[Spice-devel] Ubuntu - max video resoltion 1024x768

[Yaniv Kaul]

On 10/10/2011 05:03 AM, Naga Mohan Pothula wrote:
> Hi Alon,
>
> Thank you for your prompt response.
> I can't work on xorg.conf to set resolution for each guest. This is 
> not optimum soltuion for me that hundreds of guests need to be updated.

Regardless of Spice, if you have hundreds of guests you need a way to 
manage them.
Please see Foreman (http://theforeman.org/) for example on how you CAN 
manage xorg.conf for hundreds of guests.
Y.

> Need to support clipboard and automatic resolution change for ubuntu 
> guest.
> I tried updating qxl driver for ubuntu guest but 
> "xserver-xorg-video-qxl 0.0.12-1ubuntu4 installed only.
>
> Can you please provide me the link for latest qxl driver for ubuntu?
>
> Thanks/mohan.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Alon Levy <alevy at redhat.com>
> *To:* Naga Mohan Pothula <nagamohan.pothula at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* "spice-devel at lists.freedesktop.org" 
> <spice-devel at lists.freedesktop.org>
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 9, 2011 6:11 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Spice-devel] Ubuntu - max video resoltion 1024x768
>
> On Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 03:38:48PM -0700, Naga Mohan Pothula wrote:
> >    Hi,
> >    I'm facing the problem with video resolution for Ubuntu 11.04 Guest
> >    connected with Spice 0.9.1.
> >    Max resolution is 1024x768 even with latest qxl driver
>
> I managed to get a larger resolution by specifying a Viewport setting in
> xorg.conf, I used the 11.04 livecd (amd64):
>
> Section "Device"
>   Identifier "qxl"
>   Driver "qxl"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>   Identifier "screen"
>   Device "qxl"
>   SubSection "Display"
>     Virtual 1920 1200
>   EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> >    "xserver-xorg-video-qxl 0.0.12-1ubuntu4" installed.
>
> This is pretty old. Also, I can't find a spice agent package - if it
> isn't packaged you won't have clipboard, automatic resolution change.
>
> >    Can you please tell how can I get resolutions beyond 1024x768 for
> >    Ubuntu guest?
> >    Appreciated your help in advance.
> >    Thanks,
> >    Mohan.
>
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