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Date:      Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:47:09 +0100
From:      Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>
To:        Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD virtualization <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: VNC Viewer on Windows: Unable to access VMs GUI
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-s 3,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:59 <http://0.0.0.0:5915>*15*,w=1600,h=950 \
-s 10,virtio-net,tap*15* \
*vm15* < /dev/null & sleep 2 && vncviewer *0:15*

On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 1:19 PM Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hellos,
>
> When I was still on FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE I was able to access some Linux
> VMs GUI using VNC Viewer on my Windows PC.
> After I upgraded to 14-RELEASE, this changed: I can connect to the VMs,
> but the GUI desktop is frozen. The mouse cursor isn't moving at all and the
> Desktop doesn't load like before.
> I start all my VMs the same way:
>
> bhyve -c N -m NG -w -H \
> -s 0,hostbridge \
> -s 4,virtio-blk,/usr/local/bhyve-vms/DISTRONAME/distroname.img \
> -s 5,virtio-net,tapN \
> -s 8,hda,play=/dev/dsp,rec=/dev/dsp \
> -s 29,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:59XX,w=1680,h=1050 \
> -s 30,xhci,tablet \
> -s 31,lpc -l com1,stdio \
> -l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI.fd \
> distroname
>
> I would then connect to a.b.c.d:59xx using VNC Viewer and I'd get the
> Linux/Windows Desktop.
> Not anymore!
>
> Is there something I need to do to fix the issue?
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
>  In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS.
> "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-)
> [How to ask smart questions:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]
>


-- 
Mario.

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<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:monospace">-s 3,fbuf,tcp=<a href="http://0.0.0.0:5915" target="_blank">0.0.0.0:59</a><b>15</b>,w=1600,h=950 \</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">-s 10,virtio-net,tap<b>15</b> \</span></span></div><span style="font-family:monospace"><b>vm15</b> &lt; /dev/null &amp; sleep 2 &amp;&amp; vncviewer <b>0:15</b></span></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 1:19 PM Odhiambo Washington &lt;<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hellos,<div><br></div><div>When I was still on FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE I was able to access some Linux VMs GUI using VNC Viewer on my Windows PC.</div><div>After I upgraded to 14-RELEASE, this changed: I can connect to the VMs, but the GUI desktop is frozen. The mouse cursor isn&#39;t moving at all and the Desktop doesn&#39;t load like before.</div><div>I start all my VMs the same way:</div><div><br></div><div>bhyve -c N -m NG -w -H \<br>-s 0,hostbridge \<br>-s 4,virtio-blk,/usr/local/bhyve-vms/DISTRONAME/distroname.img \<br>-s 5,virtio-net,tapN \<br>-s 8,hda,play=/dev/dsp,rec=/dev/dsp \<br>-s 29,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:59XX,w=1680,h=1050 \<br>-s 30,xhci,tablet \<br>-s 31,lpc -l com1,stdio \<br>-l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI.fd \<br>distroname</div><div><br></div><div>I would then connect to a.b.c.d:59xx using VNC Viewer and I&#39;d get the Linux/Windows Desktop.</div><div>Not anymore!</div><div><br clear="all"><div>Is there something I need to do to fix the issue?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223</div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> In </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS.</span><br>&quot;<span style="font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">&quot;, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">egrep -v &#39;^$|^.*#&#39; </span><span style="background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:&quot;Lucida Console&quot;,Consolas,&quot;Courier New&quot;,monospace;font-size:13.6px">¯\_(ツ)_/¯</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions: </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>;
</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Mario.<br></div></div>

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