mouse intergration and the console

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stiles
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Joined: 10. Apr 2010, 18:49
Primary OS: MS Windows XP
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Debian stable

mouse intergration and the console

Post by stiles »

I got virtualbox installed on windows xp and debian stable as a guest, got VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run installed and the modules are loaded, so I'm pretty happy with my progress so far. I have gpm installed for the console mouse service and at the console the behavior is captive and Host key to release and clipboard to put doesn't work. So I guess the question is can mouse integration work at the console and if so what do I need to read or do to get it to work?

Thanks!
Perryg
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Joined: 6. Sep 2008, 22:55
Primary OS: Linux other
VBox Version: OSE self-compiled
Guest OSses: *NIX

Re: mouse intergration and the console

Post by Perryg »

AFAIK the mouse integration and the clipboard that are part of the guest additions only work under X.
dma_k
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Joined: 4. May 2010, 14:38
Primary OS: MS Windows 7
VBox Version: OSE other
Guest OSses: Linux Debian [stretch]

Re: mouse intergration and the console

Post by dma_k »

I also suffer from the same limitation: guest additions are reported to be detected, but console mouse integration does not work. Can anybody add a "feature request" in a bugtracker? The only related bug I found was Add option to completely disable mouse capturing (although the menu item is present, it does not work for console mode).
Perryg
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Re: mouse intergration and the console

Post by Perryg »

You can add the feature request yourself. bugtracker. You will need to setup an account there as it is on a different system.
dma_k
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Primary OS: MS Windows 7
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Re: mouse intergration and the console

Post by dma_k »

I did so. ticket#6642.
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