[oi-dev] vmware driver for xorg broken? (spaces replace much of what I type)

[Gordon Ross]

Don't know if this helps, but vmmouse is working fine for me, as
built-in for OpenIndiana/hipster.



On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 12:43 PM, Michael Kruger <makruger2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 09/08/2016 12:57 PM, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>>
>>
>> To see what drivers Xorg loaded, either check Xorg.0.log or run pldd on
>> the Xorg
>> process.
>
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> Xorg.0.log does show the vmware graphics drivers being loaded so I am all
> set there.
> However, it is not loading the vmmouse driver, but rather the default mouse
> driver.
>
> What I am looking to achieve is for the mouse to escape the vm without
> having to press [CTRL] + [ALT] keys. I don't know whether the vmmouse driver
> would provide that capability, but it sure would be nice to experience the
> same mouse behavior I see on Virtualbox, where the mouse moves seamlessly in
> and out of the vm, even without installing the tools.
>
> Guessing I may need to add a file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ perhaps?
>
> See attached log file.
>
> Michael
>
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