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Re: [Xen-devel] How to make vfb option work in stubdom

To: Bei Guan <gbtju85@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] How to make vfb option work in stubdom
From: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:41:24 +0000
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On Thu, 17 Mar 2011, Bei Guan wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> I have question about the vfb option in the configure file. 
> In the Mini-OS, if the option vfb = ['type=sdl'] is set, we can use the mouse 
> to draw color squares. But, why doesn't it
> work in the stubdom when I give the same setting? What can I do to make it 
> work? Thanks.
> 

The vfb option is for PV guests only, it is not even supposed to work
with HVM guests; on the other hand stubdoms are used for HVM guests.
So if you want an sdl window with stubdoms and an HVM guest you just
have to add:

device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/stubdom-dm'
sdl=1

to your VM config file.
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