Stage5-F100
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UPDATE:
Welcome!
If you're running FreeNAS 11.3-U1/U2 and your Ubuntu VMs have no cursor response in the noVNC tab and/or constant I/O errors, let me just cut to the chase: shut down your VM, go to VM devices, and edit the Disk to use VirtIO (instead of AHCI). Do the same for networking (Intel to VirtIO). Reboot, should be good. Changing your core count from an even to odd count may fix this as well. NOTE: this workaround seems to have a 50/50 shot of fixing the issue with Ubuntu on FreeNAS 11.3/bhyve.
Please post any symptoms, workaround, and any logs that may be helpful to the iX Jira ticket: https://jira.ixsystems.com/browse/NAS-105649
Original post:
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None of my Linux virtual machines have controllable mouse cursors in the NoVNC window.
This persists across reboots of the client, FreeNAS server, and through all browsers on multiple machines (Firefox, Chrome, Safari).
When Linux first boots, right at the start of the login/greeter screen, the client's "X" cursor will be visible, and the VM OS cursor will follow the client's. A few seconds later, the VM cursor will freeze in place.
This behavior happens on every VM, every time. I have created a new VM from scratch (Ubuntu) and verified that the behavior begins on the first reboot.
As of now, FreeNAS is not usable for anything other than SMB. Can't even configure VMs.
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EDIT: Some information about the Linux VMs
- Ubuntu 19.10 - latest updates, no cursor response in browser noVNC (cursor works fine in RealVNC and TeamViewer)
- Ubuntu MATE 19.10 - latest updates, no cursor response in browser noVNC (cursor works fine in RealVNC and TeamViewer)
- Ubuntu MATE 18.04 - latest updates, no cursor response in browser noVNC (cursor works fine in RealVNC and TeamViewer)
- Lubuntu 18.04 - latest updates, no cursor response in browser noVNC (cursor works fine in RealVNC and TeamViewer)
Installation settings: Live boot (noVNC cursor works at this time) --> Install with "minimal" programs, download updates --> reboot --> no cursors work
Have attempted to test with Manjaro, but that freezes on every boot (on all my FreeNAS rigs) at "started TLP system startup/shutdown" (I'll leave that for a future thread).
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History: I first noticed this problem a week ago, with 11.3-U1. I logged-on to a VM and noticed that I had no cursor. When I restarted it with no fix, I checked my other VMs and realized that I had no cursor control over any of them. Rebooted client, switched browsers, rebooted VMs, rebooted FreeNAS server with no fix. It's affected all of the VMs somehow.
Welcome!
If you're running FreeNAS 11.3-U1/U2 and your Ubuntu VMs have no cursor response in the noVNC tab and/or constant I/O errors, let me just cut to the chase: shut down your VM, go to VM devices, and edit the Disk to use VirtIO (instead of AHCI). Do the same for networking (Intel to VirtIO). Reboot, should be good. Changing your core count from an even to odd count may fix this as well. NOTE: this workaround seems to have a 50/50 shot of fixing the issue with Ubuntu on FreeNAS 11.3/bhyve.
Please post any symptoms, workaround, and any logs that may be helpful to the iX Jira ticket: https://jira.ixsystems.com/browse/NAS-105649
Original post:
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
None of my Linux virtual machines have controllable mouse cursors in the NoVNC window.
This persists across reboots of the client, FreeNAS server, and through all browsers on multiple machines (Firefox, Chrome, Safari).
When Linux first boots, right at the start of the login/greeter screen, the client's "X" cursor will be visible, and the VM OS cursor will follow the client's. A few seconds later, the VM cursor will freeze in place.
This behavior happens on every VM, every time. I have created a new VM from scratch (Ubuntu) and verified that the behavior begins on the first reboot.
As of now, FreeNAS is not usable for anything other than SMB. Can't even configure VMs.
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EDIT: Some information about the Linux VMs
- Ubuntu 19.10 - latest updates, no cursor response in browser noVNC (cursor works fine in RealVNC and TeamViewer)
- Ubuntu MATE 19.10 - latest updates, no cursor response in browser noVNC (cursor works fine in RealVNC and TeamViewer)
- Ubuntu MATE 18.04 - latest updates, no cursor response in browser noVNC (cursor works fine in RealVNC and TeamViewer)
- Lubuntu 18.04 - latest updates, no cursor response in browser noVNC (cursor works fine in RealVNC and TeamViewer)
Installation settings: Live boot (noVNC cursor works at this time) --> Install with "minimal" programs, download updates --> reboot --> no cursors work
Have attempted to test with Manjaro, but that freezes on every boot (on all my FreeNAS rigs) at "started TLP system startup/shutdown" (I'll leave that for a future thread).
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
History: I first noticed this problem a week ago, with 11.3-U1. I logged-on to a VM and noticed that I had no cursor. When I restarted it with no fix, I checked my other VMs and realized that I had no cursor control over any of them. Rebooted client, switched browsers, rebooted VMs, rebooted FreeNAS server with no fix. It's affected all of the VMs somehow.
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