[Spice-devel] [Users] Server 2k8

David Jaša djasa at redhat.com
Tue Apr 23 02:02:52 PDT 2013


Ryan Wilkinson píše v Po 22. 04. 2013 v 14:43 -0600:
> Sounds like I'm missing something. We're looking at using Windows
> Server 2k8 as a workstation OS as the licensing seems to be more
> reasonable for vdi.

Ah, OK. Then it would be reasonable to add server systems as supported
to driver metadata. Alon?

>   That's why I'm concerned about video and mouse drivers - not getting
> either of those when I install spice guest tools like I do with Win7
> or XP.  Please advise.

The tools installer should install virtio-serial driver and
spice-vdagent ("RHEV Spice Agent" service) for you. If the service is in
services.msc but it can not be started, you have a problem with
virtio-serial driver.

David

> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 5:48 AM, David Jaša <djasa at redhat.com> wrote:
>         Itamar Heim píše v So 20. 04. 2013 v 16:31 +0300:
>         > On 04/20/2013 01:29 AM, Ryan Wilkinson wrote:
>         > > Are spice guest tools that will work with Server 2k8
>         available -
>         > > especially video drivers?
>         
>         
>         You can force-install qxl for win 7 64b if you wish to do so,
>         but the
>         question is - why do you need graphic driver on server
>         windows? The
>         spipce-vdagent should be all you need b/c it will give you
>         local mouse.
>         
>         David
>         
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