@Serge Hallyn Most definitely.
To check the missing graphics output: 1) Download any bootable iso for the sake of simplicity. Let's assume it's Damn Small LInux: http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/damnsmall/dsl-n/current/dsl-n-01RC4.iso 2)Open Virt-Manager 3) Click Create New Virtual Machine 4) Enter something as name and select "Local Install Media" 5) Select the downloaded ISO image 6) On the storage setup screen, uncheck Enable storage 7) On the next screen, check Customize Configuration before install 8) Select cirrus in Video options, click Apply 9) Click Begin Installation -- here you go, you can see bios messages and everything 10) Stop the VM and click Show Virtual Hardware Details 11) Change video to vga and click Apply 12) Click Power On the Virtual Machine button 13) you get no bios messages and no graphics, although the system reacts to input and consumes cpu This works with either SPICE or VNC display. To chech whether QXL works: 1) Install some OS (like WinXP or something) using cirrus video in VM settings 2) Install the QXL driver in guest OS or make sure it already comes with it. 3) Change video to QXL in VM settings and reboot the guest OS. 4) You should not see any bios messages or anything for some time, then the guest OS loads the driver and screen output begins to work correctly. Before 12.04 beta 1 bios messages and graphics output during boot were present regardless of Video settings in VirtManager. I still have a strong suspicion that if BIOS boot messages are not visible, then the BIOS (seabios) itself is not working with the virtual hardware quite right. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/958549 Title: Black screen on guest with anything except Cirrus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seabios/+bug/958549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
