Comments on: Ubuntu 7.04 and Virtual PC 2007 – Mouse Issue Workaround (sort of)

By: Fred Galas

Fred Galas — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:50:47 +0000

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By: Максим

Максим — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Хм… что-то у меня ссылка не открывается, которую указали. Это у всех так, или только у меня?

By: Workarounds for Ubuntu 8.10 or 9.04 on Microsoft Hyper-V - Will Pritchard

Workarounds for Ubuntu 8.10 or 9.04 on Microsoft Hyper-V - Will Pritchard — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:08:14 +0000

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By: Srki

Srki — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:49:59 +0000

My friend has just set me up to use joy pad (Sony-like for comp) instead of the keyboard…Sadly he is just smilleing and doesn’t want to tell me how…I bet it’s something simple…

By: FUNside » Blog Archive » Setting up Linux with Virtual PC

FUNside » Blog Archive » Setting up Linux with Virtual PC — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:33:07 +0000

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By: Virtual PC and Ubuntu « Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog

Virtual PC and Ubuntu « Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:30:01 +0000

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By: Tigger1

Tigger1 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:47:51 +0000

All,
I am new to ubantu and VPC.At the install screen 6/7 I can only enter one password I can not go to the 2nd password field with tab or right arrow. Consequently I can not proceed with the install.
Would be grateful if some one can help

By: Bob Trembley

Bob Trembley — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:52:14 +0000

After I’ve entered the i8042.noloop, I press Enter and NOTHING happens.

ALL other keys seem to work fine – arrows, F-Keys, but Enter refuses to do anything…..

help?

By: kirel

kirel — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:01:21 +0000

To fsg:
If you ever see this post, thank you very much for the note about “innotek VirtualBox”. I had never heard of it before, but it seems to be very well done. MUCH faster than Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, as well as more customizable, and I had no problems installing Ubuntu 7.10 (mouse works, graphics work, etc.).

I am quite impressed.

By: arcanecode

arcanecode — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:29:52 +0000

Probz – See my post on installing Ubuntu 7.10, the same instructions for it should work on 7.04. Link is over on the left under Top Posts. Specifically what you need is the i8042.noloop fix.

By: -probz-

-probz- — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:16:02 +0000

I can’t use the mouse even though I start the Ubuntu 7.04 in safe graphics mode.and when i press ALT+F1 nothing happens.I need help asap!

By: oh whole mother of virtual computing at octane42.com

oh whole mother of virtual computing at octane42.com — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:12:12 +0000

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By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:42:15 +0000

Thanks so much! Your instructions are so helpful and I appreciate you posting this so quickly. Just got a new PC and install VPC 2007 and Ubuntu 7.10 on it and this helped me getting up and running quickly.

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Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:08:15 +0000

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By: EdH

EdH — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:27:37 +0000

http://arcanecode.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/installing-ubuntu-710-under-virtual-pc-2007/

Full walkthrough.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:47:55 +0000

This is the solution:

Captured Live CD
Press F6 to access the Boot Options line.

Type i8042.noloop at the end of the line.

Press enter to accept the changes and then press enter again to boot.

Installed image
At boot press the Esc key enter the grub menu screen.

Make sure your kernel boot line is selected.

Press e to edit the kernel boot line.

Type i8042.noloop at the end of the line.

Press enter to accept the changes and then b to boot.

Once logged into Ubuntu, open the /boot/grub/menu.lst as root.

Add i8042.noloop to the end of the kernel boot lines.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:47:05 +0000

Michael’s sollution worked! Just add the extra parameter at the end of the boot line and the mouse will work in Virtual PC 2007!

By: michael

michael — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:58:46 +0000

Hi, there is an easier solution for the no mouse problem on the ubuntu site, that worked for me. You just have to add a kernel boot parameter: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToConfigureUbuntuForMicrosoftVirtualPC2004#head-524e61921cc473b8ce0c16f5b57f105d72435c8a

By: EdH

EdH — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:06:59 +0000

Does anyone know if the forthcoming Ubuntu 7.10 fixes this?

By: Random bits of Tech » Blog Archive » Problems installing Ubuntu 7.04 on VirtualPC 2007

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:04:52 +0000

[...] This does not solve all my problems as the mouse refuses to work – evidently this is a much more serious issue. Look this link to find out more about why the mouse pointer won’t work. [...]