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Subject: Re: [9fans] Problems with xen+plan9 (gui and keyboard)
From: Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com>
Date: Mon,  7 May 2007 09:25:40 +0100
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> I have xen installed on my linux kernel but I am having problems
> running rio, sam and acme. It boots fine into Plan9 console but then
> when I try to run the applications above I get an error about
> /dev/draw.

Plan 9 on xen doesn't have a graphics device, because xen reserves
the screen for the controlling "dom0" operating system.  To run
Plan 9 gui applications, you use the Plan 9 vm as a server, and
connect to it from the linux desktop using drawterm or vnc.