[Tfug] upgrading VirtualBox

[Matthew Patenaude]

Uh huh, did that, did not fix the mouse issues, only fixed the window
resizing. That's what I stated initially in my inquiry.

In fact, clicking on "install guest additions" doesn't do anything. I have
to mount the CD image and then go into Konsole and run the install script
myself. It goes through the motions, and tells me to reboot, but then the
mouse is still not integrated. I can resize my window and make it full
screen, and all the other things I am supposed to be able to do, so the
guest additions is apparently installed! And yet, I have to hit the Host
button in order to get my mouse cursor back out of the Guest OS. Strange.

Thanks anyway.
Matthew


On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:06 PM, David Rice <david.l.rice at gmail.com> wrote:

> >From thee host, go to devices and select install guest additions...
> This will mount the installer, if your automounter is working you may
> see it on the desktop. In windows it will be the cdrom device.
>
>
> This should fix the mouse issues
>
> On 3/12/09, Matthew Patenaude <mnglfiddle at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Can you explain more: what is the virtualbox client?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matthew
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 10:02 PM, David Rice <david.l.rice at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> You need to install the virtualbox client for the mouse issue.
> >>
> >> On 3/12/09, David Rice <david.l.rice at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > I've used virtualbox for well over a year and with the 2.0 release the
> >> > upgrades have been flawless. No you will not have to rebuild, you may
> >> > have to repoint to your image directory.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> > Dave
> >> >
> >> > On 3/12/09, Matthew Patenaude <mnglfiddle at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> I recently saw that there is an upgrade to VirtualBox. I have two
> >> >> questions.
> >> >>
> >> >> First: If I upgrade VirtualBox, should my present VMs still work, or
> >> will
> >> >> have to rebuild the guest OSs? I have a XP guest, and a Kubuntu 8.10
> >> >> guest.
> >> >>
> >> >> Second: I followed several directions about how to install guest
> >> >> additions
> >> >> in Kubuntu. I was able to get the resizing to work, but the guest
> still
> >> >> grabs my mouse and I have to get it to let go by hitting the right
> Ctrl
> >> >> button. I know it should seamlessly go back and forth like it does
> with
> >> >> my
> >> >> XP guest.
> >> >>
> >> >> I am pretty much a Gnome guy, but I wanted to see what the fuss was
> >> >> regarding KDE 4.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> Matthew
> >> >>
> >> >
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