From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jean Guyader Subject: Re: [PATCH] Pass-through a graphic card Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:25:29 +0100 Message-ID: <48529169.6080009@eu.citrix.com> References: <2d42acf20806130808s635ff5e2p83641c86c494468f@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: <2d42acf20806130808s635ff5e2p83641c86c494468f@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: mail mark Cc: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org mail mark wrote: > I have two questions. > > 1. > I tried to create domU(WindowsXP-SP2) with this patch. > The domU was created, but domU did not appear on the display. > How do I see domU? You should see the display on the monitor at least in VGA (4 bits colour). > > 2. > After domU was created, I tried to kill domU(WinXP). > > $xm shutdown WinXP > > but WinXP had still existed. > > $xm list > Name ID > Domain-0 0 > WinXP 1 > > Why? > > > domU configuration file: > pci = [ '03:02.0' ] (03:02.0 is principal graphic card.) > vga_pass_through=1 The option is vga_passthrough with my patch. > > kernel option: > pciback.hide=(03:02.0) > Mark, The problem is right now we re-execute the native VGA bios in the guest, so this patch is very graphic card dependent. Right now as far as I now it's only working fine with a intel 5400 chipset with the embedded ATI ES 1000. We are currently trying to make it works on a Q35 box. Regards, -- Jean Guyader