Re: [Xen-users] debian squeeze PV domU with vfb limited to 800x600?

[Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>]

On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 04:02:14PM +0200, Christian Motschke wrote:
> Am 16.09.2011 um 15:48 schrieb Alexandre Chapellon:
> 
> > Chris am using squeeze too, xen-fbfront indeed doesn't exist... but taht 
> > tricks works.
> > 
> On Debian the xen-fbfront is compiled into kernel 
> (CONFIG_XEN_FBDEV_FRONTEND=y). You have to recompile the kernel if you need 
> it as a module.
> 

No need to have it as a module. When it's compiled-in, just pass the options to 
kernel cmdline.

-- Pasi

> > regards
> > 
> > Le 15/09/2011 21:33, chris a écrit :
> >> Mark,
> >> 
> >> In squeeze I don't see to have that module... I guess I would have to 
> >> compile xen from source to get it or is there some package it's in?
> >> 
> >> chris
> >> 
> >> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Mark Pryor <tlviewer@xxxxxxxxx 
> >> <mailto:tlviewer@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >> 
> >>    try
> >> 
> >> 
> >>    modinfo xen-fbfront.ko
> >> 
> >>    --------- domU config ----
> >> 
> >>    extra = "xen-fbfront.video=16,1024,768"
> >>    --------- snip --------
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>    ________________________________
> >>    From: chris <tknchris@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:tknchris@xxxxxxxxx>>
> >>    To: Xen-Users List <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>    <mailto:xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> >>    Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 5:25 AM
> >>    Subject: [Xen-users] debian squeeze PV domU with vfb limited to
> >>    800x600?
> >> 
> >> 
> >>    I have installed a domU with squeeze which has vfb, I installed
> >>    xorg and gnome and they work fine. When I go to try to change the
> >>    resolution it seems like I can't change it to anything other
> >>    800x600. Is this some kind of hardcoded limit in the vfb or
> >>    something I am missing?
> >> 
> >>    Thanks,
> >>    chris
> >> 
> >>    --
> >> 
> >>    Mark
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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> > 
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