[Novalug] Problem with Cursor Movement on Ubuntu 7.10 64 bit
John B. Holmblad
jholmblad@aol.com
Sat Dec 8 16:52:19 EST 2007
All,
here is a problem I am having with Ubuntu 7.10 that I posted on the
Ubuntu forums. I post it here in the event that any VMware experts in
this group have ideas leading to a solution:
> All,
>
> I have a problem that came about as a result of the need to
> install the 64 bit version of Ubuntu since, it seems the 32 bit
> Ubuntu CD that I received form Canonical is defective.
>
> *Here is the problem I am having:*
>
> The mouse cursor has great difficulty recognizing the full
> dimensions of the monitor screen. It seems to prefer the right
> hand side of the screen and getting it to move to the left is very
> difficult.
>
> *Here is how my installation is configured
> *
>
> I have installed Ubuntu V 7.10 64 bit as a VMware Server Virtual
> Machine running on a dual core Athlon 64 system with plenty of
> RAM. The host OS is Microsoft Windows Home Serve (WHS) which is a
> 32 bit OS. I have confirmed, using a check utility from VMware,
> that this particular processor DOES support 64 bit guest OS's.
>
> Furthermore I access the guest OS by using the Microsoft RDP
> client from a Windows XP SP2 system connecting to the WHS host,
> and, from there launching the Ubuntu VM in a window opened up by
> the VMware server.
>
> The Mouse I am using on my Windows XP system is a RF (bluetooth I
> think) wireless optical mouse and it works fine with other 32 bit
> guest OS's running on the same system but with Microsoft Virtual
> Server which, unfortunately, itself does NOT support 64 bit guest
> OS's.
>
> Furthermore the display device on my Windows XP system is a 22'
> Viewsonic and the resolution is set to 1680x1050 pixels as is the
> RDP client. When I connect to WHS using RDP and check the desktop
> properties it shows the same resoluition, i.e. 1680x1050.
>
> *Speculation*
>
> Perhaps the problem results from the fact that I am running the 64
> bit guest OS under the control of an instance of VMware Server
> running on a 32 bit host OS?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
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Best Regards,
John Holmblad
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