id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	guest	host
5278	keyboard is messed up in guest machine - Linux (Host) / Windows Vista (Guest) -> duplicate of #2595	Thomas		"Hi everybody,

I am using the following set-up:

Arch Linux 2.6.31 (Host machine)
Windows Vista Enterprise (latest update) (Guest machine)
VirtualBox Version 3.0.8

I am using a non-standard keyboard layout, namely DvorakX (I did attach the keyboard layout file for the X-Server to this report -- in case this helps), on the host machine, i.e. on Linux.  I know this keyboard map is not available on Windows, but I am happy to use QUERTY on the guest machine, i.e. on the Windows.  I chose the German (IBM) on the guest machine.  I can type, however, I experience the following:

Quite a lot of physical keys are swapped (with reference to the layout on the guest, i.e. QUERTY) for example 'f' with 'g', or 'j' with 'k', etc.  Also, I cannot type in numbers at all!

When I change the keyboard layout on the guest (Windows), the same physical keys a swapped.

I don't have any idea how work around this."	defect	closed	other	VirtualBox 3.0.8	fixed	keyboard, layout, dvorak, keysyms, keycodes		Windows	Linux