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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [MirageOS-devel] vchan/xenstore in Qubes r3
On 22 Jun 2014, at 13:21, Thomas Leonard <talex5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 22 June 2014 12:00, Dave Scott <Dave.Scott@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On 22 Jun 2014, at 11:44, Thomas Leonard <talex5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> I am tempted to run Xen directly on the laptop, but I suspect it >>> wouldn't be as slick for graphical guests (pointer and clipboard >>> integration, graphics acceleration, etc). I tried running Windows >>> under KVM with virt-manager and it wasn't very usable. I imagine Xen >>> would be the same. >> >> For Linux guests I’ve heard good things about SPICE with KVM, including >> support for resolution changing and multiple monitors. The SPICE code is >> mainly in Linux and in qemu, so Xen systems should be able to use it too >> (although I hear this might need some fixes only present in Xen 4.5) >> >> For Windows guests I use RDP quite a lot, although I bet it’s not smoothly >> integrated into virt-manager. >> >> I’ve not tried it, but you could try windows SPICE drivers: >> >> http://www.spice-space.org/download.html > > I think I was using SPICE with KVM, but it didn't seem as smooth as > with Virtual Box. > > I just tried installing Xen from Arch, but then my laptop wouldn't > boot. I couldn't use the laptop keyboard, and the external keyboard > didn't work when connected through an external hub. After connecting > it directly I could type, but X wouldn't start. I suspect this is the > fault of the Arch Xen package, as Qubes did work on the same machine, > but I think I'll stick to VB for now... as an aside, i wonder whether there's any collective documentation of recommended laptop-based xen/mirage development setups? i use linux dom0 on xen on virtualbox on osx myself but the several other options discussed in this thread so far might be useful to capture... -- Cheers, R. Attachment:
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