On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 17:16 -0400, Alex wrote: > Hi, > > I have an existing windows7 x86_64 kvm guest running on fedora14 > x86_64 with a Radeon HD5700 at 1680x1050, and would like to improve > the resolution and video response of the Windows guest. How can I > change the Windows > driver to something more capable than "standard vga"? It currently > reports there is only 16MB of RAM at available at 1440x900. How can I > increase this? I've tried using virsh or editing the xml directly, but > it doesn't seem to be reflected in the guest. > > Some of the configuration options I've read in the documentation don't > work with fedora14 and virt-manager, such as the acceleration options. > This is my current configuration: > > <video> > <model type='vmvga' vram='192000' heads='1'/> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' > function='0x0'/> > </video> > > Video response is very slow and the mouse is also sluggish. > > How can I more effectively use the video card's capabilities in the > Windows guest? > > Thanks, > Alex You could use spice under Fedora 14, but you'll have to configure qemu directly. (-vga qxl). -However-, the qxl driver for Windows 7 / x86_64 is unsigned, which means you cannot use it under Windows 7 without disabling the driver signature enforcement every-time you boot the guest (F8 during boot; disable driver signature enforcement). - Gilboa -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
