I have two machines I'm trying to use Synergy (both are running 1.4.10) with:
- MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion 10.8.2
- PC with Windows 7 Enterprise (SP1)
The MacBook has a 2nd monitor attached and it sits to the right (though this seems to make no difference). The PC has just one monitor, which sits to the right of the 2nd monitor on the MacBook, as so:
+-------+ +-------+ +------+
|MacBook| |MacBook| |Win7PC|
|Native | |2nd Mon| | |
+-------+ +-------+ +------+
I've got the two machines to connect and have keyboard/mouse (k/m) control working in one direction. My issue is that I cannot get the client k/m to control the server. I would prefer to have the PC be the server, but I have tried both ways to no avail.
If I make the MacBook the server, then I can use the MacBook's k/m to control the Windows 7 PC, but cannot use the Windows 7 PC's k/m to control the MacBook. If I change it up and make the Windows 7 PC the server, then I can use the PC's k/m to control the MacBook, but cannot control the PC with the MacBook's k/m.
On the PC side, I have tried setting all the Synergy *.exe's on the PC to run as Administrator on the compatibility tab (as I saw this suggested elsewhere) and I have explicitly run the app as Administrator. I also tried both "Process mode" settings; Service and "Desktop (legacy)". When using the "Service" mode, I also tried the "Elevate" checkbox.
On the MacBook side, when I run the Synergy GUI application (from Applications folder where I "installed" it), I notice that I cannot get Synergy to even start unless I go into Preferences and set the "Process mode" to "Desktop (legacy)". After switching to "Desktop (legacy)" I am able to start either the client or the server and can get the two machines talking... I just can't use the client's k/m to control the server! FWIW, I also tried running the synergyc or synergys programs with and without sudo directly from a shell... same results.
I've turned logging to DEBUG2 on both sides and I don't see any messages on the client or the server when I use the client mouse and drag the cursor to the edge of the screen. Again, doesn't matter if the client is the PC or the MacBook... no messages every show up in the logs when the client mouse is dragged to the edge of the screen.
I've searched for people with similar problems and haven't found anything. I'd appreciate any assistance!
Here's the server config I use from the MacBook:
section: screens
MacBook:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
Win7PC:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
end
section: aliases
MacBook:
MacBook.domain.local
Win7PC:
Win7PC.domain.local
end
section: links
MacBook:
right = Win7PC
Win7PC:
left = MacBook
end
section: options
relativeMouseMoves = false
screenSaverSync = true
win32KeepForeground = false
switchCorners = none
switchCornerSize = 0
end
