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Felix Rieseberg 27b9e0eb7a Seamless mouse (VMware backdoor + VBADOS) and fs-backed TOOLS share (#355) 
* Seamless mouse via VMware backdoor + fs-backed TOOLS share

v86 (rebuilt libv86.js from fork branch vmware-mouse): new VMwareMouse
device on port 0x5658 implementing GETVERSION/ABSPOINTER_* fed by the
existing mouse-absolute bus event. Move-only packets are coalesced so
the guest cursor never falls more than one frame behind. Emits
vmware-absolute-mouse on the bus when the guest driver toggles mode.

Renderer: listens for that event, keeps the v86 mouse enabled without
pointer lock, drops the startup auto-capture, and hides the host cursor
over the canvas (.seamless-mouse) while the driver is active. Falls back
to click-to-capture when no driver is present.

SMB: TOOLS share is now backed by the bundled guest-tools/ directory
(subdirectories work) with the synthetic README.TXT/_MAPZ.BAT overlaid
at the root. resolve() routes by tid; SEARCH and FIND_FIRST2 share a
single listForSearch helper.

guest-tools/mouse-driver/: VBMOUSE.EXE + VBMOUSE.DRV from VBADOS
(Javier S. Pedro, GPLv2). Load the TSR from AUTOEXEC.BAT and set
mouse.drv=vbmouse.drv in SYSTEM.INI to enable seamless mouse.

Also: tsconfig rootDir "." for TS 6.0 (preserves dist/src/ layout).

* docs: windows95-base now includes vmware-abspointer
2026-04-11 14:15:20 -07:00

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Files and folders in this directory are exposed read-only inside the VM at \\HOST\TOOLS (alongside the synthetic _MAPZ.BAT and README.TXT). Drop drivers and utilities here that you want available from within Windows 95.

mouse-driver/ — seamless mouse (VBADOS)

VBMOUSE.EXE (DOS TSR) + VBMOUSE.DRV (Windows 3.x/9x driver) from VBADOS by Javier S. Pedro, GPLv2. Talks to v86's VMware mouse backdoor (port 0x5658) so the Windows 95 cursor tracks the host cursor pixel-for-pixel without pointer lock.

Install inside the guest:

  1. Copy \\HOST\TOOLS\mouse-driver\VBMOUSE.EXE to C:\ and add a C:\VBMOUSE.EXE line to C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT.
  2. Windows Setup (or Control Panel → Mouse → General → Change → Have Disk) → browse to \\HOST\TOOLS\mouse-driver → pick VBMouse int33 absolute mouse driver.
  3. Reboot. The app detects the driver and stops grabbing pointer lock; ESC still toggles lock for games that want raw relative input.