Questions[mouse](server)

I am currently setting up a new server (Ubuntu LTS) and I have to use the VMware console form a Windows 10 PC to do so. I am used to use PuTTY and I find the VMware console very inconvenient.

What I would like to achieve is that the console would behave a bit more like common windows, like

• it accepts keyboard input as soon as the window gets the focus, without needing to click into the black area first
• it does not catch the mouse (not at all is ok, I don’t need a mouse in the console)
• copy-paste using Windows’ clipboard (especially pasting passwords) would be fine, but is optional

I wantet to install the VMware tools to get this working and I am not yet sure if they are installed properly, but I guess (and also got first answer already) like yes. However the VMware console still behaves as before. Is there a way to change this behaviour? (Perhaps some vSphere configuration option just to disable mouse in the console at all, so that it just remains on my desktop?)

Clearly, getting the SSH dæmon to work will be my next step, however I would like to know if I can get the console to work this way, too.

I have a new install of Windows Server 2008 on a RAID machine under 1 year old (machine previously had Ubuntu on it). Windows server installed fine, created admin account etc. After the install when rebooting I'm getting an odd problem.

The keyboard and mouse are non-responsive on the login screen (CTRL+ALT+DELETE to login).

The keyboard and mouse both 'light up', the keyboard works at a BIOS level. Both devices work in other machines too. Its only once Windows loads to they become non-responsive.

I have the same problem when using different keyboard/mouse combinations on this machine. fine at BIOS level, fail at Windows login screen.

Tried booting in safe mode - same problem. tried powering down, leaving for a bit, rebooting again - same problem.

Have tried various keyboards and mice in various USB ports - same problem.

Has anyone else come across this? It has me completely stumped.

I was hoping to find out how to stop windows 2008 server R2 64 bit from detecting a serial mouse on the com port. i know the boot.ini version with /noserialmouse....etc for earlier versions also i have edited the registry/services/sermouse start parameter (change from 4 to 3) to no avail. windows 2008 server has BCDedit to manage the boot options but i have not seen a reference anywhere to stop the detection of a serial mouse needless to say this server is specific to our PABX and i DO NOT HAVE a serial mouse on that port but i do have a data stream from the PABX. there is some data but it is being garbled and the application will not work.

I did manage to get it working for a few days by uninstalling the serial mouse in Dev manager, disabling and enabling the com port, but after a reboot the problem came back and now no matter what i do it will not work. i am using tools like hyperterminal and putty to view the data stream on the server and no luck. however if i connect my laptop (an XP machine) using hyperterminal the data stream is valid. assistance is greatly appreciated.

OK, we all know the obvious ones here, but what always surprises me is the number of people that don't know all of them...

Simple ones:

• Alt-Tab - switch between applications (Shift+Alt+Tab - go through in reverse order)
• Ctrl-Tab - switch between documents in an application (doesn't work in MS Word though - grr)
• Ctrl+P - print this document
• Ctrl+S - Save
• Ctrl+Z - Undo
• Ctrl+Y - Redo
• Windows+M - Minimise everything (Shift+Windows+M - put everything back!)
• Windows+F - File search (as opposed to Ctrl+F - local find in document)
• Alt+space - get the control box (the one with minimise/maximise) - esp. useful if you lose a window on a multi-monitor desktop...

New ones in Windows 7:

• Windows-Tab - application switching (like alt-tab) + preview
• Windows+ either up or down arrow - maximise/restore window position

Did you also know ones like - scrolling the mouse wheel and holding CTRL changes font-size/zoom options in most (MS) applications...

What are your favourites?

Mike

On some new servers from HP we are using the ILO (Integrated Lights Out) to control some new Linux installs.

When we use the remote console options the mouse movements won't stay in synch. When we use the right-button-drag method to synchronize the mouse movements it looks good, until you move the mouse .

Since I don't administer the ILO settings, I was hoping someone could recommend something for the admin to look at.

They only manage MS Windows servers and typically use remote desktop or DameWare and don't run into these issues (and therefore don't know how to fix them)

Our Linux boxes require quite a bit of setup before we can turn on the XWindows server. (XMing for the win!!!)