I have a Windows 10 host and I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a VirtualBox (6.1.4).
I have mounted the guest additions and executed the autorun on my Ubuntu guest. No error displayed so all good.
However, the shared clipboard doesn't work. The weird thing is that the addition seems to be installed correctly because I can now drag and drop files between the host and the guest (in both ways). Both are enable in bidirectional in the VirtualBox configuration.
I have tried things from different forums the whole afternoon and still nothing. I couldn't enumerate all the things I've done but mainly install / uninstall different packages and reboots.
Here are some trouble that I can see that might be related:
/usr/bin/VBoxClient --checkhostversion
VBoxClient: error: No service specified. Quitting because nothing to do!
lsmod | grep vbox
vboxsf 81920 1
vboxvideo 36864 0
ttm 102400 2 vmwgfx,vboxvideo
drm_kms_helper 180224 2 vmwgfx,vboxvideo
drm 491520 7 vmwgfx,drm_kms_helper,vboxvideo,ttm
vboxguest 335872 7 vboxsf
From what I've seen on some forums, it seems I'm missing a module called syscopyarea, is that right?
I noticed that VBox clipboard process doesn't stay alive very long after the boot on the guest. But even when it is still in the process list, the copy / paste doesn't work.
ps ax | grep VBox
462 ? I< 0:00 [iprt-VBoxWQueue]
676 ? Ss 0:00 avahi-daemon: running [aaVBox.local]
1080 ? S 0:00 VBoxClient --vmsvga
1081 ? S 0:00 VBoxClient --vmsvga
1104 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/sbin/VBoxService --pidfile /var/run/vboxadd-service.sh
1269 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --display
1271 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --display
1276 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --seamless
1278 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --seamless
1283 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --draganddrop
1285 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --draganddrop
2333 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --clipboard
2334 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --clipboard
2336 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto VBox
And after a few minutes:
ps ax | grep VBox
462 ? I< 0:00 [iprt-VBoxWQueue]
676 ? Ss 0:00 avahi-daemon: running [aaVBox.local]
1080 ? S 0:00 VBoxClient --vmsvga
1081 ? S 0:00 VBoxClient --vmsvga
1104 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/sbin/VBoxService --pidfile /var/run/vboxadd-service.sh
1269 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --display
1271 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --display
1276 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --seamless
1278 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --seamless
1283 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --draganddrop
1285 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --draganddrop
2329 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto VBox
The same thing is happening if I start the process myself with /usr/bin/VBoxClient --clipboard.
Also, maybe the issue comes from the host. Is there some specific options to setup on the host in order to enable the shared clipboard?
