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Re: Linux Guest VMs ignoring input (Windows 11 Host)

0x48756773 — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:57:25 GMT

So I can reproduce the issue by holding down an arrow key and clicking the mouse on the host desktop. This forces the issue to occur.

After testing, I can confirm that adding this line: keyboard.allowBothIRQs = "FALSE" to the VMX file fixes the issue.

I then removed that and added keyboard.vusb.enable = TRUE and this also seemed to fix the issue.

Based on my scenario both fix the issue. Not sure which is the better one to use.

Re: Linux Guest VMs ignoring input (Windows 11 Host)

0x48756773 — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:43:03 GMT

I've been able to consistently replicate the issue. Let me try these and I'll let you know what works.

Re: Workstation 17.5.0: (enhanced?) keyboard driver problem

0x48756773 — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 17:45:36 GMT

Instead of using Hyper-V I would just uninstall 17.5 and go back to 17.0.2. It least that appears to be working.

Re: Workstation 17.5.0: (enhanced?) keyboard driver problem

0x48756773 — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:08:45 GMT

We can’t. You need a support agreement with VMWare and none of us have one. Their solution for people without support agreements is to post on the community forums so they can subsequently ignore it.

Re: Workstation 17.5.0: (enhanced?) keyboard driver problem

0x48756773 — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 18:48:25 GMT

Exactly what I experienced. You would think they would want to be made aware of a pretty serious bug.

Re: Workstation 17.5.0: (enhanced?) keyboard driver problem

0x48756773 — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:04:09 GMT

It's disappointing to see that such a large issue hasn't even received a reply from any VMWare employee. Not to mention the inability to report bugs without having a support agreement is a bit ridiculous.

Re: Workstation 17.5.0: (enhanced?) keyboard driver problem

0x48756773 — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:44:21 GMT

I ended up reverting back to 17.0 as well and that does fix the issue. I haven't been able to reproduce this issue in 17.0.2, so I would recommend downgrading to 17 until VMWare can get this issue fixed.

Re: Workstation 17.5.0: (enhanced?) keyboard driver problem

0x48756773 — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:51:04 GMT

I've been able to reproduce the issue. It looks like if you're holding an arrow key down while the VM loses focus, it goes into a locked up state.

How to reproduce:

On your VM, open a large text file and hold the arrow key down. While doing this, move your mouse off the VM Screen and click.

You'll notice that immediately the VM will no longer accept input. CTRL ALT DEL also doesn't function.

Once you're in this state, the only fix is to restart.

Video showing the issue is attached.

Re: Workstation 17.5.0: (enhanced?) keyboard driver problem

0x48756773 — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:36:00 GMT

YES! THIS!

I was trying to write an exam the other day that required me to use Linux in my VM. This happened to me about 6-7 times resulting in me having to reboot the VM and have to set up the exam over and over again.

Everything continues to run in the background on the VM. I can see the Network activity and CPU activity continue, but the mouse and keyboard stop working. Trying to switch to another TTY doesn't work, and I can't send ctrl + alt + delete either.

Re: Linux Guest VMs ignoring input (Windows 11 Host)

0x48756773 — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:33:13 GMT

YES! THIS!

I was also running on Windows 11 on VMWare 17.5. CPU is a Ryzen 7 5800X, so it's not a CPU architecture issue.