From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 221BB158094 for ; Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:20:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E8C5AE07C5; Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:20:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-gw.thundermail.uk (mail-gw.thundermail.uk [149.255.60.74]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 03995E05AC for ; Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:20:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailgw01.thundermail.uk (mail-gw.thundermail.uk [149.255.60.66]) by mail-gw.thundermail.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8EA546016AC9 for ; Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:20:04 +0100 (BST) X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1661019603-05541311542eaeda0001-LfjuLa Received: from cloud220.unlimitedwebhosting.co.uk (cloud220.unlimitedwebhosting.co.uk [149.255.60.183]) by mailgw01.thundermail.uk with ESMTP id Jswnfw0ezpiSBZmC (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:20:03 +0100 (BST) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: confabulate@kintzios.com X-Barracuda-Effective-Source-IP: cloud220.unlimitedwebhosting.co.uk[149.255.60.183] X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 149.255.60.183 Received: from lenovo.localdomain (230.3.169.217.in-addr.arpa [217.169.3.230]) by cloud220.unlimitedwebhosting.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 28438CB7C4A for ; Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:20:03 +0100 (BST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kintzios.com; s=default; t=1661019604; bh=VW39/G5Cm/WaFPBWiMQyAURcE4s5XQMglQLmTGBc1x4=; h=From:To:Subject; b=W+x2xFlfz1Y4HMK2K625YcSxl+jqFNPVRUgZFvB0D95RL/FzRb0NlIDZ4Pt0srQrE 6bPK6zdx83aNI43HdSBX6iZUN8O/rBMo64Y30piNtxHiH1L20Jp+/lcN7oxB1bxs7A wHmJe9gVZWgCeRnqPYJI/LF0GcmFg2ujk4LzDFtA= From: Michael To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] VirtualBox question on Thinkpad laptop Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:20:01 +0100 X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: [gentoo-user] VirtualBox question on Thinkpad laptop Message-ID: <8170440.NyiUUSuA9g@lenovo.localdomain> In-Reply-To: References: <3186602.aeNJFYEL58@lenovo.localdomain> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart1948441.usQuhbGJ8B"; micalg="pgp-sha256"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-PPP-Message-ID: <20220820182004.3919730.44994@cloud220.unlimitedwebhosting.co.uk> X-PPP-Vhost: kintzios.com X-Barracuda-Connect: cloud220.unlimitedwebhosting.co.uk[149.255.60.183] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1661019603 X-Barracuda-Encrypted: ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 X-Barracuda-URL: https://149.255.60.66:443/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: [gentoo-user] VirtualBox question on Thinkpad laptop X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at thundermail.uk X-Barracuda-Scan-Msg-Size: 2941 X-Barracuda-BRTS-Status: 1 X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=1.9 tests= X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.3.100212 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- X-Archives-Salt: fe39ab40-1919-490f-8d1b-d76e40ed03b1 X-Archives-Hash: bb9ff2c2149371494afc9e2780b6b05d --nextPart1948441.usQuhbGJ8B Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; protected-headers="v1" From: Michael To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-To: confabulate@kintzios.com Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] VirtualBox question on Thinkpad laptop Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:20:01 +0100 Message-ID: <8170440.NyiUUSuA9g@lenovo.localdomain> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 On Saturday, 20 August 2022 18:57:38 BST Walter Dnes wrote: > On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 09:05:32AM +0100, Michael wrote > > > I've noticed the same problem with a MSWindows VM on a laptop, > > but only when the screen resolution for the VM is anything other > > than full screen on the host. > > Thanks. That clue finally got me going with QEMU, but there are a few > head scratchers that I'll gladly ignore now that QEMU is working. > > Head scratcher #1) After a "native install" of the ArcaOS VM on the > Thinkpad, the bootup on the Thinkpad screams about multiple missing > drivers for ArcaOS, "Press Enter to continue". Meanwhile a copy of the > install on my Dell desktop PC boots up just fine on the ThinkPad (but > has mouse problems). > > Head scratcher #2) The "native install" of ArcaOS VM on the Thinkpad has > multiple video resolution options, but it does *NOT* have 1280x800 to > match the Thinkpad. Meanwhile, the ArcaOS VM I copied from my desktop > (1920x1080 monitor) does have a 1280x800 option! > > Head scratcher #3) After struggling with the mouse, I finally managed to > change the ArcaOS install (copied from my desktop to the ThinkPad) to > 1280x800, and then rebooted the VM. Once I fire up the VM, it works OK > with the USB mouse *AS LONG AS I DO NOT GO FULLSCREEN {CTRL-ALT-F}*. If > I go fullscreen, the mouse goes super-flakey again. Since both the VM > and the laptop screen are 1280x800, I'm missing very little screen real > estate. Just a thin white strip across the top with the QEMU menu bar > ("Machine View"). > > So far, so good. If you don't hear back from me, assume that I'm > happy with the way things are going. Once again, thanks for pointing me > in the right direction. You're welcome, I'm glad you got somewhere. TBH I don't claim this is the right way to go about it, just the workarounds I have come up with after trying different resolutions on the QEMU TianoCore EFI menu, then the MSWindows desktop resolution menu and then switching back and forth between full screen and the default VM window size. Unless I escape the TianoCore boot process to select Reset, the window of the VM ends up being smaller than full screen, inheriting the size of the TianoCore menu window, no matter what the resolution of either the TianoCore or the MSWindows desktop has been set at and the mouse is jumpy and displaced an inch or so from where I end up clicking. With VBox, while it worked, I had no such problems once VBox Additions were installed on the guest. Regarding the head scratchers with your ArcaOS it may be different the guests graphics drivers and settings are made available/configured at installation time, as long as the VM container can detect these from the host. Perhaps an inherited full screen is necessary for the installation to assume the appropriate window resolution dimensions. --nextPart1948441.usQuhbGJ8B Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. 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