[SOLVED] How to get the control out of virtual box
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Hi all,
I have installed fedora linux on my Virtualbox. The host OS is Windows7. My problem is that I am unable to bring the control out of the virtual box. Everytime I need the mouse pointer out of the virtual box, I have to press Ctrl+Alt+Del in Windows and get the control back to the host system.
In Vmware Ctrl+Alt brings the control out of the virtual machine, but I am unable to figure out a similar shortcut key in Virtualbox. Request you to please help me out
The Virtual Machine reports that the guest OS supports mouse pointer integration. This means that you do not need to capture the mouse pointer to be able to use it in your guest OS -- all mouse actions you perform when the mouse pointer is over the Virtual Machine's display are directly sent to the guest OS. If the mouse is currently captured, it will be automatically uncaptured.
I have verified it. I never need to press host key to get
out of the guest, neither I need to `get` my mouse pointer
captured.
Last edited by Aquarius_Girl; 04-17-2012 at 04:17 AM.
Actually in my case, I am simply not able to install the guest additions!
I clicked on some feature named "shared folder" (just for the heck of it), and a
dialogbox appeared telling me to install guest additions. When I click on the
guest addition option, nothing happens.
and therefore I can assume that it is working without the guest additions installed?
I have verified it. I never need to press host key to get
out of the guest, neither I need to `get` my mouse pointer
captured.
I tried to verify it using VirtualBox 4.1.12 using Debian Squeeze as guest (the only guest that does not have Guest Additions installed). On clicking in the guest's window (showing a text console) the pointer disappeared and would not re-appear on the host's windows until pressing the Host key.
Also, the message in post 4 appears only when Slackware is near about getting to login screen.
And before that when I clicked, the pointer did get in locked and I had to press the host key.
So, the pointer does move freely (in and out) when Slackware is totally up and running (as per
my observation).
Distribution: Debian Sid AMD64, Raspbian Wheezy, various VMs
Posts: 7,680
Rep:
I installed Slackware in Virtualbox the other day and I think the mouse integration was working before I installed guest additions. Guest additions were needed to use It fullscreen though and they installed automatically when I was logged into XFCE as root, selected "Install guest adittions" from Virtualbox and then allowed autoplay on Slackware when asked.
Actually in my case, I am simply not able to install the guest additions!
I clicked on some feature named "shared folder" (just for the heck of it), and a
dialogbox appeared telling me to install guest additions. When I click on the
guest addition option, nothing happens.
and therefore I can assume that it is working without the guest additions installed?
Clicking on the guest addition option does nothing more than mounting an ISO with the installer in the virtual DVD drive. You have to install the additions manually.
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