BookwormPup64_10.0.4 As Qemu Virtual Machine Mouse Cursor Problems

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BookwormPup64_10.0.4 As Qemu Virtual Machine Mouse Cursor Problems

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I have two monitors for my computer such that from a virtual machine I can go freely between a virtual machine and the host desktop or another virtual machine with a mouse. I'm using Linux qemu kvm management for my virtual machines.

When I installed PuppyBookworm64 as a virtual machine, it immediately captured the mouse cursor so it can't escape the monitor it is in. I saw on top it indicated using control L + alt L should release it, but it doesn't. I tried looking at mouse settings but it didn't have anything to help. Nothing seems to help. After trying to unsuccessfully research this, I decided to install another Puppy Linux to try this.
So I installed FossaPup64CE as a virtual machine. It didn't have that problem. It works like other Linux virtual machines I installed just like I would expect.
What can be done or is there some setting that can be used to make the mouse cursor move in and out of the BookWormPup Display?
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Re: BookwormPop64_10.0.4 As Qemu Virtual Machine Mouse Cursor Problems

Post by Geek3579 »

Can you PLS post your QEMU script.

Also, are you using a touchpad or mouse ??

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Re: BookwormPop64_10.0.4 As Qemu Virtual Machine Mouse Cursor Problems

Post by JusGellin »

I use virt-manager to install. So I'll look to see where the qemu install information is. Do you know where I can find this?

As I was looking to find the qemu files and logs, I realized I gave up too quickly on this, thinking it was more complicated than it was. I have a laptop running virt-manager that I decided to install BookwomPup64 on that didn't act this way. So I decided to go back to my main PC where the problem was and do a new install of this. Of course that one doesn't have the problem. So it's indicating it was just a bad install.

At least this is helping me get more experience working with this. Do you know where I can look for the qemu files that it takes for the installation of these? I would like to learn how to do this with qemu as well.

Thanks for helping me realize I need to look further before needing help by just asking for more information. As I look at the new install of this on my main PC that's running right now, I see it is working fine.

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Re: BookwormPup64_10.0.4 As Qemu Virtual Machine Mouse Cursor Problems

Post by Geek3579 »

I am not familiar with Virt-Manager, just AQEMU, which has an option to display the qemu script. Maybe virt-manager has this facility also. worth checking.

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