[vbox-dev] USB mouse not working on VM4.3.10 Ubunto on Win7 Host

[Shahid]

Hi,

I am able to solve my problem using Putty:)

Regards
Shahid
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Shahid <shahidfromkgp at gmail.com> wrote:

>    Hi Frank,
>
> This is to inform you that I am able to fix the Guest Addition
> installation issue, Now Pressing Ctrl+N showing me the Guest additions
> Versions: 4.3.10 r93012, but the mouse still not working, I checked
> Machine>Disable Mouse Integration is NOT checked
> I still see the mouse not visible on Ubunto screen.
> Pls suggest.
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Shahid
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Shahid <shahidfromkgp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>      Hi Frank,
>>
>> Can you please help, I am not able to install Guest additions normally.
>> Below is what I have and tried.
>>
>> Host Win 7
>> Installed Oracle VM4.3.10
>> Installed Ubunto 12.04 on vm
>>
>> now tried installing Guest Addition like->Device->Insert Guest Additions
>> CD images..:  Nothing happen, then I tried from command line
>> to mount "sudo mount /media/cdrom" and again the above step, now I am
>> getting error:
>>
>> "Unable to insert the virtual optical cd C:
>> Programfiles/../../VirtualboxGuestAdditions.iso into machine ..
>>
>> Could not mount the media/drive
>> 'C:/Programfiles../..VirtualBoxadditions.iso
>> (VERR_PDM_MEDIA_LOCKED)"
>>
>> Then I tried from CLI: sudo apt-get install
>> birtusalbox-guest-additions-iso" was sucessful then I again tried to
>> install from Device->Insert.. as above
>> but getting same error as above
>>
>>
>> Can you please suggest a solution for this.
>>
>> Thanks a lot in advance.
>> Shahid
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 12:46 AM, Shahid <shahidfromkgp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Frank,
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot for your help, your guess is absolutely correct.
>>> I will try your suggestion.
>>>
>>> Thanks & Regards
>>> Shahid
>>>
>>>  On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Frank Mehnert <
>>> frank.mehnert at oracle.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Shahid,
>>>>
>>>> On Monday 31 March 2014 19:31:42 Ramshankar wrote:
>>>> > On 03/31/2014 06:16 PM, Shahid wrote:
>>>> > > I have installed VM 4.3.10 on Win7 and ubunto 12.04 on VM but the
>>>> USB
>>>> > > mouse is not working on VM, Please assist, I am stuck.
>>>> > > Guest addition I have tried, but mouse not works still.
>>>> > > Please suggest Work around.
>>>> >
>>>> > This mailing list is intended for VirtualBox development work. Your
>>>> > issue seems to be with using VirtualBox and not development.
>>>> >
>>>> > Please use the VirtualBox user forums (https://forums.virtualbox.org/
>>>> )
>>>> > to resolve such issues.
>>>>
>>>> Ram is very right.
>>>>
>>>> Regarding your problem: I'm not sure what you mean by "mouse not working
>>>> in VM". My guess is that you have a USB mouse attached to your host and
>>>> use this mouse device for the normal desktop work. Now you start a VM
>>>> and
>>>> the mouse integration does not work. That is, the guest has it's own
>>>> mouse pointer and if you move the host mouse pointer over the VM then
>>>> the guest mouse pointer does not move until you click in the VM window.
>>>>
>>>> If this is really the case, make sure that your Guest Additions are
>>>> really
>>>> working. Do this by opening the VM information window (VM hostkey + N).
>>>> The information should display the correct version of the installed
>>>> Additions. If this works, check if VM menu / Machine / Disable Mouse
>>>> integration is NOT checked.
>>>>
>>>> Also make sure that you do NOT try to pass your USB mouse as USB device
>>>> into the guest. This is wrong as the USB mouse should be used for your
>>>> host and the guest has to see only a virtual mouse device.
>>>>
>>>> But as Ram said, please go to the forums and provide some more
>>>> information
>>>> what 'mouse does not work' actually means.
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>> Frank
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks & Regards.
>>> Shahid.
>>> Software Engineer at Nokia Research Center,Nokia India pvt. Ltd
>>> Bangalore
>>> Mobile:+91-9972247773
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanks & Regards.
>> Shahid.
>> Software Engineer at Nokia Research Center,Nokia India pvt. Ltd
>> Bangalore
>> Mobile:+91-9972247773
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards.
> Shahid.
> Software Engineer at Nokia Research Center,Nokia India pvt. Ltd
> Bangalore
> Mobile:+91-9972247773
>



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Thanks & Regards.
Shahid.
Software Engineer at Nokia Research Center,Nokia India pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
Mobile:+91-9972247773
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