After upgrading to from VMware Workstation 9.0.2 to 10.0.1, I tried updating my Ubuntu 12.04 VM to virtual hardware version 10. Unfortunately, under the new virtual hardware, the mouse jumps around very erratically. Installing VMware Tools helped a bit, but it's still nowhere near the buttery smoothness and pinpoint precision that virtual hardware version 9 offered (and continues to offer, after I reverted to a snapshot from before the upgrade).
Is anyone else experiencing this issue? If so, has anyone found a workaround/solution?
Same weird mouse problem here...
Host: Win7 Pro 64bit Guest: Debian 7
my resolution is adding this to my vmx file
usb.generic.allowHID = "TRUE"
mouse.vusb.enable = "TRUE"
mouse.vusb.useBasicMouse = "FALSE"
no jumps, no double pointers, catch/release mouse automatic works, back/forward buttons works
Hi
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The problem was solved for me (Fedora 19 Host x86_64, VMWare Workstation 10, Player 6, Win7 x86_64 Guest) when a changed VMWare Hardware Compatibility to Workstation 6.5 - 7.
Procedure:
Shutdown the Guest
VMWare Menu: VM / Manage / Change Hardware Compatibility
select Hardware Compatibility to Workstation 6.5 - 7
Restart the Guest
Same weird mouse problem here...
Host: Win7 Pro 64bit Guest: Debian 7
my resolution is adding this to my vmx file
usb.generic.allowHID = "TRUE"
mouse.vusb.enable = "TRUE"
mouse.vusb.useBasicMouse = "FALSE"
no jumps, no double pointers, catch/release mouse automatic works, back/forward buttons works
Thanks. My setup works great now and I didn't need the line: usb.generic.allowHID = "TRUE"
Host: Win 7 Pro x64
Guest: Linux Mint 16 x64 MATE
My other Linux Mint 15 (guest) VM is running with virtualHW.version = "9" and works fine in Workstation 10.0.1 and doesn't have the line mouse.vusb.useBasicMouse = "FALSE"
Thank you - I just encountered the same problem and can confirm that the solution in this thread worked for me. Host is Windows 7 x64, and guest is Ubuntu 13.10 x64, on Workstation 10 using Workstation 10 virtual hardware. Extra buttons work and mouse position/behaviour is correct after adding the three lines.
Not sure if the first line is actually needed, but I'm using it with no ill effects; the second line enables the extra mouse buttons, and the last line seemingly stopped the poor behaviour.
I finally had the time to look into this again. As with pigswig and ithium, I also only needed the mouse.vusb.enable = "TRUE" and mouse.vusb.useBasicMouse = "FALSE" lines, but I'll give the correct answer to salemcmr since he/she was the one who came up with the overall solution