The same thing is happening if I start the process myself with /usr/bin/VBoxClient -clipboard.Īlso, maybe the issue comes from the host.
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ps ax | grep VBoxĦ76 ? Ss 0:00 avahi-daemon: running ġ104 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/sbin/VBoxService -pidfile /var/run/vboxadd-service.shġ269 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient -displayġ271 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient -displayġ276 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient -seamlessġ278 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient -seamlessġ283 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient -draganddropġ285 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient -draganddropĢ333 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient -clipboardĢ334 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient -clipboardĢ336 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep -color=auto VBoxĪnd after a few minutes: ps ax | grep VBoxĢ329 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep -color=auto VBox How to Make VirtualBox Full Screen for Windows 10 Guests. But even when it is still in the process list, the copy / paste doesn't work. I noticed that VBox clipboard process doesn't stay alive very long after the boot on the guest. Quitting because nothing to do!ĭrm 491520 7 vmwgfx,drm_kms_helper,vboxvideo,ttmįrom what I've seen on some forums, it seems I'm missing a module called syscopyarea, is that right? Here are some trouble that I can see that might be related: /usr/bin/VBoxClient -checkhostversion I couldn't enumerate all the things I've done but mainly install / uninstall different packages and reboots. I have tried things from different forums the whole afternoon and still nothing. The following is a summary of important file locations on a Windows 10 host computer. File locations for VirtualBox software and virtual machines can be confusing.
Both are enable in bidirectional in the VirtualBox configuration. VirtualBox / Windows 10 Host / File Locations. 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). However, the shared clipboard doesn't work. I have mounted the guest additions and executed the autorun on my Ubuntu guest. I have a Windows 10 host and I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a VirtualBox (6.1.4).