From 21e13867d47eb8fa1fc99a3316f0b5042e7e1429 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Claudio Cambra Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2024 22:11:41 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] handbook: Add note of vmware drivers availability for non-x86 guests --- .../content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc index 8c2cb783df8..35751124556 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc @@ -268,6 +268,10 @@ To run FreeBSD smoothly on VMWare, drivers should be installed: .... # pkg install xf86-video-vmware xf86-input-vmmouse open-vm-tools .... +[NOTE] +==== +The xf86 packages are only available for x86 FreeBSD guests. +==== [[virtualization-guest-virtualbox]] == FreeBSD as a Guest on VirtualBox(TM) From 094ea623bde676ac75c27bf56501cd467216bfd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Claudio Cambra Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2024 22:11:58 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] handbook: Add procedure for fixing broken mouse support in vmware --- .../en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc index 35751124556..24e3f058b0d 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc @@ -272,6 +272,16 @@ To run FreeBSD smoothly on VMWare, drivers should be installed: ==== The xf86 packages are only available for x86 FreeBSD guests. ==== +[.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)