Re: [Xen-users] A better console alternative for Windows 7?

[WebDawg <webdawg@xxxxxxxxx>]

It may require directx or hardware support.

On Sat, Jun 9, 2018 at 11:57 AM, Ray Barnes <tical.net@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've noticed that a particular legacy program (timingsolution) does not
> behave the same way on a Xen HVM instance of Windows 7, as it does on a bare
> metal/non-hypervised instance of Windows 7.  On the bare metal instance i'm
> able to use the same version of Windows from the same media, then load up
> TightVNC, install the software and begin work.  But under the Xen HVM
> instance, it seems like many of the program elements are corrupt on-screen
> (via VNC) and the screen does not refresh correctly, regardless of whether I
> use the Xen VNC console of the virtual machine, or TinyVNC installed and
> connected directly to the virtual machine via its IP address.
>
> Is there some driver I can load to make the console behave more like
> bare-metal hardware?  Is there some adjustment I can make to Xen?
>
> TIA!
>
> domU config:
> ----------------------
> builder='hvm'
>
> # VM/domain name
> name = 'tswin7'
> vcpus = '8'
> memory = '9000'
>
> vif = [ 'mac=00:16:5e:02:07:45, bridge=brian, model=e1000, script=vif-brian'
> ]
> disk = [ 'phy:/dev/vg00/tswin7,hda,w',
> 'file:/home/vps/Win7_ultimate_x64.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
> boot='dc'
> xen_platform_pci=1
>
> # Graphics settings
> sdl=0
> vnc=1
> vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
> vncdisplay=9
> vncpasswd='xxx'
> vncconsole=1
>
> pae=1
> nx=1
> acpi = '1' # Whether to enable ACPI for guests
> apic = '1'
> localtime = '1' # Whether system clock is set to localtime or UTC
>
> # Start/stop settings
> on_poweroff = 'restart'
> on_reboot = 'restart'
> on_crash = 'restart'
>
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