ctrl+alt+f* is not working

Question

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?

I know that this http://askubuntu.com/questions/160289/why-cant-i-access-the-virtual-terminal-tty1-under-vmware question is closed, but take a look at izx's answer, does it help? — Mitch, Mar 09 '14 at 18:53

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 08 '14 at 08:00

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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.

answered Mar 08 '14 at 08:00

Maythux

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Hadi I edited file but issue is not resolved yet. – Farooq Mar 08 '14 at 17:01
can any one help me on this? – Farooq Mar 09 '14 at 10:42
can any one give me suggestions on this? – Farooq Mar 09 '14 at 18:41

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 13 '14 at 16:08

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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#.

answered Mar 13 '14 at 16:08

user.dz

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ctrl+alt+f* is not working

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