Date: Sat, 8 May 2021 15:02:18 +0100 From: Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net> To: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: FreeBSD 13 console stops working under VMware Message-ID: <89FD974C-F8A0-489B-B325-C8AABF919C02@codelibre.net>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi, This might sound like a bit of an odd one, but I=E2=80=99ll try to = describe it. When I run a FreeBSD 13-RELEASE virtual machine under = VMware, it appears to work correctly, but randomly stops working. If I focus the VMware window, and press Ctrl-G to grab input focus (or = click in the window), I can log into the system using the console. = However, if I press Ctrl-Alt to ungrab the input focus, or click outside = the window, the block cursor on the console vanishes, and it=E2=80=99s = no longer possible to type any input. However=E2=80=A6 if I grab focus again, I can use Alt-Fn to switch to a = different virtual console, log in again and everything is fine=E2=80=A6 = up until I switch focus to something else and the block cursor vanishes = in that virtual console. Repeat until you run out of virtual consoles! I can=E2=80=99t reproduce this with FreeBSD 12. It seems to only happen = with FreeBSD 13. I=E2=80=99ve had it happen reproducibly when losing = focus, but then again sometimes I=E2=80=99ve had a few minutes where it = doesn=E2=80=99t happen, until it starts occurring again. While it seems = that losing focus is the trigger, there might be something else going = on. Has anyone else noticed this or have any suggested workarounds? Kind regards, Roger=
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?89FD974C-F8A0-489B-B325-C8AABF919C02>