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Re: [Xen-users] How to make KDE or Gnome available in DomU?

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] How to make KDE or Gnome available in DomU?
From: Mark Furner <mark.furner@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:36:44 +0100
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Hi 

I'm trying to do something similar: run a NX server within a Xen guest. I have 
Ubuntu Gutsy as host and Ubuntu Edgy as guest, and amd64 architecture.  Am 
using paravirtualisation and the framebuffer within the guest.

I get as far as a KDM error page but no futher:
"Could not start kstartupconfig. Check your installation."

Clicking on an OK shuts down the NX screen. Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks

M


On Sunday 25 November 2007, Emre Erenoglu ("Emre Erenoglu" 
<erenoglu@xxxxxxxxx>) may have written:
> If you are able to use Paravirtual DomU kernel with a Xen Framebuffer, you
> don't need to setup any vnc inside the domU.
>
> The framebuffer driver in DomU will serve as the source of screen
> information to the xen daemon running in dom0, this will give you vnc
> access without installing any vnc in the DomU itself.
>
> Emre
>
> On Nov 25, 2007 4:27 AM, kanour-xen <xen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Emre Erenoglu wrote:
> > > Hi Jiri,
> > >
> > > Is your domU HVM or Paravirtual? If HVM, you will have an emulated
> > > video card and you need to configure your xorg-server to work with this
> > > card. Next, you will need to connect it through SDL or VNC. You choose
> > > this method in your domU configuration file (SDL=1, VNC=1).
> > >
> > > If SDL, you'll have an immediate window when you start your DomU.
> > >
> > > If VNC, you'll need to connect to localhost with a VNC client. The port
> > > that you need to connect is 5900 + ID_of_DomU  (you can find the ID
> > > from xm list command output, or do a netstat -a to see listening ports
> > > 59xx)
> > >
> > > If you have a Paravirtual DomU, then, you either have a "Framebuffer"
> > > in your DomU kernel that Xorg can start on (and then you'll see the
> > > output again with SDL or VNC), or you can use some other method, such
> > > as using - vnc based xorg server,
> > > - NX
> > > - using XDMCP and accessing the host Xorg
> > >
> > > Good luck!
> > >
> > > Emre
> > > - Show quoted text -
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Nov 24, 2007 3:49 PM, kanour-xen < xen@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > <mailto:xen@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> > >
> > >     Hi.
> > >
> > >     I am searching the web but cannot find anything.
> > >
> > >     Could you please give me a hint how to access domU through VNC?
> > >
> > >     I have debian stable in dom0. No X Windows.
> > >
> > >     I installed debian stable to domU with help of xen-create-image.
> >
> > Then I
> >
> > >     installed KDE and VNC. But I am missing something. I am missing
> >
> > whole
> >
> > >     concept.
> > >
> > >     Thank you.
> > >
> > >     jiri
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Nov 24, 2007 3:49 PM, kanour-xen <xen@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > <mailto:xen@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> > >
> > >     Hi.
> > >
> > >     I am searching the web but cannot find anything.
> > >
> > >     Could you please give me a hint how to access domU through VNC?
> > >
> > >     I have debian stable in dom0. No X Windows.
> > >
> > >     I installed debian stable to domU with help of xen-create-image.
> >
> > Then I
> >
> > >     installed KDE and VNC. But I am missing something. I am missing
> >
> > whole
> >
> > >     concept.
> > >
> > >     Thank you.
> > >
> > >     jiri
> > >
> > >     _______________________________________________
> > >     Xen-users mailing list
> > >     Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > <mailto:Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Emre Erenoglu
> > > erenoglu@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:erenoglu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >-
> > >
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> >
> > Hi Emre.
> >
> > I have to do something wrong somewhere. Here is what I did.
> >
> > I use paravirtual DomU. The aim is to access is remotely through VNC
> > (for start).
> >
> > I installed xserver-xorg and I installed KDE plus kdm.
> >
> > I ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and xorg sugested vesa driver (I
> > have Nvidia card in my HP DL145 G2 server), and I choose to use
> > framebuffer. Then I went through the other options like monitor etc.
> > (default settings).
> >
> > I restarted and :
> > als03:~# ps ax
> >   PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
> >     1 ?        Ss     0:00 init [5]
> >     2 ?        S      0:00 [migration/0]
> >     3 ?        SN     0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
> >     4 ?        S      0:00 [watchdog/0]
> >     5 ?        S<     0:00 [events/0]
> >     6 ?        S<     0:00 [khelper]
> >     7 ?        S<     0:00 [kthread]
> >     8 ?        S<     0:00 [xenwatch]
> >     9 ?        S<     0:00 [xenbus]
> >    15 ?        S<     0:00 [kblockd/0]
> >    19 ?        S<     0:00 [khubd]
> >    21 ?        S<     0:00 [kseriod]
> >    64 ?        S      0:00 [pdflush]
> >    65 ?        S      0:00 [pdflush]
> >    66 ?        S<     0:00 [kswapd0]
> >    67 ?        S<     0:00 [aio/0]
> >   701 ?        S<     0:00 [kjournald]
> >   874 ?        S<s    0:00 udevd --daemon
> >  1182 ?        S<     0:00 [kmirrord]
> >  1318 ?        Ss     0:00 /sbin/portmap
> >  1413 ?        Ss     0:00 /sbin/syslogd
> >  1419 ?        Ss     0:00 /sbin/klogd -x
> >  1435 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
> >  1443 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/hald
> >  1444 ?        S      0:00 hald-runner
> >  1462 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/dhcdbd --system
> >  1474 ?        Ss     0:00 avahi-daemon: running [als03.local]
> >  1475 ?        Ss     0:00 avahi-daemon: chroot helper
> >  1486 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/dirmngr --daemon --sh
> >  1538 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m
> >  1547 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/lisa
> >  1555 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd
> >  1577 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
> >  1605 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/famd -T 0
> >  1615 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
> >  1652 tty1     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
> >  1883 ?        Ss     0:00 sshd: root@pts/0
> >  1885 pts/0    Ss     0:00 -bash
> >  2302 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/kdm -config /var/run/kdm/kdmrc
> >  2331 pts/0    R+     0:00 ps ax
> >
> > I then installed vnc4server. As normal user I executed vncpasswd (set
> > password) and vnc4server to start the session.
> >
> > But the vnc session does not come up. What I do wrong?
> >
> > Jiri



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