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Mouse is very jerky in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS after upgrading to WS 10 hardware

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?

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salemcmr
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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

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ueli
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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

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salemcmr
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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

pigswig
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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"

ithium
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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.

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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 Smiley Happy

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