stukerr Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hi there, I'm trying to get a virtual mac going on both my desktop and my laptop. I've got things up and running on the laptop with full mouse, usb etc. the problem is its an HP which although the processor supports hardware virtualization the mobo won't let you set it as enabled to its really really laggy. I'm using snow leopard and Empire EFI AMD. My desktop has an i7 650 and powers through most vm's, i've got the same image from the laptop but with a different Empire EFI loader and all is fine, boots really quickly but there is no mouse support. I've tried some other fixes, such as removing the usb controller and uninstalling / reinstalling vmware tools but with no success! I'm thinking it could be because vmware presents a ps/2 mouse, but then the mouse is working on the laptop with the exactly the same files. My other thought is it could be the Empire EFI, but from a long list I found online it is the only one that actually boots up. Any help would be most gratefully recieved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stukerr Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Update : Does work when I plug in a second USB mouse, so I can use it but its a bit annoying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArgVega Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hi there, I'm trying to get a virtual mac going on both my desktop and my laptop. I've got things up and running on the laptop with full mouse, usb etc. the problem is its an HP which although the processor supports hardware virtualization the mobo won't let you set it as enabled to its really really laggy. I'm using snow leopard and Empire EFI AMD. My desktop has an i7 650 and powers through most vm's, i've got the same image from the laptop but with a different Empire EFI loader and all is fine, boots really quickly but there is no mouse support. I've tried some other fixes, such as removing the usb controller and uninstalling / reinstalling vmware tools but with no success! I'm thinking it could be because vmware presents a ps/2 mouse, but then the mouse is working on the laptop with the exactly the same files. My other thought is it could be the Empire EFI, but from a long list I found online it is the only one that actually boots up. Any help would be most gratefully recieved! We need more details to help you. What mouse are you using usb/ps2? What method did you use to install this? Did you add these to your vmx: keyboard.vusb.enable = "TRUE" mouse.vusb.enable = "TRUE" Did you install a ps2, kext? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stukerr Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 We need more details to help you. What mouse are you using usb/ps2? What method did you use to install this? Did you add these to your vmx: keyboard.vusb.enable = "TRUE" mouse.vusb.enable = "TRUE" Did you install a ps2, kext? Hey thanks for the reply, sorry details are: - This was a pre-installed vmware image - I'm using a Logitech wireless usb keyboard / mouse combo - I have added those lines, when I booted up it said the keyboard was unidentified then spent ages saying 'attempting to identify keyboard' so I removed the line about the keyboard and left the mouse line in. It now thinks it has a mouse, and I can right and left click but only move it a tiny bit to the top right hand corner. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArgVega Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hey thanks for the reply, sorry details are: - This was a pre-installed vmware image - I'm using a Logitech wireless usb keyboard / mouse combo - I have added those lines, when I booted up it said the keyboard was unidentified then spent ages saying 'attempting to identify keyboard' so I removed the line about the keyboard and left the mouse line in. It now thinks it has a mouse, and I can right and left click but only move it a tiny bit to the top right hand corner. Thanks Try installing ps2 drivers for mouse and keyboard, and remove those lines I posted. See if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stukerr Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 Try installing ps2 drivers for mouse and keyboard, and remove those lines I posted. See if that helps Ok will do, where is best to get the drivers from ? I tried a google search and couldn't find any definitive resource. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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