control key not usable in squeeze guest

[Raven]

I installed a 32-bit Debian squeeze guest on a 64-bit wheezy host. The control key does not work in the guest regardless of whether the guest is in a console or a X session. If I try to ^X in nano, a "x" appears on the screen. I have a number of DOS and Windows guests, but this has never once happened with any of them.

[Perryg]

Is that with the left control or right control key? If the right (default host key) have you changed it?

[Raven]

The left one.

The host key I changed to the right (logo) key.

[Perryg]

I just tested the (ctrl+x) key in debian and using (ctrl+x) closes nano as it is supposed to. Did you change the keyboard mapping in the guest?

[Raven]

Everything is default for a USA install.