Re: Is my Intel HD Graphics 4600 Xen VGA Passthrough to Windows 8 Enterprise HVM domU Considered Successful?

["Singapore Citizen Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)" <singapore.mr.teo.en.ming@gmail.com>]

On 20/07/2013 00:54, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 12:43:01AM +0800, Singapore Citizen Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) wrote:
>> On 19/07/2013 22:45, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 10:19:26PM +0800, Singapore Citizen Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> How can I achieve Xen VGA Passthrough with gfx_passthru=1 instead of
>>>> gfx_passthru=0?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> First of all try with Windows 7 instead of Windows 8.
>>> People have reported using gfx_passthru=1 with IGD with Windows 7 successfully.
>>>
>>> -- Pasi
>>>
>>>
>> Dear Pasi,
>>
>> I have just tried out with Windows 7. I appear to have some *small*
>> success with Intel HD Graphics 4600 VGA passthrough to Windows 7
>> Ultimate HVM domU.
>>
>> However, the monitor has 16 colors only!!! Please refer to the
>> following screenshots.
>>
>> http://i.imgur.com/kOopamo.jpg
>>
>> http://i.imgur.com/aEmKKyc.jpg
>>
>> As you can see from the above screenshots, there are only 16 colors
>> on the display!!!
>>
> Well increase the number of colors from Windows display settings?
>
> -- Pasi
>
>
Well, for some reasons unknown to me, I cannot change the number of 
colors on the monitor. And one more thing, the LCD monitor will blank 
screen after a while.

-- 
Yours sincerely,

Singapore Citizen Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)