This is a bug report. I'm not sure the correct place to send it; please advise.
Environment:
Virtual Box version 7.0.2 r154219 (Qt5.15.2)
running on MacOS 12.6.1
To reproduce the issue:
Download KNOPPIX_V9.1DVD-2021-01-25-EN.iso from knopper net /knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html.
In Virtual Box:
Create a new VM.
Select the downloaded file KNOPPIX_V9.1DVD-2021-01-25-EN.iso as the ISO image.
Choose "Linux" as "Type", "Debian 11 Bullseye (64-bit)" as "Version", which is the base on which Knoppix 9.1 was developed. (See knopper net /knoppix/knoppix910-en.html.)
Take the defaults: Base Memory is 2048 MB. Processors is 1.
Select no hard disk.
Start the VM.
It will show the VirtualBox splash screen, then the Knoppix splash screen. Wait up to 1 minute for Knoppix to time out the prompt and boot.
At this point, the mouse will function as expected in the VM. But don't touch anything. Minimize the window and wait.
In the particular test case I'm executing now, the wait was 7 hours. But my impression is that it is sufficient to wait for the screen saver in the VM OS to activate, or not a great deal longer than that, which is well less than an hour.
Returning attention to the VM window after waiting, the symptom that is seen is that the mouse doesn't work properly. Specifically, clicking on any of the icons in the lower-left corner does not open the menus or applications that should be opened. OTOH, the icons are highlighted as expected when the mouse is over them, and if the mouse stays over them for a few seconds, the expected mouseover text is displayed. If several windows were opened beforehand, clicking the mouse on a window does not give it the focus, but Alt-Tab will rotate the focus among them. And typing on the keyboard works as expected given which window has the focus.
Mouse problem, MacOS host, Knoppix/Debian guest
Re: Mouse problem, MacOS host, Knoppix/Debian guest
This is the VM log for the test execution described above.
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Re: Mouse problem, MacOS host, Knoppix/Debian guest
FWIW, there are known mouse-related issues in VirtualBox 7.0.2. Before reporting a bug, you should at least try the current VirtualBox 7.0.4.
Re: Mouse problem, MacOS host, Knoppix/Debian guest
OK, I'll do that. But I only downloaded VBox 7.0.2 about a week ago, I wasn't expecting it to be obsoleted quite so quickly!fth0 wrote:Before reporting a bug, you should at least try the current VirtualBox 7.0.4.
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Re: Mouse problem, MacOS host, Knoppix/Debian guest
7.0 just came out of beta and will have much bug fixing. Expect quick version changes for some time.DWorley wrote:I wasn't expecting it to be obsoleted quite so quickly!
Re: Mouse problem, MacOS host, Knoppix/Debian guest
OK, version 7.0.4 seems to fix the problem.