[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-17 Thread Doug Smythies
are you connecting to a vncserver service running within the guest VM? Or are you connecting to the qemu VNC head on the server which hosts the virtual machines? I connect to the host server IP address port 5900. Also, on which host and environment are you seeing the 'low graphics mode' dialog

[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-17 Thread Ryan Beisner
Thank you for the info. Can you also collect and post more info about the host using these commands? dpkg -l | egrep 'qemu|kvm|libvirt' lsb_release -a free -m uname -a virsh capabilities qemu-system-x86_64 -machine help -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-17 Thread Ryan Beisner
Add'l input from my environment: I recently upgraded one of my two local hosts from Precise to Trusty, containing a dozen or so guests, including Ubuntu Precise, Trusty, CentOS, and a Windows guest. I had to adjust the machine types in the XML definitions after the upgrade. Other than that,

[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-17 Thread Doug Smythies
By the way, if I do the opposite: On an new Ubuntu 14.04 server installation with a newly installed guest Ubuntu dekstop; Use virsh edit and change the machine type to pc-1.0, then the quest VM has the same issues upon login. The information requested above: doug@s15:~$ dpkg -l | egrep

[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-17 Thread Serge Hallyn
So this is happening with the vmware driver. I can use '-M pc-1.0' just fine when i use -vga cirrus ** Changed in: qemu (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium ** Changed in: qemu (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Summary changed: - VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server

[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-16 Thread Doug Smythies
** Attachment added: screen shot of low graphics message box https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1308756/+attachment/4085756/+files/1404-vm-low-graphics.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in

[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-16 Thread Doug Smythies
** Attachment added: screen shot of resulting jibberish screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1308756/+attachment/4085757/+files/1404-vm-jibberish.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in

[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-16 Thread Doug Smythies
** Attachment added: a typical .xml file https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1308756/+attachment/4085765/+files/desk_tt.xml.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-16 Thread Doug Smythies
** Attachment added: a typical xml file, installed under a 12.04 host. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1308756/+attachment/4085766/+files/desk_ss.xml.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in

[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-16 Thread Doug Smythies
All the differences in xml files, one from installing a new guest VM on a 12.04 server as the host and one installing the same guest again from the same server upgraded / updated to a 14.04 server host. ** Attachment added: All differences between 12.04 and 14.04 host xml file

[Bug 1308756] Re: VNC graphics issues on guest VMs after server host upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

2014-04-16 Thread Ryan Beisner
Thank you for filing this bug. For further clarification: are you connecting to a vncserver service running within the guest VM? Or are you connecting to the qemu VNC head on the server which hosts the virtual machines? Also, on which host and environment are you seeing the 'low graphics