I had this very same problem and realized that the best way to get a problem setup for gaming is to get a dedicated USB controller and pass it to the windows guest. I got a hardware USB switch to allow switching of the keyboard and mouse, but when the guest is running I typically use synergy with Windows as the server and Linux the client.
On Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 16:47 Jonas Camillus Jeppesen <jona...@sdu.dk> wrote: > Hi everyone > > This is not strictly vfio related, but many people associate vfio with > gaming on virtual machines on Linux, so that's my justification for > posting my question here. > > How is your mouse and keyboard setup for gaming on Windows guests? > > By gaming I mean you pass your dedicated GPU through to a Windows 7 or > 10 guest to play Counter Strike, World of Warcraft, Rocket League, > Skyrim etc. > > Personally I've only tried Synergy with the Linux host as server, and > Win 10 guest as client. This works reasonably well for non-first person > shooters (FPS). In FPS games the camera tends to go completely haywire > when moving the mouse. > > Are people binding mouse/keyboard to the guest (no longer usable on > host), and then run the Synergy on Windows, and client on Linux host? > > I look forward to hear about your setups! The goal is to have mouse and > keyboard on both Linux host and Windows host, and mouse working in 3D > games (like CS, WoW, etc.). > > > / Jonas > > > > > _______________________________________________ > vfio-users mailing list > vfio-users@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/vfio-users >
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