From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: p Subject: How to get a framebuffer console on dom0 Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:04:34 +0200 Message-ID: <469E01D2.2030105@jcpob.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Hi all, I'm trying hard to get a framebuffer console on a dom0 (Ubuntu 7.04/Debian Etch with (virtual)framebuffer support compiled it + Xen3.1) and already tried different tutorials, e.g. starting dom0 with kernel parameters - "xencons=xvc console=xvc0 console=tty1" or - "xencons=ttyS0 console=ttyS0 video=xenfb" and appending "S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty ttyS0" to /etc/inittab In both cases the framebuffer seems to be used (the fonts is small) while booting, but at a certain point ['Loading essential drivers'] the console went back to normal mode. I can see a /dev/fb0 device, too, but can't read from it and write to it seems to have no effect. The same problem also happens on a domU (with sdl). After starting a domU, I receive a black window until I start a xserver. How can I get my console output on this "black window" and why am I not able to get any windows on the screen (tried fluxbox and saw workspaces and menus, but nothing happens when I start a program)? Many thanks Philipp