Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:14:57 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> To: "Webster, Andrew" <awebster@connectalk.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg 7.2 and FreeBSD 6.2-p5 VMWARE vmmouse problem Message-ID: <20070710141457.5494b817@localhost> In-Reply-To: <9D61D69E3C1F7F459C5513AD830EE2195137B3@mtlex01.connectalk.com> References: <9D61D69E3C1F7F459C5513AD830EE2195137B3@mtlex01.connectalk.com>
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On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 21:53:28 -0400
"Webster, Andrew" <awebster@connectalk.com> wrote:
> While running VMWare Server 1.0.3 with FreeBSD 6.2-p5 and Xorg 7.2, the m=
ouse pointer behaves very oddly.
>=20
> The pointer appears in the wrong place on the screen for where the system=
actually thinks that it is.
>=20
> I=E2=80=99m using the vmmouse driver part of the Xorg system, as the regu=
lar mouse driver doesn=E2=80=99t appear to work at all, unless some setting=
s are amiss.
>=20
> I really like the vmmouse drive because you can move the pointer in/out o=
f the window as you do with regular windows guest OSes.
you >do< have the vmware client tools installed nad running in the VM, righ=
t?
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