Hi, >> I have a win7 x86_64 kvm image I created on a fc14 machine that I've >> now transferred to a new fc15 machine. I'd like to use the new spice >> system to improve video performance. I've searched quite a bit, but >> most references seem to be very dated or incomplete. >> >> Is there any documentation on how to properly configure fc15 to use >> this? Is spice similar to VNC, in that it provides the remote >> emulation and screen updates? >> >> Is there something that needs to be done to modify qemu to work with spice? >> >> I'm currently using the "vga" driver and performance is just horrible. >> What is the proper way to get more reasonable video performance on a >> win7 guest? > Hello, > > In-order to use spice, you'll have to use the "-vga qxl" and -spice > port=PORT,SECURITY switches and install the qxl drivers on your guest. > On the host / network side, in-order to connect to the guest, you'll > have to install the spice client, and run: spicec -h KVM-host -p PORT. > > However, trying to find signed qxl drivers for Windows is problematic > - especially if you plan to use 64bit Windows. > (I simply resigned to using F8->disable driver signing enforcement > when I boot the VM). So it sounds like it's not officially a part of f15? These changes are made by hacking the init script directly? This is an older post that I used to skip the enforcement restrictions. Will this work for the qxl drivers? http://www.linux-kvm.com/content/redhat-54-windows-virtio-drivers-part-2-block-drivers Thanks, Alex -- 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
