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title: Input devices
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description: How to share input devices with a virtual machine
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published: true
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date: 2022-08-02T09:59:31.526Z
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tags:
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editor: markdown
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dateCreated: 2022-08-01T10:42:14.864Z
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---
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# Input devices
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Input devices such as keyboards and mice are a must to directly interact with a virtual machine. There are multiple ways to share an input device with your virtual machine.
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## Summary
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* *to-be done. Add table here*.
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## Methods
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### Evdev
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Event devices (evdev) is a generic input event interface available in the [Linux](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/input/input.txt) and FreeBDS kernels.
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* Identify available input devices under `/dev/input/by-path/` or `/dev/input/by-id/` and look for devices that contains the string *event* in their name.
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```
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ls /dev/input/*
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```
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```
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/dev/input/by-path:
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pci-0000:07:00.0-event-mouse
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pci-0000:09:00.0-mouse
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pci-0000:07:00.0-mouse platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd
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pci-0000:08:00.0-event-kbd platform-i8042-serio-1-event-mouse
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pci-0000:09:00.0-event-mouse platform-i8042-serio-1-mouse
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```
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* Check if it's the correct device using the following command and typing or clicking on your device
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```
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sudo cat /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:08:00.0-event-kbd
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```
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* If gibberish symbols appear on your console as you type, it means that the device has been correctly identified, and that you can <kbd>Ctrl+Z</kbd>
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```
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<EFBFBD><EFBFBD>b<EFBFBD>
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<EFBFBD><EFBFBD>b<EFBFBD>y
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<EFBFBD><EFBFBD>b<EFBFBD>y
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```
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Edit the virtual machine's definition and replace `MOUSE_NAME` and `KEYBOARD_NAME` with the previously identified devices.
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```
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<input type="evdev">
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<source dev="/dev/input/by-path/MOUSE_NAME"/>
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</input>
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<input type="evdev">
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<source dev="/dev/input/by-path/KEYBOARD_NAME" grab="all" repeat="on"/>
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</input>
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```
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* In-depth [Passthrough Post article](https://passthroughpo.st/using-evdev-passthrough-seamless-vm-input/) about evdev.
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---
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