From: user@example.net   
      
   Aragorn wrote:   
   > On Tuesday 08 July 2008 06:45, someone who identifies as *J.O. Aho* wrote   
   > in /alt.os.linux.gentoo:/   
   >   
   >> Aragorn wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I wouldn't advise running X inside /dom0./  You'd be introducing a   
   >>> stability hazard - i.e. a proprietary video driver - to the   
   >>> controller/driver domain, and if it gives you trouble, it'll take down   
   >>> all /domU/ virtual machines with it.   
   >> The idea above was for a xenless setup, for the xen environment I have 3   
   >> graphics cards, one for dom0 (console only), one for the desktop domU   
   >> and yet another for mediapalyer domU.   
   >   
   > Do you run X inside /dom0?/   
      
   No, just a normal default console.   
      
   >> The funny thing with dom0 is that the cursor is misplaced, it's 4-5   
   >> positions to the left, which makes it a bit difficult to edit, at the   
   >> moment I ssh to the machine, which makes it a lot easier.   
   >   
   > Is this in X or in a character mode console?   
      
   yes, and I should correct myself, it's 4-5 positions to the right, there   
   is a half line of text in the bottom of the screen too, funny thing I   
   can't fit it to anything else on the screen.   
      
      
   >>> Make sure you have PCI passthrough enabled in the /dom0/ kernel, under   
   >>> the Xen options... ;-)   
   >> I did select Virtual PCI, which supposed to work, just   
   >> renaming/numbering the the exported devices.   
   >   
   > That is one option.  I've opted for PCI passthrough on my preliminary   
   > set-up, although I haven't actually tried that out yet.  Just configured   
   > and built the kernels, but haven't even gotten around to making the system   
   > bootable yet. ;-)   
      
   i thought of making one of my first domU, neet to compile a kernel for   
   it, otherwise it's more or less just a copy of my dom0, with the   
   exception that it has apache installed too.   
      
      
   >>>> At the moment the nic isn't working, I may have to back port sky2   
   >>>> driver from 2.6.22,   
   >> It turned out it was working, just that the firewire got to become the   
   >> eth0 for some reason, which made the nic to become eth1/eth2 and   
   >> wouldn't work as I had configured only eth0.   
   >   
   > That's bizarre, and good to know as well, given that I also have Firewire on   
   > that machine.   
      
   Can be good to not compile the network-over-firewire, don't know why I   
   tend to compile that one, I don't have any firewire cable, so even if I   
   have it on all my current computers, I won't be able to use it.   
      
      
   >>> Well, I try to stay away from USB for HID anyway.  I do have a Logitech   
   >>> cordless mouse - MX-1000, I believe  - but it's plugged into the PS/2   
   >>> mouse port, and the keyboard is PS/2 too.  In my humble opinion, that's   
   >>> not what USB was invented for, and I can think of far better use for my   
   >>> USB ports. ;-)   
   >> Nowadays there are so many USB ports that one don't know what to do with   
   >> all of them, think I have 10 on this machine and I'm used to have only   
   >> 6, to have a keyboard to the desktop and one for the dom0, I will need   
   >> one setup to go with USB.   
   >   
   > From what I've read on one of the forums, such a set-up would work in theory   
   > but not in practice.  Someone reported a dual-seat set-up like that on a   
   > Xen machine, one virtual machine - presumably /dom0/ - set up with the PS/2   
   > keyboard and mouse, and a /domU/ virtual machine with a dedicated videocard   
   > and dedicated USB keyboard and mouse.   
   >   
   > In addition, it seems that with Xen 3.x, one needs to dedicate an entire USB   
   > hub to /domU,/ whereas in Xen 2.x it was still possible to dedicate   
   > individual USB ports to /domU./   
   >   
   > Your mileage may of course vary.  I'm just reporting on some of the things   
   > I've read. :-)   
   >   
   I saw something about that too, but don't believe it until you have   
   banged your head bloody over it ;)   
   I think this board has three hubs, so that wouldn't be any trouble for   
   me and USB for the dom0 ain't too important, but of course I have to   
   rethink if I don't everything to work.   
      
      
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