Re: How to run KVM on non-X environment

[Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com>]

Hi Alberto,


Thanks for your advice.


> On Monday 28 July 2008 08:09:58 am you wrote:
> > # kvm -hda ubuntu6.06.img -cdrom /dev/scd0 -m 512 -boot d -vnc IP:0
> > Could not parse VNC address
> >
> > # kvm -hda ubuntu6.06.img -cdrom /dev/scd0 -m 512 -boot d -vnc IP:1
> > Could not parse VNC address
> 
> The "IP" address is the listening IP address on the host.  If you
> have more 
> than one NIC and wish to only listen on NIC, then you specify the IP
> address 
> (not "IP").  If you only have one NIC, or you wish to listen for VNC 
> connections on all NIC's, or you just want the thing to work, then
> specify:

I have only one NIC on the server.


> kvm -hda ubuntu6.06.img -cdrom /dev/scd0 -m 512 -boot d -vnc :0

I ran above command direct on the server as root (not remotely on
desktop)

It just hangs there on Xterm.


ubuntu6.06.img is on /root/ubuntu6.06.img


Tried again;

# kvm ubuntu6.06.img -cdrom /dev/scd0 -m 512 -boot d -vnc :0

It also hangs on the Xterm


If without -vnc :0

# kvm ubuntu6.06.img -cdrom /dev/scd0 -m 512 -boot d

     =======================|  DirectFB 1.0.1  |=======================
          (c) 2001-2007  The DirectFB Organization (directfb.org)
          (c) 2000-2004  Convergence (integrated media) GmbH
        ------------------------------------------------------------

(*) DirectFB/Core: Single Application Core. (2008-04-08 15:15) 
(*) Direct/Memcpy: Using libc memcpy()
(!) Direct/Util: opening '/dev/fb0' and '/dev/fb/0' failed
    --> No such file or directory
(!) DirectFB/FBDev: Error opening framebuffer device!
(!) DirectFB/FBDev: Use 'fbdev' option or set FRAMEBUFFER environment
variable.
(!) DirectFB/Core: Could not initialize 'system' core!
    --> Initialization error!
Could not initialize SDL - exiting


I expect clarifying following points;

1) I don't run X on the server.  There are no X packages installed.
2) The CD on the CD-Drive is Ubuntu6.06 installer, NOT its iso image

Can I use the above command?  TIA


B.R.
Stephen


> 
> Then, on your desktop, run "vncviewer host:0" to connect
> (substituting 
> "host" for the domain name or IP address of your KVM host).
> 


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