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dave.roberts

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Registered: 2005-04-02

Posts: 36

Archlinux Virtualbox Guest Additions Clipboard not working [Solved]

I have Archlinux installed on a Windows 7 host through VirtualBox

VirtualBox is updated to the latest version: 4.1.22
I have installed the latest version of virtualbox-archlinux-additions-4.1.22-1

I have added

VBoxClient-all &

to my .xinitrc file

Upon starting x, I run the command

ps aux | grep -i vbox

The output shows three VBoxClient's running: --checkhostversion, --display and --seamless

The guest additions are partially working.  I can resize my virtual screen, and X snaps to the appropriate resolution.  The clipboard is not running.

If I try to manually start it with VBoxClient --clipboard (as both root and a normal user), I receive no error, but the clipboard daemon still isn't running.

Any help is appreciated.

Last edited by dave.roberts (2012-09-11 18:52:36)

tpfkanep

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From: South Africa

Registered: 2009-12-15

Posts: 121

Re: Archlinux Virtualbox Guest Additions Clipboard not working [Solved]

Did you enable the clipboard setting to "bi-directional" (or something like that) in the settings for your VM?

dave.roberts

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Registered: 2005-04-02

Posts: 36

Re: Archlinux Virtualbox Guest Additions Clipboard not working [Solved]

This was exactly the problem.  I feel silly now.  Thank you.

Gnarl

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Registered: 2010-11-18

Posts: 63

Re: Archlinux Virtualbox Guest Additions Clipboard not working [Solved]

I'm still having an issue with this, I can start VBoxclient-all but only as root. As a normal users is says it can't connect to the kernel server.

Gnarl

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Registered: 2010-11-18

Posts: 63

Re: Archlinux Virtualbox Guest Additions Clipboard not working [Solved]

Nevermind, fixed with today's update.