I have a Virtual Box machine with Ubuntu. I need to send Ctrl+Alt+F1 to guest machine, but when I press them it is captured by host. How can I fix it ?
2 Answers
Right Ctrl+F1 worked for me without going into fullscreen
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6right control f1 didn't work for me, fullscreen or not because my machine grabbed it first, but right control f2 did work and got me to a terminal which is all I wanted.– stuDec 9, 2015 at 17:16
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1Just in case anyone needs, if one needs to send Ctrl + Alt to a guest machine (just those two keys together, without a third one), one can simply press Ctrl + Alt (the wanted keys themselves). forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=69058 Jul 11, 2016 at 11:51
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Right Ctrl + F1 did not seem work for me, but in fact it was because gues OS loaded at 1st vt by default, so it did nothing. Right Ctrl+Fn worked.– max630Jan 17, 2018 at 21:03
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1This is not necessarily
R-Ctrl + F1
, but insteadHost + F1
, orHost + ?
whatever, which sendsCtrl Alt + ?
. Jun 14, 2018 at 20:48
You can go to fullscreen in the guest OS by pressing Host+F1. The default host key is Right Ctrl.
Once inside the full screen of Guest OS, try sending Ctrl+Alt+F1. It should be captured as desired.
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15i used Host+F to enter fullscreen, but Ctrl+Alt+F1 was still captured by the host– JayenJan 19, 2016 at 1:13
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2Doing
Host
+F1
works indeed, but when theHost
key implies another helper key (often labeledfn
), one must be careful to release that key before pressingF1
, else the host will catchfn
+F1
, which may be anything, from nothing to suspend host system, turn of wifi/display/audio, and fail to sendCtrl
+Alt
+F1
to the guest. ReleasingFn
after pressing theHost
key works wonderfully. Oct 11, 2018 at 17:42