Opened 15 years ago
Last modified 14 years ago
#5375 closed defect
Long continuing keypress freezes WindowsXp-Host — at Initial Version
| Reported by: | Karsten Steingaß | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 3.1.0 |
| Keywords: | Keystroke | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | Windows | Host type: | Linux |
Description
Hi,
If I press a key on the keyboard for a very long time the input devices and maybe the whole system freezes until the key is released.
I first encountered this while "walking" in a 3D video game, where this bug also results in a Network-Lag but it not only happens in games it also can be reproduced on the Desktop.
The guest OS here is WindowsXp with SP3, with a 2 CPU host and guest.
Steps to reproduce:
1.) Create new empty textfile. 2.) Press a character key. 3.) Move the mouse several times in a slow/normal speed from edge to edge.
Expected results: Character is written to text file endlessly and mouse cursor moves over the screen.
Real result: Mouse and Screen freezes until the key press is released.
The mouse move only hastens the thing, it also happens without mouse but than it takes way longer. I normally manage to get two freezes before the character hits the border, sometimes only one.
If you need additional information , I'm glad to help as good as I can.
Bye, Karsten

