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[Xen-users] Graphics Pass-Through Questions

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Subject: [Xen-users] Graphics Pass-Through Questions
From: "Nick Couchman" <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:05:41 -0600
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Just a couple of questions on the graphics/vga pass-through topic:

- I'm currently also passing through the USB controllers, which gives me 
keyboard and mouse access to my domU.  However, this only works after the O/S 
has booted and loaded drivers - it does not work during BIOS boot or the 
Windows boot sequence, which makes debugging Windows boot issues challenging.  
Can anyone offer any advice for making keyboard/mouse functional during boot 
time?
- One thing that would be a nice-to-have is the possibility of doing the 
graphics pass-through AND having the VNC-based VFB mirror what's on the 
graphics card.  First, is this something that can be done today?  If not, I'm 
sure that there's a good reason for it, and that it's probably quite 
challenging to implement, but I figured I'd ask.  This would be great for 
combining the ability to have the native graphics card work locally with the 
ability to log in remotely for things like remote assistance.

Thanks!
-Nick



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