From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Anthony Liguori Subject: Re: [RFC] Xen Virtual Framebuffer Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:13:15 -0600 Message-ID: <4394F3BB.7040501@us.ibm.com> References: <4394C683.1070000@us.ibm.com> <4394D888.3080200@us.ibm.com> <9e4733910512051635j9df6469g44aeb3e379d25430@mail.gmail.com> <4394E4C3.90706@us.ibm.com> <9e4733910512051719n49de063fs6c6dee3a10c63c5d@mail.gmail.com> <4394E888.1030702@us.ibm.com> <9e4733910512051731h7e42c288u595c2b2de000b95c@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <9e4733910512051731h7e42c288u595c2b2de000b95c@mail.gmail.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: Jon Smirl Cc: xen-devel List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Jon Smirl wrote: >On 12/5/05, Anthony Liguori wrote: > > >>I like Xnest quite a lot. We need something that's available when X >>isn't though (for the VT console for instance). >> >>You certainly don't have to run X on /dev/fb0. It's mostly to make >>text-mode and distro installation a whole lot more user friendly. >> >> > >Can't distro install into a domain be handled on a virtual serial line >and Linux terminal emulation? This seems like a lot of work to go >through to get something like Redhat's graphical boot working. > > I added a section to the Wiki page for discussion of various approachs and the pros/cons. Feel free to extend this information. So far, the framebuffer has not been all that much code (only a few hundred lines) so I think the benefit from the increased usuability is well worth it. Thanks for the feedback, Anthony Liguori >>Regards, >> >>Anthony Liguori >> >> >> >>>>However, using remote X is a good option for a number of use-cases so >>>>it's certainly appropriate for certain environments. >>>> >>>>Regards, >>>> >>>>Anthony Liguori >>>> >>>>Jon Smirl wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I haven't tried playing with X and Xen, but why doesn't it work to >>>>>just treat the multiple domains like a network? You run X in dom0 and >>>>>give it full access to the video hardware. Then you ssh into each >>>>>domain and start X apps, just like you do when using X remotely. >>>>>OpenGL will even work this way and be accelerated (as soon as X fixes >>>>>indirect acceleration). This model should let you get apps up from >>>>>each domain simultaneously on the X display in dom0. >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>Jon Smirl >>>>>jonsmirl@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>Jon Smirl >>>jonsmirl@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > >-- >Jon Smirl >jonsmirl@gmail.com > > >