git: 507a7c41c3 - main - Handbook - Virtualization: Add notes to VMWare related setup guide

From: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 09:40:11 UTC
The branch main has been updated by carlavilla:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=507a7c41c372b2c54fb758fc6bc3809556b96fb4

commit 507a7c41c372b2c54fb758fc6bc3809556b96fb4
Author:     Claudio Cambra <developer@claudiocambra.com>
AuthorDate: 2024-12-29 09:38:22 +0000
Commit:     Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2024-12-29 09:38:22 +0000

    Handbook - Virtualization: Add notes to VMWare related setup guide
    
    Reviewed by:    carlavilla@, Pau Amma<pauamma@gundo.com>
    Pull Request:   https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/424
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 .../en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc       | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc
index 81558529cd..fcf9c036fa 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc
@@ -269,6 +269,24 @@ To run FreeBSD smoothly on VMWare, drivers should be installed:
 # pkg install xf86-video-vmware xf86-input-vmmouse open-vm-tools
 ....
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+The xf86 packages are only available for x86 FreeBSD guests.
+====
+
+[.procedure]
+====
+.Enabling the mouse
++
+Some users have reported issues using the mouse in the virtual machine.
+The mouse may be enabled by appending the following to [.filename]#/boot/loader.conf#:
++
+[.programlisting]
+....
+# ums_load=“YES”
+....
+====
+
 [[virtualization-guest-virtualbox]]
 == FreeBSD as a Guest on VirtualBox(TM)