[arch-general] QEMU: mouse not working in arch guest

[Joan Rieu]

2013/8/4 phanisvara <listmail at phanisvara.com>

> i've switched from virtualbox to QEMU recently and am quite happy
> with it -- except that i can't get any mouse working properly in arch
> guests.
>
> others distro i've installed as guests (fedora 19, debian wheezy,
> even ubuntu) don't have that problem, for some reason only arch does.
>
> (i've got xf86-input-vmmouse installed on the guest.)
>
> i've exported "SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0" before starting qemu, and
> this seems to lessen the erratical jumping around of the mouse, but
> it's still unusable.
>
> i've also tried to specify "-usbdevice mouse," "-usbdevice tablet,"
> and passing the USB device via vendor- and product ID, to no avail.
>
> have been searching quite a bit, but didn't find anything relevant.
>
> i'm using quemu-git from AUR now, and while the mouse doesn't jump
> around erratically, neither the left button nor it's position are
> being registered, while right button click is (always at the screen's
> center position, irrespective of mouse movement).
>
> would be grateful for any hints re. this.
>
> --
> phani.
>

Hi.

While I do not have the problem you're mentioning, I'd suggest trying to
use either VNC or better yet, spice, instead of SDL.

This is the default when using libvirt, and it might not behave the same
way as it does with SDL.