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Date:      Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:24:23 -0400
From:      "R. Scott Evans" <freebsd-questions@rsle.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Virtual Box Mouse?
Message-ID:  <539F0C27.50301@rsle.net>
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On 06/16/14 10:43, Chris Maness wrote:
>> [Please do not top-post, it makes responding more difficult.]
>>
>
> Sorry, I forget I have to hit the ellipsis dots in gmail to see the rest.
>
>>
>>> I can't tell where it is logging to now.  It was logging to the usual
>>> place, but when I do a #tail -f log there is no change when I start
>>> the server.  I have dbus and hal in my rc.conf.
>>
>>
>> Sorry, it's hard to tell what you are talking about.  The X log defaults to
>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
>>
>
> Yep, no changes there with #tail -f when I start the server.
>
>>
>>
>>> The modules are loaded, and when I added those lines to a empty
>>> configuration line I just get a blank black screen.
>>
>>
>> What modules?
>>
>
> The vbox kernel modules.
>
>>
>> (In general, it's preferred to respond to the list also.  Others may have
>> more or different experience, or may benefit from the information.)
>
> Sorry.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris


The question that has yet to be asked... are we talking about enabling 
the mouse in X windows or in console?

For console all you need is 'moused_enable="YES"' in your /etc/rc.conf. 
    Enabling it across all local terminals doesn't work well for me as 
the Mac's F keys don't work (for me) in VirtualBox.

For X windows, all I added was the hald_enable=YES and dbus_enable=YES 
to my /etc/rc.conf.  I did not need to install virtualbox additions or 
any xorg.conf.  I just did a fresh install (via pkg) of xorg & xfce4 on 
a FreeBSD 10-R-p4 amd64 install in vbox on my mid 2011 iMac running 
10.9.3 to verify this.

-scott



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