mouse pointer sluggish within OpenSolaris

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dqmedia76
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mouse pointer sluggish within OpenSolaris

Post by dqmedia76 »

Ran .iso file of OpenSolaris within Virtual Box but once in the program the mouse pointer is running sluggish and I can't fully install OpenSolaris or activate any of the icons.
Any info. would be greatly appreciated.
Perryg
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Re: mouse pointer sluggish within OpenSolaris

Post by Perryg »

Not enough information to be able to help.
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dqmedia76
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Re: mouse pointer sluggish within OpenSolaris

Post by dqmedia76 »

Running on Mac OS X, Version 10.5.8
Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

General
Name: OpenSolaris
OS Type: OpenSolaris

System
Base memory: 512 MB
Processor(s): 1
Boot Order: Floppy, CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk
VT-x/AMD-V: Enabled
Nested Paging: Enabled

Display
Video Memory: 12 MB
3D Acceleration: Disabled
2D Video Acceleration: Disabled
Remote Display Server: Disabled

Storage
IDE Controller
IDE Primary Master OpenSolaris.vdi
(Normal, 10.00 GB)
IDE Secondary Master osol-0906-x86.iso
(CD/DVD) (676.99 MB)

Audio
Host Driver: CoreAudio
Controller: ICH AC97

Network
Adapter 1: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (NAT)

Serial Ports
Disabled

USB
Device Filters: 0 (0 active)

Shared Folders
None

No error messages received
Perryg
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Re: mouse pointer sluggish within OpenSolaris

Post by Perryg »

You need a Minimum 768MB RAM but I always use 1024MB for anything Solaris. You may still have an issue though with only 2 GB of RAM since you will more then likely start swapping on the host.
dqmedia76
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Re: mouse pointer sluggish within OpenSolaris

Post by dqmedia76 »

That worked perfectly, no stalls at all and internet browsing on OpenSolaris is a breeze! Able to work in and out of Virtual Box and my Mac without any problems at all, as well. Some slight issues such as audio and cannot install Flash plug-in on Firefox for some reason but I'll figure it out. Thanks for your help!
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