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handbook: Add notes to VMWare related setup guide #424

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handbook: Add note of vmware drivers availability for non-x86 guests
claucambra Oct 6, 2024
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handbook: Add procedure for fixing broken mouse support in vmware
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Expand Up @@ -268,6 +268,20 @@ To run FreeBSD smoothly on VMWare, drivers should be installed:
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# pkg install xf86-video-vmware xf86-input-vmmouse open-vm-tools
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[NOTE]
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The xf86 packages are only available for x86 FreeBSD guests.
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[.procedure]
. Enabling the mouse
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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#:
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[.programlisting]
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# ums_load=“YES”
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[[virtualization-guest-virtualbox]]
== FreeBSD as a Guest on VirtualBox(TM)
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