Re: How to run KVM on non-X environment

[Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com>]

--- Thomas Mueller <thomas@chaschperli.ch> wrote:

> on kvm-machine) kvm -hda ubuntu6.06.img -cdrom /dev/scd0 -m 512 -boot
> d \
> -vnc :1
> 
> on another host with) vncviewer kvm-machine:1


Hi Thomas,

I got it by running Knoppix 5.1-1 LiveCD which has vncviewer installed.


On local desktop;

$ vncviewer 192.168.0.110:1
Connected to RFB server, using protocol version 3.7
No authentication needed
Desktop name "QEMU/KVM"
VNC server default format:
  32 bits per pixel.
  Least significant byte first in each pixel.
  True colour: max red 255 green 255 blue 255, shift red 16 green 8
blue 0
Using default colormap which is TrueColor.  Pixel format:
  16 bits per pixel.
  Least significant byte first in each pixel.
  True colour: max red 31 green 63 blue 31, shift red 11 green 5 blue 0
Using shared memory PutImage
ShmCleanup called


The installation window started.  I think I can proceed installing the
guest OS?  However I stopped here because I can bring the mouse in
action over the said window.  Nor the keyboard did function well.  How
to improve them?  TIA


Another question;

If I need to do all steps remotely on local desktop I need to start 2
Xterms to ssh connect the server.  


One to run the command;
# kvm -hda ubuntu6.06.img -cdrom /dev/scd0 -m 512 -boot d -vnc :1

it will hang after executing the command


Another Xterm to run;
# vncview 192.168.0.110:1


Is there a clue?  TIA


B.R.
Stephen 

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