VirtualBox

Ticket #3689 (closed defect: fixed)

Opened 8 months ago

Last modified 3 weeks ago

Cannot change Host key => Fixed in SVN

Reported by: izbyshev Assigned to:
Priority: major Component: GUI
Version: VirtualBox 2.2.0 Keywords:
Cc: Guest type: other
Host type: other

Description

Host key is not changeable in GUI. When I select Host key field in settings and type any other key, nothing happens. There is a similar problem with VBox 2.1.4 in forums, but I had no problem with changing host key in it, the problem appeared only in 2.2.0. Now the only way to solve it is to edit xml with VBox settings.

Change History

2009-04-10 09:40:11 changed by frank

The interesting information is

  1. which host are you using (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris)
  2. which Linux distribution (if you are on a Linux host)
  3. which window manager (if you are on a Linux host)

2009-04-10 12:13:23 changed by izbyshev

I am using Windows Vista SP1. Both VBox 2.1.4 and 2.2.0 was installed on the same host. Before installing 2.2.0 I fully uninstalled 2.1.4 and deleted its configuration xml.

2009-04-10 18:20:58 changed by BillBauman

I have confirmed this to be a problem with 2.2.0 on Vista Business x64. Any clean installation of 2.2.0 will not allow me to change the host key.

My workaround: Install 2.1.4 first, set host key, upgrade to 2.2.0. Host key cannot be modified, but at least it's set.

2009-04-10 21:10:50 changed by davars

Confirmed with Vista Home Basic (32-bit). Worked around by editing VirtualBox.xml and adding <ExtraDataItem? name="GUI/Input/HostKey" value="93"/> to the ExtraData? collection (93 is the decimal code for the 'Application' key on Windows keyboards).

2009-04-20 08:44:36 changed by chice

Confirmed with Windows 2003 Server SP2 (x86), VirtualBox 2.2.0, clean installation.

I can not set HostKey? in GUI

I have to set <ExtraDataItem? name="GUI/Input/HostKey" value="161"/> for Right Shift as HostKey?

2009-04-21 10:38:07 changed by frank

  • summary changed from Cannot change Host key to Cannot change Host key => Fixed in SVN.

2009-04-25 20:57:29 changed by ehsanullahjan

Perhaps an easy way of changing the HostKey? until the fix is released is to use VBoxManage with the setextradata option. So if you wanted to change the HostKey? to the Right Shift key (numeric code 165), you would execute the following command:

VBoxManage.exe setextradata global GUI/Input/HostKey 165

2009-04-26 02:53:46 changed by ehsanullahjan

Update -- The command in my earlier comment would set Right Alt, not Right Shift, as the HostKey?. I've also posted details of this bug and its solution, along with some other small issues, on my blog here: http://sooperwiz.blogspot.com/2009/04/virtualbox-220-bug-hostkey-cant-be.html.

2009-04-28 13:20:59 changed by sandervl73

  • status changed from new to closed.
  • resolution set to fixed.

2009-09-14 13:14:48 changed by spbrereton

  • status changed from closed to reopened.
  • resolution deleted.

not fixed for me...

Running Jaunty/Karmic as host. XP as guest.

2009-10-29 12:58:12 changed by frank

spbrereton what happens exactly? Changing the host key of VirtualBox on Karmic is no problem here.

2009-10-29 16:41:00 changed by spbrereton

The same as descriptions for this bug that I've seen elsewhere... The field could be selected but no change occurred - regardless of which key was pressed. However, as I went to take a screenshot it worked, so now I'm confused. I believe I did accept an update of VirtualBox a few weeks ago - that may have fixed the error.

2009-10-29 17:10:21 changed by frank

  • status changed from reopened to closed.
  • resolution set to fixed.

Ok, in that case I will close this bug. Thanks for the feedback.

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