From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 10 04:15:03 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE0D816A41F for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:15:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9256013C4C4 for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:15:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 11267 invoked from network); 9 Jul 2007 23:15:03 -0500 Received: from 203-206-236-35.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.206.236.35) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 9 Jul 2007 23:15:03 -0500 Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:14:57 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: "Webster, Andrew" Message-ID: <20070710141457.5494b817@localhost> In-Reply-To: <9D61D69E3C1F7F459C5513AD830EE2195137B3@mtlex01.connectalk.com> References: <9D61D69E3C1F7F459C5513AD830EE2195137B3@mtlex01.connectalk.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.13; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg 7.2 and FreeBSD 6.2-p5 VMWARE vmmouse problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:15:03 -0000 On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 21:53:28 -0400 "Webster, Andrew" 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? _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." Sam Brown I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet= . Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have b= een Warned.