From owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Sat May 8 14:02:33 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC495635EC9 for ; Sat, 8 May 2021 14:02:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rleigh@codelibre.net) Received: from b-painless.mh.aa.net.uk (b-painless.mh.aa.net.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:0:30::52]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Fcpsx17vzz4vCv for ; Sat, 8 May 2021 14:02:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rleigh@codelibre.net) Received: from 8.2.0.7.b.a.e.f.f.f.7.a.a.e.a.3.d.b.d.d.0.6.8.0.0.b.8.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa ([2001:8b0:860:ddbd:3aea:a7ff:feab:7028] helo=smtpclient.apple) by painless-b.tch.aa.net.uk with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lfNXI-0002e2-Cq for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sat, 08 May 2021 15:02:28 +0100 From: Roger Leigh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 14.0 \(3654.80.0.2.43\)) Subject: FreeBSD 13 console stops working under VMware Message-Id: <89FD974C-F8A0-489B-B325-C8AABF919C02@codelibre.net> Date: Sat, 8 May 2021 15:02:18 +0100 To: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3654.80.0.2.43) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Fcpsx17vzz4vCv X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=none (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of rleigh@codelibre.net has no SPF policy when checking 2001:8b0:0:30::52) smtp.mailfrom=rleigh@codelibre.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.60 / 15.00]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[2001:8b0:0:30::52:from]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[codelibre.net]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[2001:8b0:0:30::52:from:127.0.2.255]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-0.998]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; BLOCKLISTDE_FAIL(0.00)[2001:8b0:0:30::52:server fail,2001:8b0:860:ddbd:3aea:a7ff:feab:7028:server fail]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[no SPF record]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:20712, ipnet:2001:8b0::/32, country:GB]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-stable] X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 May 2021 14:02:34 -0000 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=