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Re: [Xen-users] Is Xen a way to go for me?

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Is Xen a way to go for me?
From: Thiago Camargo Martins Cordeiro <thiagocmartinsc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 14:13:58 -0300
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Hi Torben,

 I didn't know if you can play DVD (videolan.org will probably work) with sound within XP domU but, I'm sure you can run Windows (via SDL not VNC ou RDP) very fast under Xen, Debian 5 and even Windows Xen GPl PV drivers.

 The Xen Live CD is what you are looking for...    ;-)

 http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/LiveCD

 Just my two cents...

Regards,
Thiago

2009/5/6 Torben Schou Jensen <tsj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi
My current desktop at home is a DELL DIMENSION 8100, got it in 2001, still
a good machine but makes little to much noise and sometimes a little slow
due to only 768MB ram.
It's setup for dual boot with WinXP and Debian.
http://swampthing.dk/~tsj/hardware/#nDELL_DIMENSION_8100

So for some time I have been thinking of a change to new hardware,
and it would be great by Virtualisation to have WinXP and Debian running
at same time.

I currently have a good look on a barebone like Shuttle XPC SG31G5,
a lot of ram and a VT enabled Intel processor.

But now the point that keep me back.

Only Dom0 have direct access to graphics card, so a way could be to setup
Debian with full X on Dom0 and use this to VPN / rdesktop into the
different DomU, one with WinXP and one with Debian as I have now.
As Internet traffic primary will be from DomU and out I see no risks for
Dom0, other than from time to time OS on Dom0 might need to download
updates.
Any bad things about using Xen this way???

I know it will not be possible to use heavy graphics on a DomU WinXP, but
how about support for USB devices, soundcard etc???
Will it be possible within DomU WinXP to enjoy a DVD movie including sound???

Brgds
Torben



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