Opened 14 years ago
Closed 8 years ago
#8234 closed defect (obsolete)
Video mode change in client creates a new window
Reported by: | Shahar Or | Owned by: | |
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Component: | GUI | Version: | VirtualBox 4.0.2 |
Keywords: | Cc: | ||
Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description (last modified by )
Dear ones,
This is a repost from Ubuntu's bugtracker (title changed):
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Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose
It appears that when a Virtualbox instance changes its video mode, this causes Virtualbox to destroy its window and create a new one.
If the user has switched to a different workspace in the meantime, the new window will be drawn in the currently active workspace, effectively causing Virtualbox to appear to switch workspaces on its own.
While booting a client image (e.g. any recent Ubuntu live CD), this happens multiple times in fairly rapid succession.
This is annoying a disruptive when you are attempting to get some other work done while booting an image. I frequently click "start" and switch to a different workspace in order to do some other work while the image starts, but because of this behavior, Virtualbox will not stay on the workspace where I started it. Instead, it pops up on top of the current window, in the worst case stealing password input or other sensitive keystrokes.
vnix$ apt-cache policy virtualbox-ose virtualbox-ose:
Installed: 2.0.4-dfsg-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.0.4-dfsg-0ubuntu1 Version table:
* 2.0.4-dfsg-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
vnix$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.10 Release: 8.10
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The URL for the downstream report is: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+bug/351518
Blessings, Shahar
Change History (4)
comment:1 by , 12 years ago
Description: | modified (diff) |
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comment:3 by , 12 years ago
This issue occurs on Ubuntu 12.10 running VirtualBox 4.2.6 + Oracle Extensions both with 3D enabled and disabled.
To replicate:
- Create an Ubuntu 12.10 Guest, including GUI (desktop) rather than just CLI.
- On the Host, ensure you have 2 or more workspaces. By default, Ubuntu has 4 workspaces.
- Boot the guest.
- Immediately on starting boot of the guest, you see the VirtualBox BIOS logo, switch to a different workspace using the workspace switcher.
- Wait a few seconds, when the Ubuntu Guest changes video mode (from Ubuntu Boot logo to X desktop, or from the VirtualBox BIOS to the Ubuntu Boot logo) it will jump to your current workspace.
The host workspace switch will occur with a Windows Vista and Windows 7 Guest too in switch from the Virtualbox BIOS logo to the operating system boot screen.
comment:4 by , 8 years ago
Resolution: | → obsolete |
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Status: | new → closed |
Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.
Could you please check whether this behaviour still occurs with version 4.1.14 and if so, please attach a log file and check whether disabling 3D makes a difference if it is enabled?