handbook: Add procedure for fixing broken mouse support in vmware

freebsd · Oct 6, 2024 · 2f36e4d · 2f36e4d
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@@ -272,6 +272,15 @@ To run FreeBSD smoothly on VMWare, drivers should be installed:
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 The xf86 packages are only available for x86 FreeBSD guests.
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+[.procedure]
+. Enabling the mouse
++
+Some users have reported issues using the mouse in the virtual machine. The mouse may be enabled by appending the following to [.filename]#/boot/loader.conf#:
++
+[.programlisting]
+....
+# ums_load=“YES”
+....
 
 [[virtualization-guest-virtualbox]]
 == FreeBSD as a Guest on VirtualBox(TM)