VirtualBox

Opened 7 years ago

#17402 new defect

Unexpected input upon minimize/maximize host window

Reported by: mMontu Owned by:
Component: host support Version: VirtualBox 5.2.4
Keywords: Cc:
Guest type: Linux Host type: Windows

Description

After upgrading VirtualBox to VirtualBox-5.2.4 (VirtualBox-5.2.4-119785-Win.exe) I noticed the Linux guests started receiving weird escape sequences (~, ^[^[[29~) or mouse clicks on the Linux guests.

Going back to the older version is not an option, as after reinstalling the host (Windows 10) the older versions (5.0.20, 5.0.40, and 5.1.30) all fail to start VMs with a hardening error (the problem persists even after following the instructions on the support forum).

Reproduction steps:

  • host: Windows 10 Pro, 64 bits, all updates installed
  • Salix guest:
    1. create a VM with the latest version (salix64-xfce-14.2.iso)
      • Type: Linux
      • Version: Other Linux (64-bit)
      • no swap
      • install from disk
      • auto select
      • Basic installation mode
      • select mirror: mirrors.xmission.com/salix
    2. on the VM, open a terminal and then:
      1. minimize and maximize the VBox window using the keyboard (Win key + D)
      2. alt-tab
      3. or switch Windows 10 workspaces (Win key + Tab) --> a right-mouse click is issued on the guest on the last mouse position
    3. installing guest additions does *not* change the problem
      (as root)
      slapt-get --update
      slapt-get --install kernel-huge kernel-headers kernel-modules kernel-firmware 
      lilo -v
      slapt-get --install kernel-source
      reboot
      <insert the guest additions media, double click it on desktop to mount>
      sudo /run/media/<user name>/VBox_GAs_5.2.4/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
      

  • Ubuntu guest:
    1. create a VM with the current LTS (ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso) with all the default options
    2. install urxvt: sudo apt-get install rxvt-unicode-256color
    3. on the VM, open urxvt and then:
      1. minimize and maximize the VBox window using the keyboard (Win key + D)
      2. alt-tab
      3. or switch Windows 10 workspaces (Win key + Tab) --> ~ or [29~ are inserted in urxvt
    4. installing guest additions does *not* change the problem

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Salix_5_2_4-2017-12-26-17-58-15.log (130.9 KB ) - added by mMontu 7 years ago.
Ubuntu_5_2_4-2017-12-26-18-01-27.log (87.4 KB ) - added by mMontu 7 years ago.

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