Re: Newbie, struggling with graphics and qemu monitor

[Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>]

On 06/30/2009 09:33 PM, Michael Jinks wrote:
> In an attempt to get past unrelated interference I just set up an X
> session with only an xterm, used that to launch VNC connecting to my
> KVM test host, and tried to launch my test guest again.  Same
> behavior: Ctl-Alt patterns are ignored, as are any other keystrokes I
> try to send to the qemu console window, which won't release my mouse.
>
> I've looked but haven't found any way to attach a monitor process to
> an already-running guest.  Is this possible?  Or do we only get a
> monitor as a child process of the initial kvm invocation?
>    

Look up the -monitor option.

> Given the way qemu and screen interact, using the same keystrokes to
> initiate commands, it would be really useful to have some other way to
> detach and re-attach to a kvm guest on the fly.
>
>    

If you run qemu in screen, use -vnc.  X and screen don't mix.

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