%general-entities; ]> xorg-vmmouse-driver The Xorg VMMouse Driver package contains the VMMouse input driver for the Xorg X server. The VMMouse driver enables support for the special VMMouse protocol that is provided by VMware virtual machines to give absolute pointer positioning. It can be used with Qemu, too. &lfs77_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &xorg-vmmouse-driver-md5sum; Download size: &xorg-vmmouse-driver-size; Estimated disk space required: &xorg-vmmouse-driver-buildsize; Estimated build time: &xorg-vmmouse-driver-time; Additional Downloads Required patch: Xorg VMMouse Driver Dependencies Required User Notes: Install Xorg VMMouse Driver by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../xf86-input-vmmouse-&xorg-vmmouse-driver-version;-build_fix-1.patch && sed -i -e '/__i386__/a iopl(3);' tools/vmmouse_detect.c && ./configure $XORG_CONFIG \ --without-hal-fdi-dir \ --without-hal-callouts-dir \ --with-udev-rules-dir=/lib/udev/rules.d && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install sed -i -e '/__i386__/a iopl(3);' ...: This command allows vmmouse_detect to detect the VMMouse protocol in a Qemu virtual machine. --with-udev-rules-dir=/lib/udev/rules.d: This switch specifies where udev rules should be installed. --without-hal-*-dir: These switches disable installation of the HAL components which are not needed on Linux. Installed Program Installed Xorg Drivers vmmouse_detect vmmouse_drv.so Short Descriptions vmmouse_detect is a tool for detecting if running in a VMware environment where vmmouse is used. vmmouse_detect vmmouse_drv.so is an Xorg input driver for VMware Mouse. vmmouse_drv.so