Works! Thanks so much! I have been using the keyboard.vusb.enable = "TRUE" fix for a while now (Windows 11 host, VMWare Workstation 17.6.x, Ubuntu Server 24.04 guest) but it was imperfect. Instead of the massive buffering and repeating letters, runaway cursor, etc. that it did without it, it would still occasionally require double key presses, and had random stutters. Definitely better than without it, but still not that great.
I implemented your suggested fix (after removing the line mentioned above from the .vmx file) and, so far, typing into the guest is exactly like it was installed on bare metal, no keyboard problems whatsoever. Thanks again!
Original Message:
Sent: Jan 15, 2025 03:46 AM
From: Heinz Wrobel
Subject: WS 17.6.1 keyboard lag with Ubuntu guest
Update: It appears to be *MUCH* better to not use the vusb option, but to enable "Virtualize IOMMU (IO memory management unit)" in the Processors settings of the VM, per feedback from other users.
Original Message:
Sent: 1/3/2025 1:00:00 AM
From: Sakthivel Rajappan
Subject: RE: WS 17.6.1 keyboard lag with Ubuntu guest
relived from pain, thank you!
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 22, 2024 08:26 AM
From: Heinz Wrobel
Subject: WS 17.6.1 keyboard lag with Ubuntu guest
Upgrading to WS 17.6 and then 17.6.1 from 16, I had a noticeable keyboard lag in the VMs on W11 23H2 in a Ubuntu 20.04 guest with open-vm-tools installed under XFCE4. The keyboard lag could also be multiple seconds with excessive repeats.
Adding only this single line to the VM's .vmx file resolved the topic for me:
keyboard.vusb.enable = "TRUE"
Now the keyboard response is as snappy as before.