Bug#454263: xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse: vmmouse not used if specified in xorg.conf
Philipp Kolmann wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse
> Version: 1:12.4.3-1
> Severity: normal
>
> Hi,
>
> I just installed a plain new Debian Sid in a vmware and wanted to change
> the mouse to vmmouse. But since the new X Server is in Sid, it doesn't
> take the vmmouse anymore.
>
Do you mean "the vmmouse doesn't move"? If so, that would be #442853.
> Additionally, it would be nice, if the vmware as screen driver is
> detected, to ask if vmmouse want's to be chosen as mouse in
> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg.
>
It might be even better if the X server could do that for you. Most static
config given by dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg is supposed to go away
and be replaced by automatic configuration from the server at startup.
If you know a reliable way to find out that the server is running within
vmware, it might be good to talk to upstream about it. I guess the vmmouse
maintainer would be interested (it seems to be Philip Langdale).
Brice
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