Subject: Re: X11 inside an unprivileged domain
To: None <port-xen@netbsd.org>
From: Florian Heigl <floh@deranfangvomen.de>
List: port-xen
Date: 06/16/2006 15:30:50
Hi Michael,

On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 11:40:15AM +0100, Michael Smith wrote:
> I would like to use XEN to install multiple operating systems on a
> single machine. I want to have netbsd -current for use as a router and
> ubuntu linux as a workstation. If I install ubuntu in an unprivileged
> domain can I give it access to the video card so that it can run X11?

I think the video card still can't be exported to a domU, but things might
have changed by now.

You might want to give the xen-users list a shot, from my experience it's
nicer to use a low-powerconsumig system for the xen host and keep another=
=20
system for the workstation. You could still use X11 to access the ubuntu=20
system :)

Florian


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