You cannot remove the PS/2 mouse from Qemu, it's always virtualized.
Javi 2017-04-28 13:40 GMT+02:00 Patrick O'Callaghan <p...@usb.ve>: > On Tue, 2017-04-25 at 15:43 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Tue, 2017-04-25 at 06:43 -0700, Jamie Lawrence wrote: > > > > On Apr 25, 2017, at 4:45 AM, Christopher Thompson < > chris.thomps...@synopsys.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > This sounds like the PS/2 driver/emulated hardware controller gets > itself in knots. PS/2 isn't hot plug, so if something goes wrong it's > generally stuffed until a reboot, which sounds like your issue. > > > > > > > > One common option is to use Synergy, which passes the keyboard and > mouse over the network, you set up the synergy service running on the Linux > host, with it configured to map an edge of the screen to your Windows VM, > then when the Windows VM is running and the synergy client connects you can > move the mouse over that edge of the screen and it will appear on Windows > (if you have multiple monitors this looks like the mouse seamlessly goes > from one screen to the other). > > > > > > I use Synergy, and the bug occurs with it as well. It adds a layer of > confusion when it happens, but that's about it. (I use a hardware KVM > switching two videocards to the same monitor, but the mouse isn't connected > to it.) At least with the Synergy version I have, the UI locks up under > windows, but it keeps functioning. The bug also happens without it running. > > > > > > Spent some time attempting to force the bug this weekend, but didn't > manage to. I'll try again to get some logging soon. > > > > That's useful to know, thanks. > > I installed Synergy and it just happened to me again. What isn't clear > to me is if Synergy is actually being used. I know it's running on both > host (as server) and guest (as client) but the guest also has the PS/2 > mouse because virt-manager doesn't let you remove it. I wonder if it's > necessary to run KVM/QEMU from the command line to get this to work > properly. > > poc > > _______________________________________________ > vfio-users mailing list > vfio-users@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/vfio-users >
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