am also thinking about going back to vmware.

Like I told someone else, it is very interesting that this software freezes or does some wacky with Vista but the other vms out there can handle it very well.

USB devices cannot be shared by both the VM and host. One or the other has control. If you enable USB and let it take over the keyboard and mouse then guess what? They don't work on the host. So either get yourself 2 keyboards and mice or use the default virtualized keyboard and mouse that the VM provides. These appear as PS2 port connected devices through the virtualized i8042 controller. You may loose some of the extra mouse buttons and keyboard keys, but at least you will have proper seamless working. You may be able to fool the guest OS into accepting the extra functions by picking an equivalent PS2 connected device from the same supplier.

I think I used the default one O_o wait, I'll try resetting all the settings

edit: it didn't work.. to VMWare I go

I have the same problem using Vista and USB mouse and Keyboard. I also have speakers connected via USB. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to disable USB altogether from the posts here and I don't know how to "use the default virtualized keyboard and mouse that the VM provides."

dofar wrote:I have the same problem using Vista and USB mouse and Keyboard. I also have speakers connected via USB. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to disable USB altogether from the posts here and I don't know how to "use the default virtualized keyboard and mouse that the VM provides."

You should use the 'default' keyboard and mouse automatically if you don't grab the USB from the host.