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Farooq
Asked: 2014-03-08 23:49:03 +0800 CST

ctrl+alt+f* is not working

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I have ubuntu 12.04 installed on virtual box in Dell inspiron n5110. I have this problem from couple of weeks and did not get resolved yet after couple of searches. Pressing ctrl+alt+f(*) does not get me to a console. I am newbie.

How do I get this resolved?

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2 Answers

  1. In file /etc/default/grub, add nomodeset to the line

    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="XXX"

    becomes

    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="XXXnomodeset"

    Then run 

    sudo update-grub.

    Then restart.

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    • Use Right Ctrl+F#. By default, Virtual Box uses Right Control as Host Key.

    • In some convenient cases where using USB keyboard, It could be attached directly to VM. So generic shortcuts could be used Ctrl+Alt+F#.

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