laptop keyboard+touchpad passthough to a VM

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aixz

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Hello,

I installed proxmox 8 on an old laptop (i7 4600U)

My goal is to use a VM directly on this laptop.

I created an Ubuntu VM, passed the IGPU successfully (i915), usb ports, audio .... but I cannot use the integrated keyboard/touchpad, as it doesn't appear in the devices I can passthough:

GRUB command line:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=on i915.enable_gvt=1 iommu=pt pcie_acs_override=downstream,multifunction video=efifb:off video=vesa:off vfio_io>

Code: 
lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller (rev 0b)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0b)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller (rev 0b)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB xHCI HC (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series HECI #0 (rev 04)
00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series HECI KT (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I218-LM (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series HD Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev e4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev e4)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev e4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB EHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev 73)
03:00.0 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. SD/MMC Card Reader Controller (rev 01)

When I list devices I can see the keyboard, buttons, touchpad ... but I don't know how to use them in the VM.
Is it possible ?

Code: 
cat /proc/bus/input/devices

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000
N: Name="Lid Switch"
P: Phys=PNP0C0D/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event0
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=1

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="Power Button"
P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input1
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event1
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=10000000000000 0

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0003 Version=0000
N: Name="Sleep Button"
P: Phys=PNP0C0E/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input2
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event2
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=4000 0 0

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="Power Button"
P: Phys=LNXPWRBN/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input3
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event3
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=10000000000000 0

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input4
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd event4 leds
B: PROP=0
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=1100f02902000 8380307cf910f001 feffffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=7

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0008 Version=0310
N: Name="AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint Stick"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input1
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input7
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse0 event5
B: PROP=21
B: EV=f
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3
B: ABS=1000000

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0008 Version=0310
N: Name="AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse1 event6
B: PROP=9
B: EV=b
B: KEY=e420 70000 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=260800001000003

I: Bus=0010 Vendor=001f Product=0001 Version=0100
N: Name="PC Speaker"
P: Phys=isa0061/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input8
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event7
B: PROP=0
B: EV=40001
B: SND=6

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="Dell WMI hotkeys"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/PNP0C14:00/wmi_bus/wmi_bus-PNP0C14:00/9DBB5994-A997-11DA-B012-B622A1EF5492/input/input9
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=rfkill kbd event8
B: PROP=0
B: EV=13
B: KEY=800000000000 0 0 1500b00000c00 4000000200300000 e000000000000 0
B: MSC=10

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA Intel PCH Dock Mic"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input10
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event9
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=10

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA Intel PCH Dock Line Out"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input11
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event10
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=40

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA Intel PCH Front Headphone"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input12
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event11
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=4

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=1bcf Product=2985 Version=3513
N: Name="Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_HD: In"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:14.0-4/button
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-4/2-4:1.0/input/input13
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event12
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=100000 0 0 0

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0006 Version=0000
N: Name="Video Bus"
P: Phys=LNXVIDEO/video/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input14
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event13
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=3e000b00000000 0 0 0

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input15
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event14
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=140

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=7"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input16
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event15
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=140

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=8"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input17
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event16
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=140
 
aixz said:
I created an Ubuntu VM, passed the IGPU successfully (i915), usb ports, audio .... but I cannot use the integrated keyboard/touchpad, as it doesn't appear in the devices I can passthough:
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That's because keyboard and mice/touchpad are not PCI(e) devices. External ones are usually regular USB devices with you can USB-passthrough.
aixz said:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=on i915.enable_gvt=1 iommu=pt pcie_acs_override=downstream,multifunction video=efifb:eek:ff video=vesa:eek:ff vfio_io>
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Note that video=efifb:off video=vesa:off does nothing on Proxmox anymore and I advise against pcie_acs_override if you don't need it. And the rest is cut off, but it probably work fine for you. Use cat /proc/cmdline to see your currently active kernel parameters.
aixz said:
When I list devices I can see the keyboard, buttons, touchpad ... but I don't know how to use them in the VM.
Is it possible ?
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It's probably possible with evdev passthrough (see the QEMU documentation) and add the relevant parameters to the VM in the args: setting.
I don't have the right links and all the details available for you now, but I hope that this will get you started.

EDIT: Maybe this helps (except that Proxmox does not use XML): https://passthroughpo.st/using-evdev-passthrough-seamless-vm-input/
 
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Thanks for the hint :)
but it's beyond my skills, I tried to add a 'args:' line in my vm.conf, like this:

Code: 
args: -device 'Bus=0011,Vendor=0001,Product=0001,Version=ab41,Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard",Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0,Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input4,Uniq=,'Handlers=sysrq kbd event4 leds',PROP=0,EV=120013,'KEY=1100f02902000 8380307cf910f001 feffffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe',MSC=10,LED=7

based on this :

Code: 
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input4
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd event4 leds
B: PROP=0
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=1100f02902000 8380307cf910f001 feffffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=7

without success
 
aixz said:
Code: 
args: -device 'Bus=0011,Vendor=0001,Product=0001,Version=ab41,Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard",Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0,Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input4,Uniq=,'Handlers=sysrq kbd event4 leds',PROP=0,EV=120013,'KEY=1100f02902000 8380307cf910f001 feffffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe',MSC=10,LED=7
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This does not look like anything from the QEMU documentation. Did you look at the link I added later?
aixz said:
without success
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Maybe something like args: -object input-linux,id=mouse1,evdev=/dev/input/by-id/MOUSE_NAME -object input-linux,id=kbd1,evdev=/dev/input/by-id/KEYBOARD_NAME,grab_all=on,repeat=on? You'll have to figure out the MOUSE_NAME and KEYBOARD_NAME yourself (or search some more).
 
i've nothing related to kb & mouse , but there's something in by-path, so I changed your args line:
Code: 
args: -object input-linux,id=mouse1,evdev=/dev/input/by-path/event5 -object input-linux,id=kbd1,evdev=/dev/input/by-path/event4,grab_all=on,repeat=on

output from starting the VM: kvm: Could not open '/dev/input/by-path/event5': No such file or directory

here's my input directory:

Code: 
/dev/input# ls -la
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  4 root root     480 Oct 24 17:50 .
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root    4580 Oct 24 17:50 ..
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root      60 Oct 24 17:50 by-id
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root     160 Oct 24 17:50 by-path
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 64 Oct 24 17:50 event0
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 65 Oct 24 17:50 event1
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 74 Oct 24 17:50 event10
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 75 Oct 24 17:50 event11
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 76 Oct 24 17:50 event12
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 77 Oct 24 17:50 event13
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 78 Oct 24 17:50 event14
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 79 Oct 24 17:50 event15
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 80 Oct 24 17:50 event16
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 66 Oct 24 17:50 event2
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 67 Oct 24 17:50 event3
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 68 Oct 24 17:50 event4
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 69 Oct 24 17:50 event5
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 70 Oct 24 17:50 event6
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 71 Oct 24 17:50 event7
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 72 Oct 24 17:50 event8
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 73 Oct 24 17:50 event9
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 63 Oct 24 17:50 mice
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 32 Oct 24 17:50 mouse0
crw-rw----  1 root input 13, 33 Oct 24 17:50 mouse1

Code: 
/dev/input/by-id# ls -la
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root  60 Oct 24 17:50 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 480 Oct 24 17:50 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   9 Oct 24 17:50 usb-SunplusIT_Inc_Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_HD-event-if00 -> ../event8

Code: 
/dev/input/by-path# ls -la
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 160 Oct 24 17:50 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 480 Oct 24 17:50 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   9 Oct 24 17:50 pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:4:1.0-event -> ../event8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   9 Oct 24 17:50 platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd -> ../event4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   9 Oct 24 17:50 platform-i8042-serio-1-event-mouse -> ../event5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   9 Oct 24 17:50 platform-i8042-serio-1-mouse -> ../mouse0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   9 Oct 24 17:50 platform-pcspkr-event-spkr -> ../event7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   9 Oct 24 17:50 platform-PNP0C14:00-event -> ../event9
 
aixz said:
i've nothing related to kb & mouse , but there's something in by-path, so I changed your args line:
Code: 
args: -object input-linux,id=mouse1,evdev=/dev/input/by-path/event5 -object input-linux,id=kbd1,evdev=/dev/input/by-path/event4,grab_all=on,repeat=on

output from starting the VM: kvm: Could not open '/dev/input/by-path/event5': No such file or directory
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The error message seems correct since event5 exists one directory up.
Maybe try args: -object input-linux,id=mouse1,evdev=/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-1-event-mouse -object input-linux,id=kbd1,evdev=/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd,grab_all=on,repeat=on instead.
 
SOLVED ! it's working perfectly for the keyboard, for the mouse only the trackpoint is working, not the touchpad. I tried to change events for the mouse but it's not working. anyway, having an usb mouse is ok for my config.
THANKS AGAIN !
 
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aixz said:
SOLVED ! it's working perfectly for the keyboard, for the mouse only the trackpoint is working, not the touchpad. I tried to change events for the mouse but it's not working. anyway, having an usb mouse is ok for my config.
THANKS AGAIN !
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Try /dev/input/mouse1 instead of /dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-1-event-mouse?
 
i tried these, kvm error says they are not evdev devices

/dev/input/mouse1
/dev/input/mice
/dev/input/mouse0
/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-1-mouse
/dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:4:1.0-event

with
/dev/input/by-path/platform-PNP0C14:00-event, VM starts but I have no idea of it's purpose
 
Code: 
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0a5c:5801 Broadcom Corp. BCM5880 Secure Applications Processor with fingerprint swipe sensor
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp. Bluetooth wireless interface
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 413c:81a3 Dell Computer Corp. Hub of E-Port Replicator
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1bcf:2985 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Laptop Integrated Webcam HD
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

EDIT: adding usb device 'Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1bcf:2985 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Laptop Integrated Webcam HD' makes the touchpad work.
Whith strange behavior though: cursor appears where i press my finger, i cannot reach the corners of the screen. Passing usb mouse is OK.
 
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Thank you so much for this conversation.

I was able to fix my own issue by following the information on this reply and also with the information from this link

In my case I had to do the cat /dev/input/by-path/platform-AMDI0010\:01-event-mouse and cat /dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd for my trackpad and keyboard respectively.

With the information from both of those links, I was able to test that I had random output from the cat command when I used the laptop trackpad and keyboard for each cat command

I have an ASUS TUF A15 (2022) laptop and I can finally use my built-in trackpad and keyboard adding the following in my nano /etc/pve/qemu-server/<VMID>.conf

I added this line after the agent: 1 line:
Code: 
args: -object input-linux,id=mouse1,evdev=/dev/input/by-path/platform-AMDI0010\:01-event-mouse -object input-linux,id=kbd1,evdev=/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd,grab_all=on,repeat=on
 
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After googling and finding information as well in this thread, I managed to have my laptop running with Proxmox with passthrough an ATI GPU to Windows 11.
There are however some caviats... would like to ask you @aixz, @leesteken and @spanyrd since managed to get it working on your laptops, if you were able to resolve the following:
  • Touchpad weird movement that keeps the position of laptop instead of remember the position of mouse. I guess won't be possible since will require feedback from windows where the position of mouse left back to the host but... just in case
  • On laptop screen close, I lost windows 11 image, unable to be recovered till I reboot the entire laptop... This is the major problem I see so far.

Thank you,
 
Mirmanium said:
After googling and finding information as well in this thread, I managed to have my laptop running with Proxmox with passthrough an ATI GPU to Windows 11.
There are however some caviats... would like to ask you @aixz, @leesteken and @spanyrd since managed to get it working on your laptops, if you were able to resolve the following:
  • Touchpad weird movement that keeps the position of laptop instead of remember the position of mouse. I guess won't be possible since will require feedback from windows where the position of mouse left back to the host but... just in case
  • On laptop screen close, I lost windows 11 image, unable to be recovered till I reboot the entire laptop... This is the major problem I see so far.

Thank you,
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I encountered the same issue and found a solution:
Bash: 
args: -device virtio-input-host-pci,id=input0,evdev=/dev/input/by-path/platform-AMDI0010\:03-event-mouse
This worked for me.
 
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