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[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH][VT] add a new option for spawning vncviewer

To: Ian Pratt <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH][VT] add a new option for spawning vncviewer
From: Edwin Zhai <edwin.zhai@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:54:17 +0800
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On 11:28 Tue 30 Aug     , Ian Pratt wrote:
> > > I'd like to see this option also spawn a vncviewer for 
> > paravirtualized 
> > > guests. It should append the connect-back parameters to the 
> > vncviewer 
> > > on
> > auto starting vncserver need proper configuration in xenU 
> > image(such as /etc/ & ~/.vnc/), which does not always exist.
> > > the kernel command line.
> > base kernel doesn't support vnc command line, and start 
> > vncserver in xenU kernel is tricky.
> > what's your opinion?
> 
> We should just spawn the viewer and put the details on the kernel
> command line, and leave it to the guest to start the server and issue
> the vnconnect. See tools/examples/vnc/*
how about this one?
use -V command line but not "vncviewer" configuration, which is suitable for 
both vmx and xenU.

> 
> We've used this to start vnc servers for RHEL 3/4, Debian, SuSE Pro/SLES
> etc.
> 
> Ian

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