VirtualBox 4.3.24-98716-OSX mouse problem

[swrws]

Sharing the installation experiences and mouse issues encountered during that.

1. Host recent rMBP-13 was upgraded to Yosemite back in Nov 2014. Created a DVD iso from the Yosemite installer (google for instructions).
2. Upgraded to latest VirtualBox with downloaded VirtualBox-4.3.24-98716-OSX.dmg.
3. Created a VM with Maverick 64-bit VM template (only change is using 120GB VDI and attach the DVD iso). Tried some CPU/Memory changes before and found that could cause installer to stall at efi boot.
4. Had to do the modifyvm to change cpuid and setextradata (google for instructions). Otherwise installer again stalls before creating graphics UI.
5. In the graphics UI, mouse cannot navigate! As result installation couldn't continue since the virtual disk cannot be formatted for installer to use.

Downgraded using VirtualBox-4.3.22-98236-OSX.dmg and mouse was usable again. Installation succeed. Will adjust CPU/Memory after further testing.

[swrws]

About the issues in #3, it appears that is due to larger memory size I tried. The EFI boot started to experience some problems somewhere after memory size goes above the template recommendation of 2048MB (which is extremely small for 64-bit OSX). The boot would completely fail at above 3488MB.

[socratis]

Both are known issues. The mouse movement is a regression in 4.3.24, so stick with 4.3.22 until it gets fixed. The memory limit that can be passed by the EFI loader is older (maybe since the beginning?) and I don't remember if it has been fixed yet. For more info take a look at other users' experiences at OSX on OSX.

Edit: I successfully started a 10.9 client with 6GB of RAM with no problems.

[swrws]

Thanks for quick help. I reported the mouse issue since I didn't see in changelog or in OS X board even though it was mentioned fixed in a prior version. Yes. The memory issue was not a problem with 10.9 Maverick so we may have to temporarily downgrade to Maverick.

[Update: With release of newer version of Xcode etc on 3/9 Maverick was out. Has to bite the bullet and focus on Yosemite and future. ]

[nikwax]

I'm seeing the mouse issue with 4.3.22 and 4.3.24. Pointer is at the top left of the screen and while mouse capture appears to work, the pointer does not move.

[socratis]

@nikwax: Are you absolutely sure that you can see this with 4.3.22 as well? Because, as far as I know, no one has mentioned it before.

[nikwax]

I downrevved to 4.3.22 and saw the same issue. I've got some time now, I'll try an even older version of VB and report back.

[nikwax]

With 4.3.20, I can get it to capture the mouse and move the pointer around, for some reason right click works and left click does not.

[socratis]

OK, first try the testbuild from here: https://www.virtualbox.org/download/tes ... 15-OSX.dmg

Second, you haven't shared any other information at all, so if you want to continue this discussion, read the following post and take appropriate action (i.e. zipped VBox.log, plus computer information): Minimum information needed for assistance.

[nikwax]

no, I'm good, thanks. I got it to work with .22

[lux]

About the issues in #3, it appears that is due to larger memory size I tried. The EFI boot started to experience some problems somewhere after memory size goes above the template recommendation of 2048MB (which is extremely small for 64-bit OSX). The boot would completely fail at above 3488MB.

My mouse pointer was stuck in the upper left corner. Then I tried lowering the memory size at 3072 MB and the mouse got to work again. I'm using test version, 4.3.25-98815, on Yosemite 10.10.3 (14D87h).

[michaln]

My mouse pointer was stuck in the upper left corner. Then I tried lowering the memory size at 3072 MB and the mouse got to work again.

And it had nothing to do with the memory size.