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opened 2025-12-29 06:21:36 +01:00 by adam · 16 comments

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Originally created by @Niedzwiedzw on GitHub (May 7, 2024).

❯ uname -a
; echo "${DISPLAY}"
; echo 1 | sudo tee /sys/module/kvm/parameters/ignore_msrs
; grep NAME /etc/os-release
; df -h .
; qemu-system-x86_64 --version
; libvirtd --version
; free -mh
; nproc
; egrep -c '(svm|vmx)' /proc/cpuinfo
; ls -lha /dev/kvm
; ls -lha /tmp/.X11-unix/
; ps aux | grep dockerd
; docker ps | grep osx
; grep "docker|kvm|virt" /etc/group

Linux manjaro 6.1.85-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Apr 10 20:05:44 UTC 2024 x86_64 GNU/Linux
:1
1
NAME="Manjaro Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="Manjaro Linux"
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/luks-c63ed8cc-789d-4a83-bae1-a63c1254d646 1,8T 1,3T 396G 78% /
QEMU emulator version 8.2.2
Copyright (c) 2003-2023 Fabrice Bellard and the QEMU Project developers
libvirtd (libvirt) 10.1.0
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 125Gi 43Gi 4,9Gi 1,8Gi 80Gi 82Gi
Swap: 17Gi 1,2Mi 17Gi
24
egrep: warning: egrep is obsolescent; using grep -E
24
Permissions Size User Date Modified Name
crw-rw-rw- 10,232 root 7 maj 18:43 /dev/kvm
Permissions Size User Date Modified Name
srwxrwxrwx 0 root 3 maj 14:14 X0
srwxr-xr-x 0 niedzwiedz 5 maj 11:22 X1
root 5487 0.1 0.0 3992344 94400 ? Ssl maj03 6:31 /usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// --containerd=/run/containerd/containerd.sock
niedzwi+ 728779 0.0 0.0 9112 2560 pts/20 S+ 19:02 0:00 grep --color=auto --exclude-dir=.bzr --exclude-dir=CVS --exclude-dir=.git --exclude-dir=.hg --exclude-dir=.svn --exclude-dir=.idea --exclude-dir=.tox dockerd
1d55b7d69195 sickcodes/docker-osx:auto "/bin/bash -c 'echo …" 45 seconds ago Up 45 seconds 0.0.0.0:50922->10022/tcp, :::50922->10022/tcp upbeat_williamson
kvm:x:992:libvirt-qemu,qemu,niedzwiedz
docker:x:973:niedzwiedz
libvirt:x:959:niedzwiedz
libvirt-qemu:x:956:

Originally created by @Niedzwiedzw on GitHub (May 7, 2024). ❯ uname -a \ ; echo "${DISPLAY}" \ ; echo 1 | sudo tee /sys/module/kvm/parameters/ignore_msrs \ ; grep NAME /etc/os-release \ ; df -h . \ ; qemu-system-x86_64 --version \ ; libvirtd --version \ ; free -mh \ ; nproc \ ; egrep -c '(svm|vmx)' /proc/cpuinfo \ ; ls -lha /dev/kvm \ ; ls -lha /tmp/.X11-unix/ \ ; ps aux | grep dockerd \ ; docker ps | grep osx \ ; grep "docker\|kvm\|virt" /etc/group Linux manjaro 6.1.85-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Apr 10 20:05:44 UTC 2024 x86_64 GNU/Linux :1 1 NAME="Manjaro Linux" PRETTY_NAME="Manjaro Linux" Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/mapper/luks-c63ed8cc-789d-4a83-bae1-a63c1254d646 1,8T 1,3T 396G 78% / QEMU emulator version 8.2.2 Copyright (c) 2003-2023 Fabrice Bellard and the QEMU Project developers libvirtd (libvirt) 10.1.0 total used free shared buff/cache available Mem: 125Gi 43Gi 4,9Gi 1,8Gi 80Gi 82Gi Swap: 17Gi 1,2Mi 17Gi 24 egrep: warning: egrep is obsolescent; using grep -E 24 Permissions Size User Date Modified Name crw-rw-rw- 10,232 root 7 maj 18:43 /dev/kvm Permissions Size User Date Modified Name srwxrwxrwx 0 root 3 maj 14:14 X0 srwxr-xr-x 0 niedzwiedz 5 maj 11:22 X1 root 5487 0.1 0.0 3992344 94400 ? Ssl maj03 6:31 /usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// --containerd=/run/containerd/containerd.sock niedzwi+ 728779 0.0 0.0 9112 2560 pts/20 S+ 19:02 0:00 grep --color=auto --exclude-dir=.bzr --exclude-dir=CVS --exclude-dir=.git --exclude-dir=.hg --exclude-dir=.svn --exclude-dir=.idea --exclude-dir=.tox dockerd 1d55b7d69195 sickcodes/docker-osx:auto "/bin/bash -c 'echo …" 45 seconds ago Up 45 seconds 0.0.0.0:50922->10022/tcp, :::50922->10022/tcp upbeat_williamson kvm:x:992:libvirt-qemu,qemu,niedzwiedz docker:x:973:niedzwiedz libvirt:x:959:niedzwiedz libvirt-qemu:x:956:

adam commented 2025-12-29 06:21:37 +01:00

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@Niedzwiedzw commented on GitHub (May 7, 2024):

the mouse cursor is displayed but I'm unable to move it... keyboard seems to work

@Niedzwiedzw commented on GitHub (May 7, 2024): the mouse cursor is displayed but I'm unable to move it... keyboard seems to work

adam commented 2025-12-29 06:21:37 +01:00

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@Niedzwiedzw commented on GitHub (May 7, 2024):

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adam commented 2025-12-29 06:21:37 +01:00

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@samuelzurowski commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024):

I'm noticing this as well.

@samuelzurowski commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024): I'm noticing this as well.

adam commented 2025-12-29 06:21:37 +01:00

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@Niedzwiedzw commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024):

@samuelzurowski have you found any solution? are you on wayland by any chance?

@Niedzwiedzw commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024): @samuelzurowski have you found any solution? are you on wayland by any chance?

adam commented 2025-12-29 06:21:38 +01:00

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@bgola commented on GitHub (May 14, 2024):

same here, archlinux on wayland + sway.

@bgola commented on GitHub (May 14, 2024): same here, archlinux on wayland + sway.

adam commented 2025-12-29 06:21:38 +01:00

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@bgola commented on GitHub (May 14, 2024):

I just tried with Xorg as well and same issue.

% uname -a
Linux brioche 6.8.9-arch1-2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue, 07 May 2024 21:35:54 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

@bgola commented on GitHub (May 14, 2024): I just tried with Xorg as well and same issue. ``` % uname -a Linux brioche 6.8.9-arch1-2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue, 07 May 2024 21:35:54 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux ```

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@samuelzurowski commented on GitHub (May 19, 2024):

@samuelzurowski have you found any solution? are you on wayland by any chance?

I ended up just using the vnc version of the container and preinstalled it. I do not use wayland.

@samuelzurowski commented on GitHub (May 19, 2024): > @samuelzurowski have you found any solution? are you on wayland by any chance? I ended up just using the vnc version of the container and preinstalled it. I do not use wayland.

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@wgetgoose commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2024):

Same issue. Happened to me when I swapped from the :latest tag to the :naked tag after extracting my image. Changing the RAM env variable did not help. Keyboard works during the boot selection screen, but not on the login screen. Possibly the same issue as #765 ?

Edit: Over VNC for my case. The machine running the container is headless.

@wgetgoose commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2024): Same issue. Happened to me when I swapped from the `:latest` tag to the `:naked` tag after extracting my image. Changing the `RAM` env variable did not help. Keyboard works during the boot selection screen, but not on the login screen. Possibly the same issue as #765 ? Edit: Over VNC for my case. The machine running the container is headless.

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@gilelias commented on GitHub (Jun 9, 2024):

I had the same issue.
I found a solution:

1. Make sure you have terminal access to your container. docker exec -it [container id] bash
2. edit Launch.sh vim Launch.sh
3. replace the lines:
   -device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \ -device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \
   with:
   -usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \
4. restart your container.

basically reverting this commit:
https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/commit/756a1c03b928989f7841f1276ce7bd70e8772834#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200

@gilelias commented on GitHub (Jun 9, 2024): I had the same issue. I found a solution: 1. Make sure you have terminal access to your container. `docker exec -it [container id] bash` 2. edit Launch.sh `vim Launch.sh` 3. replace the lines: `-device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \ -device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \ ` with: `-usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \` 4. restart your container. basically reverting this commit: https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/commit/756a1c03b928989f7841f1276ce7bd70e8772834#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200

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@erickne commented on GitHub (Jun 11, 2024):

Thanks @gilelias ! The solution worked for me.

@erickne commented on GitHub (Jun 11, 2024): Thanks @gilelias ! The solution worked for me.

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@am1006 commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2024):

Thanks @gilelias! This solution works for me as well! I'm wondering why @sickcodes made the change in https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/commit/756a1c03b928989f7841f1276ce7bd70e8772834#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200

@am1006 commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2024): Thanks @gilelias! This solution works for me as well! I'm wondering why @sickcodes made the change in https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/commit/756a1c03b928989f7841f1276ce7bd70e8772834#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200

adam commented 2025-12-29 06:21:39 +01:00

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@sickcodes commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2024):

Can anyone confirm if mouse doesn't work on Big Sur or later? Is only Catalina (and below) the version which had the mouse issue from the change I made?

@sickcodes commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2024): Can anyone confirm if mouse doesn't work on Big Sur or later? Is only Catalina (and below) the version which had the mouse issue from the change I made?

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@VictorQueiroz commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2024):

I had the same issue. I found a solution:

1. Make sure you have terminal access to your container. docker exec -it [container id] bash
2. edit Launch.sh vim Launch.sh
3. replace the lines:
   -device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \ -device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \
   with:
   -usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \
4. restart your container.

basically reverting this commit: 756a1c0#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200

Thank you @gilelias, your approach fixes the problem.

For those compiling Docker-OSX directly using the docker-compose.yml file at the root of the project. Here's the patch that fixed it for me, based on @gilelias comment:

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e8d51f6..ce6c3b7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ RUN touch Launch.sh \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-cpu ${CPU:-Penryn},${CPUID_FLAGS:-vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check,}${BOOT_ARGS} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-machine q35,${KVM-"accel=kvm:tcg"} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-smp ${CPU_STRING:-${SMP:-4},cores=${CORES:-4}} \' \
-    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \' \
-    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \' \
+    #&& tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \' \
+    #&& tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \' \
+    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device isa-applesmc,osk=ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal\(c\)AppleComputerInc \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OVMF_CODE.fd \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive if=pflash,format=raw,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OVMF_VARS-1024x768.fd \' \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.monterey b/Dockerfile.monterey
old mode 100644
new mode 100755

@VictorQueiroz commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2024): > I had the same issue. I found a solution: > > 1. Make sure you have terminal access to your container. `docker exec -it [container id] bash` > 2. edit Launch.sh `vim Launch.sh` > 3. replace the lines: > `-device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \ -device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \ ` > with: > `-usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \` > 4. restart your container. > > basically reverting this commit: [756a1c0#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200](https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/commit/756a1c03b928989f7841f1276ce7bd70e8772834#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200) Thank you @gilelias, your approach fixes the problem. For those compiling Docker-OSX directly using the `docker-compose.yml` file at the root of the project. Here's the patch that fixed it for me, based on @gilelias comment: ```diff diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile index e8d51f6..ce6c3b7 100644 --- a/Dockerfile +++ b/Dockerfile @@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ RUN touch Launch.sh \ && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-cpu ${CPU:-Penryn},${CPUID_FLAGS:-vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check,}${BOOT_ARGS} \' \ && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-machine q35,${KVM-"accel=kvm:tcg"} \' \ && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-smp ${CPU_STRING:-${SMP:-4},cores=${CORES:-4}} \' \ - && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \' \ - && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \' \ + #&& tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \' \ + #&& tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \' \ + && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \' \ && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device isa-applesmc,osk=ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal\(c\)AppleComputerInc \' \ && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OVMF_CODE.fd \' \ && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive if=pflash,format=raw,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OVMF_VARS-1024x768.fd \' \ diff --git a/Dockerfile.monterey b/Dockerfile.monterey old mode 100644 new mode 100755 ```

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@XaMiNeZH commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2025):

The solution worked for me!! Thank you so much @gilelias !

@XaMiNeZH commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2025): The solution worked for me!! Thank you so much @gilelias !

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@HallexCosta commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2025):

I had the same issue. I found a solution:

1. Make sure you have terminal access to your container. docker exec -it [container id] bash
2. edit Launch.sh vim Launch.sh
3. replace the lines:
   -device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \ -device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \
   with:
   -usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \
4. restart your container.

basically reverting this commit: 756a1c0#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200

Work for me, I used the image of the high-sierra

@HallexCosta commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2025): > I had the same issue. I found a solution: > > 1. Make sure you have terminal access to your container. `docker exec -it [container id] bash` > 2. edit Launch.sh `vim Launch.sh` > 3. replace the lines: > `-device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \ -device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \ ` > with: > `-usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \` > 4. restart your container. > > basically reverting this commit: [756a1c0#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200](https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/commit/756a1c03b928989f7841f1276ce7bd70e8772834#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200) Work for me, I used the image of the high-sierra

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@antme0 commented on GitHub (Apr 22, 2025):

This also worked for me when I made the changes to OpenCore-Boot.sh in OSX-KVM and booting Catalina.

I had the same issue. I found a solution:

1. Make sure you have terminal access to your container. `docker exec -it [container id] bash`

2. edit Launch.sh `vim Launch.sh`

3. replace the lines:
   `-device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \ -device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \ `
   with:
   `-usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \`

4. restart your container.

basically reverting this commit: 756a1c0#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200

@antme0 commented on GitHub (Apr 22, 2025): This also worked for me when I made the changes to OpenCore-Boot.sh in OSX-KVM and booting Catalina. > I had the same issue. I found a solution: > > 1. Make sure you have terminal access to your container. `docker exec -it [container id] bash` > > 2. edit Launch.sh `vim Launch.sh` > > 3. replace the lines: > `-device qemu-xhci,id=xhci \ -device usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0 \ ` > with: > `-usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \` > > 4. restart your container. > > > basically reverting this commit: [756a1c0#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200](https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/commit/756a1c03b928989f7841f1276ce7bd70e8772834#diff-dd2c0eb6ea5cfc6c4bd4eac30934e2d5746747af48fef6da689e85b752f39557L200)

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