Re: [Xen-users] Newbie: How to run Xwindows in the guest OS

[Derrik Pates <demon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 06:15:00AM -0000, Srinivasan S wrote:
> I got Fedora Core 4 to boot via the Xen kernel.  Then I configured the guest 
> os config files as recommended in the examples on teh Xen documentation.  
> Then tried loading Ubuntu via the guest OS.  Ubuntu boots and stops at login 
> prompt and I am able to login to tty1.  I tried with Suse 10 and same result 
> (run level in both configs was set to 5)   
> 
> Question:  How do I get X to run in the guest operating systems ie. Suse or 
> Ubuntu ?

If you're trying to run a full-blown X server (i.e., something other than
Xnest or Xvnc or similar) inside a domU, unless you have a video card
dedicated to that domain (maybe not even then, dunno), you're not going
to be running an X session in a domU. You can use Xnest and have it
display to a window in another X session elsewhere, or use Xvnc for a
detachable X display. I've also run a display manager in a domU and used
a dedicated X terminal device (an NCD Explora) to run an X session with
all the apps running in the domU.

-- 
Derrik Pates
demon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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