RE: [Xen-users] graphic card on domU

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Abe [mailto:lynchbay@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 15 March 2007 10:17
> To: Petersson, Mats
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] graphic card on domU
> 
> On 3/15/07, Petersson, Mats <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Abe
> > > Sent: 15 March 2007 09:53
> > > To: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [Xen-users] graphic card on domU
> > >
> > > hello everybody,
> >
> > Please don't cross-post unless you KNOW it's meaningfull 
> for both Xen
> > devel and Xen users. This is not a Devel question.
> >
> 
> I wasn't sure where to send my question.
> sorry.
> 
> > >
> > > is it possible to run a paravirtualized linux (domU) that its
> > > graphic card is working directly with hardware? what about
> > > the peripherals? mouse,keyboard,usb?
> > > how can this be accomplished if domain0 does not hold of a
> > > graphic card driver?
> >
> > Dom0 almost certainly will grab the graphics card before 
> you have any
> > say about it.
> >
> > You could POSSIBLY get away with a second graphics card for DomU.
> >
> > USB mouse/keyboard can be given to DomU if they are on a 
> separate USB
> > controller so that you can pass the entire USB controller to DomU.
> 
> I actually removed the graphic card driver from domain0... and I
> removed X as well
> what about the PS2?

The graphics driver -> the "drm" for X, right? There's also the VGA/FB
driver which grabs the graphics card VERY early on in the boot. And Xen
itself likes to hold on to the VGA card for console messages. I'm not
sure if you can actually get rid of those at all. 

--
Mats
> 
> thanks!
> 
> >
> > --
> > Mats
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > Abe.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 



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