Dual cursor and Linux install

[aruzsi]

Hi,

How can I use only one cursor in a VM when I install guest OS?
GA is not an option in that state of VM.

VMs are running in headless mode. I tried some different Linux guests: TinyCore, Puppy, Lubuntu.
Almost unusable the mouse when the install switch to GUI and I have to go over the installation
steps with two peaces of little bit different moving mouse pointers.

Is there any solutions? I can't click into the VM. Nothing happened. I think VM will catch the mouse. Instead of it
there are two pointers.

TIA,

[Perryg]

Try turning off the absolute pointer in the guest settings. Then you should be back to where you need to hit the host key to release the pointer, but you should have just one pointer then.

[aruzsi]

Could you tell me the right command line parameter switching off it?
I use phpVirtualBox for configuring my VMs and there isn't that option. The X over ssh is very, very slow for me.

TIA,

[Perryg]

Don't you have access to your VirtualBox users manual? Here is the online copy VirtualBox online users manual see VBoxManage. Be sure to look these up to make certain that they are correct. I use a different version (alpha) than most. You don't need X with ssh to use the CLI and VBoxManage.

usb mouse =

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VBoxManage modifyvm <name | uuid> --mouse usb

usbtablet (absolute pointer) =

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VBoxManage modifyvm <name | uuid> --mouse usbtablet

ps2 =

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VBoxManage modifyvm <name | uuid> --mouse ps2

But this may not be your issue since you are telling me that you must use vRdp/ Rdp. If you don't have the guest additions installed (on the guest), I have seen this issue regardless. Why can't you install the guest additions?

[aruzsi]

Thanks for the mouse commands. I'll check all of them.
Of course I can read the manual but I've never thought these are for absolute pointers.

How can I install GA before I installed guest OS? And for many OSes (Tiny*, Puppy) GA modules compiling is almost impossible.

TIA,

[aruzsi]

--mouse usbtablet seems good. (the original was PS2) There are two mouse pointer - black and white. The position is correct now. And I don't have to click into the VM or use right-Ctrl release mouse.

I'll test it on TinyCore and Puppy. In Puppy config (.vbox) there isn't mouse definition ... as now in Lubuntu 10.10 where the cursor is usable.

TIA,

[aruzsi]

TinyCore+Puppy 525 don't mind any --mouse parameters.
As I can see Host+buttons don't work in RDP window, either.

TIA,