I also recall in some communication with Jonathan Perkin that we can run anything we want in the KVM zone. This communication was in the context of running an Ubuntu desktop in the KVM zone. What I didn't specifically say in that dialogue was that I was expecting the GNOME desktop to be displayed on the monitor attached to the NUC.
So, am I really just hosed here with SmartOS running as a "micro cloud" on the NUC expecting that I could run KVM zones with graphical desktops? As I never completely elaborated on my NUC/SmartOS use-case, I want to run BOTH Ubuntu GNOME and Chromium OS graphical desktops in KVM zones on the display attached to the NUC. What I seem to be hearing from you is that this is not possible. Comments? Thanks, Marc -----Original Message----- From: Robert Mustacchi via smartos-discuss [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 4:30 PM To: [email protected]; J Marc Edwards Subject: Re: [smartos-discuss] Ubuntu desktop VM - VNC session not responding to mouse... On 1/13/15 13:22 , J Marc Edwards via smartos-discuss wrote: > I continued my desktop experimentation with my Joyent Ubuntu image on > my Intel NUC. The Ubuntu VM is booting properly, and I can VNC into > the VM and see the desktop login. I am able to use the ENTER key to > perform a GUEST login, but my mouse is not working. I was trying to "vmadm console UUID" > into the Ubuntu KVM zone, but SmartOS hangs and I cannot get back to > the SmartOS global console. I have to reboot the NUC with the power button. Unless you have set up your custom image to have a serial console, it won't have anything listening there. Rather than rebooting, you should use the escape sequence that's described in vmadm(1M). > I would like to just somehow get to the Ubuntu desktop from the NUC's > primary display, but I'm stuck as to what to do. I've been scouring > the SmartOS docs, but haven't come up with a solution. Nothing like that is supported. I guess you could try to slap down pkgsrc in the GZ, try and start X, and then attach the NUC to that, but it strikes me as painful, and it'll leave you really off the beaten path. > So, I've got TWO issues: (1) figure out how to get the mouse to work > from VNC & (2) get the Ubuntu desktop to show up on the primary display. The first step is to understand what virtual device has been emulated and verify that it's present and accurately detected in the guest, as well as having a driver attached to it. Robert ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25264343-e74dabf0 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; 9f Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
