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'''[[w:SPICE (protocol)|SPICE]]''' (the Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments) is a remote-display protocol built for virtual environments.
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== Filesystem sharing ==
 
== Filesystem sharing ==
 
Note: There is a bug in virt-manager that causes the Filesystem option to be unavailable even though it will work on your system.
 
Note: There is a bug in virt-manager that causes the Filesystem option to be unavailable even though it will work on your system.
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You will need to run <code>xrdb $HOME/.Xresources</code> from your '''.xinitrc''' if you do not already.
 
You will need to run <code>xrdb $HOME/.Xresources</code> from your '''.xinitrc''' if you do not already.
  
=== Scroll wheel not working ===
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The current version of x86-input-evdev has a bug that prevents scroll wheels from being used with absolute input devices. There is a patch available that has been applied to the Fedora package by default, and [[User:mutantmonkey|mutantmonkey]] has made an [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xf86-input-evdev-fedora/ AUR package] that includes this patch. [https://linx.li/code/0001-allow-relative-scroll-valuators-on-absolute-devices.patch.html An extracted and update version] is also available.
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Latest revision as of 02:50, 4 January 2019

SPICE (the Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments) is a remote-display protocol built for virtual environments.

Filesystem sharing

Note: There is a bug in virt-manager that causes the Filesystem option to be unavailable even though it will work on your system.

  • Edit your guest's XML file with virsh (replace <name-of-guest> with the name of your guest VM):
virsh -c qemu:///system edit <name-of-guest>
  • Add something similar to the following to your XML file, just above </devices>:
<filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
    <source dir='/path/to/share'/>
    <target dir='share'/>
    <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x08' function='0x0'/>
</filesystem>
  • Quit your text editor. You can run the edit command again or check in virt-manager to make sure that the filesystem device you just added shows up.
  • Add this line to /etc/fstab on your guest:
share /mnt 9p trans=virtio,version=9p2000.L 0 0
  • Put the following in /etc/modules-load.d/9p.conf on your guest:
fscache
9p
9pnet_virtio
  • Reboot, or just mount your new filesystem with mount, and you should be set.

Troubleshooting

Graphical corruption or lag with QXL video driver

  • Add the following to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-qxl.conf:
Section "Device"
    Identifier "qxl"
    Driver     "qxl"
    Option "ENABLE_SURFACES" "False"
EndSection
  • Reboot or restart X

DPI set incorrectly

If you have issues with your DPI being set incorrectly, you can manually override it for Xft by adding the following to .Xresources in your home directory:

Xft.dpi: 96

You will need to run xrdb $HOME/.Xresources from your .xinitrc if you do not already.