VirtualBox

Ticket #373 (closed defect: fixed)

Opened 2 years ago

Last modified 6 days ago

AltGr-Key (German Keyboard) not working

Reported by: da1l6 Assigned to:
Priority: major Component: other
Version: Keywords:
Cc: Guest type: other
Host type: other

Description

The AltGr? modifyer Key on german keyboards is not working, so Chars requiring it can not be typed. This includes \ ~ and |

Host: Kubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft Guest: Windows 2000 VM: VBox OSE Rev.O2723

Change History

2007-06-25 23:06:56 changed by frank

What Xorg keyboard settings do you use for the host? Did you try with VirtualBox 1.4.0?

2007-07-04 13:19:19 changed by da1l6

Same problem with VBox 1.4.0 :(

XKeyboard Settings on Host: XkbRules? "xorg" XkbModel? "pc105" XkbLayout? "de" XkbVariant? "nodeadkeys"

2007-07-25 09:37:41 changed by michael

Did you set the keyboard layout correctly in the guest system?

2007-07-28 14:58:59 changed by adeodato

I suffer this problem as well, but only when running over ssh. This is the situation:

* when running VirtualBox in a local display, AltGr? works fine. * when running VirtualBox over ssh -X, AltGr? does not work, BUT: * over ssh -X, the AltGr? key works in other applications, eg. xterm: it only stops working with VirtualBox.

Host system and ssh server is Debian sid running non-OSE 1.4.0-21864, guests system are Debian testing and Windows XP (AltGr? does not work in either), ssh client is Debian sid.

The Xorg keyboard configuration in the ssh client is:

Option "CoreKeyboard?" Option "XkbRules?" "xorg" Option "XkbModel?" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout?" "es"

Please let me know if I can provide more information, or run any tests. I'd really love to see this fixed.

And thanks for the terrific product, BTW!

2007-07-31 13:52:47 changed by michael

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

Confirmed: AltGr? is no longer working in VirtualBox 1.4.0 using a remote X server. This will be fixed in the next SVN update and in version 1.4.2.

2009-01-25 14:56:12 changed by harald_nuernberg

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

Still reproducible with Virtualbox 2.1.2

AltGR key does not work on host Mac OS X Leopard and guest Windows Vista x64 with german keyboard layout. PS/2 keyboard driver loaded at guest.

2009-01-27 10:12:37 changed by alex.s

I can confirm this bug with Windows XP SP3 as host and guest system (VirtualBox Version 2.1.2).

The AltGr? key of the host system only doesn't work, if you minimize the virtual machine by clicking on it's icon in the taskbar. If you minimize it with the minimize icon of the window, the AltGr? key works fine.

2009-01-27 11:53:21 changed by harald_nuernberg

To clarify it, when I opened a text editor on the host: all keys are working correctly. But when I opened a text editor on the guest, there are the following problems identified with German Keyboard layout on guest: ALT-GR does not work. <> key seems to be swapped with key °.

Virtualbox: 2.1.2 Host: Mac OS X Leopard Guest: all (at least Vista, Ubuntu, openSuse

2009-01-27 11:59:14 changed by harald_nuernberg

On host Mac OS X Leopard, it doesn't matter whether minimized. I is always reproducible.

2009-02-20 01:00:51 changed by harald_nuernberg

Still reproducible in 2.1.4. Is there a fix??? It is really problematic not having some important keys.

2009-02-27 21:19:24 changed by stef

Had a similar (or the same) problem: - Windows host, Linux guest - AltGr? working in virtual consoles but not under X (slackware 12.2)

Upgrading to VirtualBox 2.1.4 without upgrading the add-ons left the AltGr? key dead, while upgrading the add-ons fixed it

2009-11-14 22:35:18 changed by Fenix*NBK*

Really strange bug, considering the fact, that VirtualBox made by Germans !

-Technologov

2009-11-15 10:18:18 changed by sandervl73

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

No reaction for along time. Please reopen if it still applies to 3.0.10 or newer.

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