Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:53:05 +0100 From: Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> To: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD virtualization <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: VNC Viewer on Windows: Unable to access VMs GUI Message-ID: <CA%2B1FSijYM5OoABy2CLc0ftbk4Nz%2BAcU%2Bj-2rYoaWqVhXTtxdiw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAAdA2WOwkC3fh5jpNAQ9GbuJjstOfJe7jqKLZ-naOY3VWtYy5A@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAAdA2WNpP0eRbgXeZsyWa3H=3VEbWWP-X-oR6TmA%2BWPWZMpFBg@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B1FSih2U2h27=feu79MjagGomS8su6fHfB33fE%2Br1dORaU%2Bvw@mail.gmail.com> <CAAdA2WOsw0swFr5C28siwcfjE68Vd-99gdh04b4-p-kzPmvdqQ@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B1FSiinFDHAzrTB1mT%2B7qZ-7cH6hr4ekRJnaCt6m7piFinVyQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAAdA2WOwkC3fh5jpNAQ9GbuJjstOfJe7jqKLZ-naOY3VWtYy5A@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Maybe because some patches haven't been upstreamed to 14.0 branch. On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 12:49 PM Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, I am trying to figure out why they do not work after upgrade > from FreeBSD 13 to 14. They used to work before. > History: > 1. My FreeBSD host lives in a Data Centre several kilometers from me. I > only access it via SSH. > 2. My FreeBSD host does not have a keyboard, mouse, or screen attached to > it. > 3. I use VNC Viewer to connect to the VMs like HOST_IP:PORT > > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 2:36 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello my friend Odhiambo, >> >> you can try to pass your keyboard and mouse to a specific USB to pci >> adapter,using an USB splitter to attach both the input devices. Actually >> I'm using the one integrated on my nvidia gpu,RTX 2080 ti,that's : >> >> 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 [GeForce RTX >> 2080 Ti] >> 02:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 High Definition Audio >> Controller >> *02:00.2 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 USB 3.1 Host Controller* >> 02:00.3 Serial bus controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 USB Type-C UCSI >> Controller >> >> For sure you will add the PCI address of the board between your bhyve >> parameters,for example in my case : >> >> -s 8:2,passthru,2/0/2 \ >> >> A single hardware solution would be a pcie riser which splits the pcie >> port. >> >> >> I've asked for a good USB controller some time ago : >> >> >> >> https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/im-looking-for-a-good-usb-controller-3-0-4-ports-self-powered-compatible-with-freebsd.83323/ >> >> >> If it’s only mouse and keyboard you could use bhyves virtio-input >> emulation. >> >> >> Corvin included virtio-input support in his github. >> >> >> He committed virtio-input to 13.2 and 14.0 upstream. >> >> >> From “man bhyve” >> >> >> >> https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bhyve&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+14.0-CURRENT&arch=default&format=html >> ): >> >> >> Virtio input device backends: >> >> >> >> */dev/input/eventX* >> >> Send input events of */dev/input/eventX* to >> guest >> >> by VirtIO Input Interface. >> >> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 11:39 AM Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Even with this, my mouse pointer doesn't work: >>> >>> # Linux Guest >>> bhyve -S -c sockets=2,cores=2,threads=2 -m 4G -w -H -A \ >>> -s 0,hostbridge \ >>> -s 3,ahci-cd,/usr/local/bhyve-vms/.iso/debian-12.5.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso \ >>> -s 4,virtio-blk,/usr/local/bhyve-vms/Debian/debian.img \ >>> -s 5,virtio-net,tap4 \ >>> -s 8,hda,play=/dev/dsp,rec=/dev/dsp \ >>> -s 29,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:5905,w=1024,h=768 \ >>> -s 30,xhci,tablet \ >>> -s 31,lpc -l com1,stdio \ >>> -l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI.fd \ >>> debian >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 3:47 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com >>> <marietto2008@gmailcom>> wrote: >>> >>>> -s 3,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:59 <http://0.0.0.0:5915>*15*,w=1600,h=950 \ >>>> -s 10,virtio-net,tap*15* \ >>>> *vm15* < /dev/null & sleep 2 && vncviewer *0:15* >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 1:19 PM Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hellos, >>>>> >>>>> When I was still on FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE I was able to access some >>>>> Linux VMs GUI using VNC Viewer on my Windows PC. >>>>> After I upgraded to 14-RELEASE, this changed: I can connect to the >>>>> VMs, but the GUI desktop is frozen. The mouse cursor isn't moving at all >>>>> and the Desktop doesn't load like before. >>>>> I start all my VMs the same way: >>>>> >>>>> bhyve -c N -m NG -w -H \ >>>>> -s 0,hostbridge \ >>>>> -s 4,virtio-blk,/usr/local/bhyve-vms/DISTRONAME/distroname.img \ >>>>> -s 5,virtio-net,tapN \ >>>>> -s 8,hda,play=/dev/dsp,rec=/dev/dsp \ >>>>> -s 29,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:59XX,w=1680,h=1050 \ >>>>> -s 30,xhci,tablet \ >>>>> -s 31,lpc -l com1,stdio \ >>>>> -l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI.fd \ >>>>> distroname >>>>> >>>>> I would then connect to a.b.c.d:59xx using VNC Viewer and I'd get the >>>>> Linux/Windows Desktop. >>>>> Not anymore! >>>>> >>>>> Is there something I need to do to fix the issue? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >>>>> Nairobi,KE >>>>> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 >>>>> In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. >>>>> "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) >>>>> [How to ask smart questions: >>>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mario. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best regards, >>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >>> Nairobi,KE >>> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 >>> In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. >>> "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) >>> [How to ask smart questions: >>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] >>> >> >> >> -- >> Mario. >> > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 > In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. > "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) > [How to ask smart questions: > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] > -- Mario. [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr">Maybe because some patches haven't been upstreamed to 14.0 branch.<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 12:49 PM Odhiambo Washington <<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Actually, I am trying to figure out why they do not work after upgrade from FreeBSD 13 to 14. They used to work before.</div><div>History:</div><div>1. My FreeBSD host lives in a Data Centre several kilometers from me. I only access it via SSH.</div><div>2. My FreeBSD host does not have a keyboard, mouse, or screen attached to it.</div><div>3. I use VNC Viewer to connect to the VMs like HOST_IP:PORT</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 2:36 PM Mario Marietto <<a href="mailto:marietto2008@gmail.com" target="_blank">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello my friend Odhiambo,</div><div><br></div><div>you can try to pass your keyboard and mouse to a specific USB to pci adapter,using an USB splitter to attach both the input devices. Actually I'm using the one integrated on my nvidia gpu,RTX 2080 ti,that's :<br></div><div><br></div><div>02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 [GeForce RTX 2080 Ti]<br>02:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 High Definition Audio Controller<br><b>02:00.2 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 USB 3.1 Host Controller</b><br>02:00.3 Serial bus controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 USB Type-C UCSI Controller</div><div><div><br></div><div>For sure you will add the PCI address of the board between your bhyve parameters,for example in my case :</div><div><br></div></div><div>-s 8:2,passthru,2/0/2 \</div><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal">A single hardware solution would be a pcie riser which splits the pcie port.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I've asked for a good USB controller some time ago :<br></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/im-looking-for-a-good-usb-controller-3-0-4-ports-self-powered-compatible-with-freebsd.83323/" target="_blank">https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/im-looking-for-a-good-usb-controller-3-0-4-ports-self-powered-compatible-with-freebsd.83323/</a></p>; <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal">If it’s only mouse and keyboard you could use bhyves virtio-input emulation.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Corvin included virtio-input support in his github.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal">He committed virtio-input to 13.2 and 14.0 upstream.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal">From “man bhyve” <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bhyve&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+14.0-CURRENT&arch=default&format=html" target="_blank">https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bhyve&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+14.0-CURRENT&arch=default&format=html</a>):</p>; <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> Virtio input device backends:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:green">/dev/input/eventX</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> Send input events of </span><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:green">/dev/input/eventX</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> to guest<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> by VirtIO Input Interface.</span></p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 11:39 AM Odhiambo Washington <<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Even with this, my mouse pointer doesn't work:</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"># Linux Guest<br>bhyve -S -c sockets=2,cores=2,threads=2 -m 4G -w -H -A \<br>-s 0,hostbridge \<br>-s 3,ahci-cd,/usr/local/bhyve-vms/.iso/debian-12.5.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso \<br>-s 4,virtio-blk,/usr/local/bhyve-vms/Debian/debian.img \<br>-s 5,virtio-net,tap4 \<br>-s 8,hda,play=/dev/dsp,rec=/dev/dsp \<br>-s 29,fbuf,tcp=<a href="http://0.0.0.0:5905" target="_blank">0.0.0.0:5905</a>,w=1024,h=768 \<br>-s 30,xhci,tablet \<br>-s 31,lpc -l com1,stdio \<br>-l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI.fd \<br>debian<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 3:47 PM Mario Marietto <<a href="mailto:marietto2008@gmailcom" target="_blank">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:monospace">-s 3,fbuf,tcp=<a href="http://0.0.0.0:5915" target="_blank">0.0.0.0:59</a><b>15</b>,w=1600,h=950 \</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">-s 10,virtio-net,tap<b>15</b> \</span></span></div><span style="font-family:monospace"><b>vm15</b> < /dev/null & sleep 2 && vncviewer <b>0:15</b></span></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 1:19 PM Odhiambo Washington <<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hellos,<div><br></div><div>When I was still on FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE I was able to access some Linux VMs GUI using VNC Viewer on my Windows PC.</div><div>After I upgraded to 14-RELEASE, this changed: I can connect to the VMs, but the GUI desktop is frozen. The mouse cursor isn't moving at all and the Desktop doesn't load like before.</div><div>I start all my VMs the same way:</div><div><br></div><div>bhyve -c N -m NG -w -H \<br>-s 0,hostbridge \<br>-s 4,virtio-blk,/usr/local/bhyve-vms/DISTRONAME/distroname.img \<br>-s 5,virtio-net,tapN \<br>-s 8,hda,play=/dev/dsp,rec=/dev/dsp \<br>-s 29,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:59XX,w=1680,h=1050 \<br>-s 30,xhci,tablet \<br>-s 31,lpc -l com1,stdio \<br>-l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI.fd \<br>distroname</div><div><br></div><div>I would then connect to a.b.c.d:59xx using VNC Viewer and I'd get the Linux/Windows Desktop.</div><div>Not anymore!</div><div><br clear="all"><div>Is there something I need to do to fix the issue?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223</div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> In </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS.</span><br>"<span style="font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">", </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">egrep -v '^$|^.*#' </span><span style="background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:"Lucida Console",Consolas,"Courier New",monospace;font-size:13.6px">¯\_(ツ)_/¯</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions: </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>; </blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Mario.<br></div></div> </blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223</div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> In </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS.</span><br>"<span style="font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">", </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">egrep -v '^$|^.*#' </span><span style="background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:"Lucida Console",Consolas,"Courier New",monospace;font-size:13.6px">¯\_(ツ)_/¯</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions: </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div>; </blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Mario.<br></div> </blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223</div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> In </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS.</span><br>"<span style="font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">", </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">egrep -v '^$|^.*#' </span><span style="background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:"Lucida Console",Consolas,"Courier New",monospace;font-size:13.6px">¯\_(ツ)_/¯</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions: </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div>; </blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Mario.<br></div>
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