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  • 1.  Release mouse from VM without ctrl + alt

    Posted Dec 30, 2011 11:15 AM

    I noticed a different behaviour between 2 Win XP Professional guets in an ESXi Cluster.

    When I use the first Win XP machine virtual console, I can move the mouse from the guest OS to my local client without hitting the release combination "ctrl+alt".

    On the other VM with Win XP machine's virtual console, I have to hit the combination of "ctrl+alt" to get the mouse back to my local client.

    I'm wondering about the different behaviour and I would prefer to move the mouse from the VM console to my client without ctrl+alt. But I can't find a difference between both machines.

    ESXi Version is 4.1.0,260247

    VMWare Tools on both VMs are Version 8.3.2 build 257589

    The configuration of the VMs look the same, execpt the 1. machine uses IDE disks and the 2. machine SCSI disks.

    VM 1 where I do not have to press ctrl+alt:

    #!/usr/bin/vmware
    .encoding = "UTF-8"
    config.version = "8"
    virtualHW.version = "7"
    pciBridge0.present = "true"
    pciBridge4.present = "true"
    pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
    pciBridge4.functions = "8"
    pciBridge5.present = "true"
    pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
    pciBridge5.functions = "8"
    pciBridge6.present = "true"
    pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
    pciBridge6.functions = "8"
    pciBridge7.present = "true"
    pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
    pciBridge7.functions = "8"
    vmci0.present = "true"
    nvram = "Machine XP 1.nvram"
    virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
    powerType.powerOff = "soft"
    powerType.powerOn = "hard"
    powerType.suspend = "hard"
    powerType.reset = "soft"
    displayName = "Machine XP 1"
    extendedConfigFile = "Machine XP 1.vmxf"
    memsize = "384"
    ide0:0.present = "true"
    ide0:0.fileName = "Machine XP 1.vmdk"
    ide1:0.present = "true"
    ide1:0.clientDevice = "true"
    ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
    ide1:0.startConnected = "false"
    ethernet0.present = "true"
    ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "false"
    ethernet0.networkName = "VM DSL"
    ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"
    ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:9d:00:f7"
    ethernet1.present = "true"
    ethernet1.wakeOnPcktRcv = "false"
    ethernet1.networkName = "VM Internal"
    ethernet1.addressType = "vpx"
    ethernet1.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:9d:00:f8"
    svga.autodetect = "true"
    guestOS = "winxppro"
    uuid.bios = "42 1d bd 49 75 b7 d0 16-f0 e9 07 84 cf 4a 2d 47"
    vc.uuid = "50 1d fc 16 5a 93 92 47-d5 79 52 31 00 e6 9b 5a"
    snapshot.action = "keep"
    tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"
    ethernet0.features = "1"
    ethernet1.features = "1"
    ide0:0.redo = ""
    vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "16777216"
    tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
    floppy0.present = "FALSE"
    svga.vramSize = "16777216"
    vmci0.id = "-817222329"
    tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
    uuid.location = "56 4d d4 c7 40 8a 77 d0-76 90 f8 bd 57 48 35 6d"
    cleanShutdown = "TRUE"
    replay.supported = "TRUE"
    unity.wasCapable = "FALSE"
    sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/4cfcbd52-b6dde2f7-a658-001e0bd3fe62/Machine XP 1/Machine XP 1-aa4e75a4.vswp"
    replay.filename = ""
    pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
    pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
    pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
    pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
    pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
    ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32"
    ethernet1.pciSlotNumber = "33"
    vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "34"
    hostCPUID.0 = "0000000d756e65476c65746e49656e69"
    hostCPUID.1 = "0001067a00040800040ce3bdbfebfbff"
    hostCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
    guestCPUID.0 = "0000000d756e65476c65746e49656e69"
    guestCPUID.1 = "000006f100010800800022010febfbff"
    guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
    userCPUID.0 = "0000000d756e65476c65746e49656e69"
    userCPUID.1 = "0001067a00040800000022010febfbff"
    userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
    evcCompatibilityMode = "TRUE"

    Machine 2 where I have to press ctrl+alt:

    #!/usr/bin/vmware
    .encoding = "UTF-8"
    config.version = "8"
    virtualHW.version = "7"
    pciBridge0.present = "true"
    pciBridge4.present = "true"
    pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
    pciBridge4.functions = "8"
    pciBridge5.present = "true"
    pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
    pciBridge5.functions = "8"
    pciBridge6.present = "true"
    pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
    pciBridge6.functions = "8"
    pciBridge7.present = "true"
    pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
    pciBridge7.functions = "8"
    vmci0.present = "true"
    nvram = "Machine XP 2.nvram"
    virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
    powerType.powerOff = "soft"
    powerType.powerOn = "hard"
    powerType.suspend = "hard"
    powerType.reset = "soft"
    displayName = "REWE"
    extendedConfigFile = "Machine XP 2.vmxf"
    scsi0.present = "true"
    scsi0.sharedBus = "none"
    memsize = "384"
    scsi0:0.present = "true"
    scsi0:0.fileName = "Machine XP 2.vmdk"
    scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
    ide1:0.present = "true"
    ide1:0.clientDevice = "true"
    ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
    ide1:0.startConnected = "false"
    ethernet0.present = "true"
    ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "false"
    ethernet0.networkName = "VM DSL"
    ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"
    ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:9d:01:2b"
    ethernet1.present = "true"
    ethernet1.wakeOnPcktRcv = "false"
    ethernet1.networkName = "VM Internal"
    ethernet1.addressType = "vpx"
    ethernet1.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:9d:01:2c"
    svga.autodetect = "true"
    tools.syncTime = "TRUE"
    guestOS = "winxppro"
    annotation = "Modemeinwahl"
    uuid.bios = "42 1d d5 2e 09 04 9b f8-95 f6 dd 49 38 6e 97 c2"
    vc.uuid = "50 1d 00 6c 31 a7 ca c9-be 65 5c 58 9b fa 90 2a"
    snapshot.action = "keep"
    sched.cpu.min = "0"
    sched.cpu.units = "mhz"
    sched.cpu.shares = "normal"
    sched.mem.minsize = "0"
    sched.mem.shares = "normal"
    tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"
    ethernet0.features = "1"
    ethernet1.features = "1"
    ide0:0.redo = ""
    vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "16777216"
    tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
    evcCompatibilityMode = "TRUE"
    guestCPUID.0 = "0000000d756e65476c65746e49656e69"
    guestCPUID.1 = "000006f100010800800022010febfbff"
    guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
    hostCPUID.0 = "0000000d756e65476c65746e49656e69"
    hostCPUID.1 = "0001067a00040800040ce3bdbfebfbff"
    hostCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
    replay.supported = "TRUE"
    sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/4cfcbd52-b6dde2f7-a658-001e0bd3fe62/Machine XP 2/Machine XP 2-1078b6d8.vswp"
    userCPUID.0 = "0000000d756e65476c65746e49656e69"
    userCPUID.1 = "0001067a00040800000022010febfbff"
    userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
    unity.wasCapable = "FALSE"
    replay.filename = ""
    svga.vramSize = "16777216"
    vmci0.id = "946771906"
    uuid.location = "56 4d ff 1c 7a a2 37 4a-cf de 58 c3 e1 f4 53 c7"
    cleanShutdown = "TRUE"
    scsi0:0.redo = ""
    pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
    pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
    pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
    pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
    pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
    scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
    ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32"
    ethernet1.pciSlotNumber = "33"
    vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "34"
    floppy0.present = "FALSE"

    Do you have any solution for me?

    Thanks a lot

    Best regards



  • 2.  RE: Release mouse from VM without ctrl + alt

    Posted Dec 30, 2011 11:19 AM

    Welcome to the Community,

    the ability to move the mouse in and out without the need to press CTRL-ALT is added by installing VMware Tools in the guest OS, which adds the appropriate drivers.

    André



  • 3.  RE: Release mouse from VM without ctrl + alt

    Posted Dec 30, 2011 12:57 PM

    Hi a.p.

    thanks for your answer.

    I migrated the VMs from VMWare Server 2.0 to ESXi with the VMWare Converter Standalone.

    In the converter options I checked the checkbox "Install VMWare tools" and "Power on VM".

    After VM was migrated to ESXi I installed software etc. and checked VMWare Tools. They were also installed and had the right version.

    After you said, I have to install VMWare tools to get the issue fixed, i uninstalled VMWare tools on the VM and rebooted the VM.

    After reboot, I installed the tools again and rebooted the VM one more time.

    Now VMWare tools are installed again, with the same version as before. But the difference is, that the mouse courser can moved in and out now without pressing ctrl+alt.

    Thanks a lot for your help!

    Best regards

    Sebastian