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5.3.2 Using SDL instead of a VNC Viewer
If you access a virtual machine’s display from the virtual machine host console (known
as local or on-box access), you might want to use SDL instead of VNC viewer. VNC
viewer is faster for viewing desktops over a network, but SDL is faster for viewing
desktops from the same computer.
To set the default to use SDL instead of VNC, change the virtual machine’s configuration
information to the following. For instructions, see
Section 4.3, “Configuring a Virtual
Machine by Modifying its xend Settings” (page 30).
• If it is a fully virtual machine, use
vnc=0
and
sdl=1
.
• If it is a paravirtual virtual machine, use
vfb=["type=sdl"]
.
Remember that, unlike a VNC viewer window, closing an SDL window terminates the
virtual machine.
5.4 The Boot Loader Program
The boot loader controls how the virtualization software boots and runs. You can
modify the boot loader properties by using YaST, or by directly editing the boot loader
configuration file.
The YaST boot loader program is located at YaST > System > Boot Loader. The Boot
Loader Settings screen lists the sections that appear as options on the boot menu. From
this screen, you can change the boot loader so it auto-selects the virtual machine host
option when booting.
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