Hi, I''m having a problem getting xen windows to accept input from the VNC console. I built 3.3 from source and I got it to boot but it sits at the prompt waiting for key input. I don''t know why it isn''t taking accepting any input from vnc viewer. I''m running centos 5.2 x86_64 using a 3.3.0 xen Btw, is there an up to date way to build the linux kernel from the xen-linux2.6. source? All the documentation I''ve found seems to use some deprecated way because everytime I try to do a make all or make world after I do a make menuconfig it complains about a dirty source. Here is my conf file for the windows hvm. Thanks, Jay kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" builder=''hvm'' memory = 512 name = "Windows" vif = [ ''bridge=xenbr0'' ] disk = [ ''phy:/dev/sdc,hda,w'',''tap:aio:/root/windows2003.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'' ] boot=''dc'' vnc=1 vncconsole=1 serial=''pty'' usbdevice=''tablet'' sdl=0 acpi=1 apic=1 stdvga=0 root = "/dev/hda1 ro" extra = "4" boot=''dc'' vnc=1 vncconsole=1 serial=''pty'' usbdevice=''tablet'' sdl=0 acpi=1 apic=1 stdvga=0 _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 6:06 PM, Jay <jayllo@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi, > > > > I''m having a problem getting xen windows to accept input from the VNC > console. > > I built 3.3 from source and I got it to boot but it sits at the prompt > waiting for key input. >What prompt does it sit at?> I''m running centos 5.2 x86_64 using a 3.3.0 xen > > > > Btw, is there an up to date way to build the linux kernel from the > xen-linux2.6. source? All the documentation I''ve found seems to use some > deprecated way because everytime I try to do a make all or make world after > I do a make menuconfig it complains about a dirty source. >see: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps Get the latest 2.6.27 release candidate> vncconsole=1vncconsole was deprecated in favor of Get rid of vnconsole=1 and replace it with: vncviewer="yes" (You still also need the vnc=1 for it to work.) Hope that helps, Cheers, Todd _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
It sits at "Press any key to boot from CD...." That''s the screen I see along with the bios boot when I connect with vnc. However, I can''t seem to get to accept input to get past that point. Thanks, Jay -----Original Message----- From: Todd Deshane [mailto:deshantm@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 7:34 PM To: Jay Cc: xen-users@lists.xensource.com Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen 3.3.0 and setting up Windows On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 6:06 PM, Jay <jayllo@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi, > > > > I''m having a problem getting xen windows to accept input from the VNC > console. > > I built 3.3 from source and I got it to boot but it sits at the prompt > waiting for key input. >What prompt does it sit at?> I''m running centos 5.2 x86_64 using a 3.3.0 xen > > > > Btw, is there an up to date way to build the linux kernel from the > xen-linux2.6. source? All the documentation I''ve found seems to use some > deprecated way because everytime I try to do a make all or make worldafter> I do a make menuconfig it complains about a dirty source. >see: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps Get the latest 2.6.27 release candidate> vncconsole=1vncconsole was deprecated in favor of Get rid of vnconsole=1 and replace it with: vncviewer="yes" (You still also need the vnc=1 for it to work.) Hope that helps, Cheers, Todd _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Did you try vncviewer="yes" in your config? I am able to run the installer (for Windows XP) on Xen 3.3 And enter keyboard input. Cheers, Todd _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
No, I did not put vncviewer="yes". That did the trick though. Thank you for the help. Jay -----Original Message----- From: Todd Deshane [mailto:deshantm@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 12:01 PM To: Jay Cc: xen-users@lists.xensource.com Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen 3.3.0 and setting up Windows Did you try vncviewer="yes" in your config? I am able to run the installer (for Windows XP) on Xen 3.3 And enter keyboard input. Cheers, Todd _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users