[Solved] CTRL+C / CTRL+V probelm after migration to 3.0.4

[nik600]

Dear all

after the migration from virtualbox-2.0 to virtualbox-3.0 (i've removed 2.0 and installed 3.0) i'm experiencing some problem:

when one of my windows virtual machine are on in my host machine (Ubuntu 8.0.4 kernel 2.6.24-24-generic ) any copy and paste action (both from application menu and ctrl+c/v) doesn't work in any application.

Is there anything that i can do?

Thanks to all in advance

[Sasquatch]

Which Ctrl are you using? By default the right Ctrl key is the Host key, and that won't work with copy/paste. If you want to copy/paste from the Host to the Guest or vice versa, the Guest Additions need to be installed, but if it's inside the Guest, then nothing should be needed.

[skatet]

Hi! i have the same problem!, its begun from 3.x version, i working on ubuntu 9.04 and some times copy/past on windows guest is inactive - a cant copy and past text - when i reboot my quest is starting working but from some minutes again becoming bad - i have no decision fot this problem Sorry fo my english Can smbd help???

[nik600]

i'm using the sx ctrl.

But, anyway, the problem is not related to a specific key (in that case the ctrl) but more generally on the copy and paste action, even using menu option.

For example:

my windows guest is on (minimized) and i'm working on ubuntu (i.e. using openoffice or posting on this forum) if i select some text and then do Edit/copy and then try do do Edit/paste the paste action is disabled.
This happend in any program on the host.
Guest Additions are installed, it seems that che guest virtual machine grabs ALL the copy action.

[nik600]

i've resolved removing and re-installing guest additions.

probably the old version was not completely compatible with 3.0.4

[berlichman]

With Ubuntu Jaunty as host on a Dell Mini 9, I couldn't use CTRL+C but I found that CTRL-ALT-DEL worked! I tried this on a whim and lo and behold!