[CentOS-virt] Problem with X on VM

Mon Jun 9 16:11:30 UTC 2014
Steve Campbell <campbell at cnpapers.com>

I forgot to mention - I'm using Virtual Machine Manager to create the 
VM. All of the screen stuff is done by that.

steve
On 6/9/2014 11:47 AM, Steve Campbell wrote:
> On 6/9/2014 9:50 AM, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Steve Campbell <campbell at cnpapers.com> wrote:
>>> I've got a Centos 5 server with Xen installed. I'm trying to install a
>>> Centos 6.5 VM on it but once all is installed, the X window will not
>>> sync or display. I think I understand that it's probably due to the
>>> settings on the vnc stuff. I've got Centos 6.2 VMs that act just fine.
>>>
>>> Is there a way I can modify the VM's screen settings either during
>>> installation or after installation?
>>>
>>> Hope that makes sense. Thanks
>>>
>>         I am a bit confused, so let me flood this with usuless info:
>>
>> 1. I use TigerVNC Viewer
>> 2. I take you mean the vm client installation step works fine but
>> after  that things get interesting.
>> 3. If I need to run GUI stuff inside a vm client, I run a vnc server
>> in the said client and then do port forwarding. Also, you can then
>> customize the vnc for that specific client. In fact, I like to keep
>> the console I get from vort/libvirt text only and let vnc in client do
>> the X11 thingie.
>>
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> I use the default vnc that installs with Centos. I'm using the default
> client that is installed with the Centos 6 VM. I believe the default now
> is TigerVNC, which I think used to be TightVNC. The #2 above seems
> accurate to describe my problem.
>
> Again, I have a Centos 5 server with Xen on it. I'm trying to install a
> Centos 6 VM under that system. It's a fully virtuallized VM. I can
> install the system just fine, but when it's time to reboot and bring up
> the new VM , all I get is a bunch of garbage on the screen as if X11
> can't start, over and over. I thought I read somewhere where this type
> of setup uses a vnc connection.
>
> Thanks
>
> steve
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