Re: [Xen-users] Windows XP Pro SP1 installs, but no GUI/Display after a reboot

["Brian Schonecker" <Brian.Schonecker@xxxxxxxx>]

When I do an 'xm top' I do see the Windows XP vm running.  I've also tried "xm 
console windowsxp' with no luck.

I _do_ see that XP is getting an IP address from my DHCP server so I know that 
the VM is running, but I just don't have a display/GUI.

In addition, I installed OpenSUSE 10.3 and the same thing happened:  no GUI.  
However I _was_ able to 'xm console sles10' and get to a login prompt.  
'runlevel' at the console indicated that SuSE 10 thought it was in runlevel 5.  
'init 3' then 'init 5' didn't bring up a GUI.

I must be missing something basic here.  I'm using VNC to administer the dom0 
so I'm not physically at the VGA console.  Could this be the problem?  I have 
an HP server at home that I play with and I don't have any issues whatsoever.  
However, I am at the physical console.

Does the XP VM need to be accessed via a VNC session or something similar?  
Remote desktop isn't (yet) running on the VM so I can't get to it there, either.

Any ideas?

Thanks, Brian




I've gotten the intall to work just fine.  I get to the point where it asks me 
for network information, date, time, etc. but then after a few seconds the 
screen goes blank and the XP gui disappears.

I've done a 'xm reboot windowsxp-1' and I can see the XP installation reboot 
and also acquire an IP address via DHCP but still no gui.  'xm top' shows that 
XP is running.

What am I missing here?  I thought that the XP gui would be display from my X 
console?





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