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Re: [Xen-users] [Fwd: Re: [Xen-devel] Run X in other domains?]

To: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] [Fwd: Re: [Xen-devel] Run X in other domains?]
From: "Eric S. Johansson" <esj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:34:54 -0400
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Gerd Knorr wrote:
I tried the same some time ago in user mode linux (tried to make X11
run on top of a virtual framebuffer device) and ran into simliar
issues.  It simply didn't work without hacking the X-Server.  X11 was
very unhappy about not being able to access hardware directly, even
though there was absolutely no need to do that.  I wanted it simply
open and use the /dev/fb0 device ...

if I'm understanding correctly, this sounds very similar to what the colinux folks are trying to do with making and X11 run out of their virtual machine on Windows.

it may be worth speaking with them and try to build a common solution.

---eric

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