Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console

well, I have to admit that it has been a while since I tried logging in to a vm console from a Windows OS :) Adding some people to this which I think can help more than me... On 01/17/2014 12:58 AM, David Li wrote: > Well, it didn't even have any traces to tell me if it's installed. I am supposed to see these according to the instruction but none of them showed up. > > * IE will prompt you with "This website wants to install the following add-on SpiceX.cab... proceed by clicking the arrow on the install button and choose "Install for All Users of this computer". > * Depending on the version of IE a UAC dialog may pop up asking you if you want to allow "SpiceX.cab" If it does not Click on the install spice button again and it will. > * In the UAC dialog click on the yes button. > * The install will now proceed in the background. > > > I am using W7 64bit with IE11. My engine is running on a RHEL6 machine.

> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Dafna Ron <dron(a)redhat.com&gt; >> To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >> Cc: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com>; &quot;users(a)ovirt.org&quot; <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >> >> 1. did you restart you're firefox after install? >> 2. what OS are you using? >> >> >> On 01/16/2014 11:40 PM, David Li wrote: >>> This isn't working for me at this time. I have gone to the end of the >> instructions and clicked on "Install Spice" button in IE but nothing >> happened. >>> Maybe someone with more knowledge should come out and make clarifications. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com&gt; >>>> To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>> Cc: &quot;users(a)ovirt.org&quot; <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:51 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >>>> >>>> yuck >>>> >>>> i dont know why they do not just have this already done in an rpm >>>> >>>> yes it probably works , i have not tested it , but virt-viewer is >>>> deprecated in favor of the newer Remote-Viewer >>>> >>>> by the way >>>> >>>> worst comes to worst you can always connect to the ovirt vm node >>>> server via virt-manager gui in linux .. or using macports virt-manager >>>> in OSX >>>> >>>> and as long as you have a username and password set up in libvirt >>>> password db >>>> /etc/libvirt/passwd.db >>>> >>>> use saslpasswd2 -a libvirt $USER on your ovirt vm host node >>>> to add your user account so you dont mess with ovirt's >>>> >>>> if you have winaxe or some other Xwindows on your windows machine you >>>> could probably just ssh with putty.exe to your ovirt node server and >> run >>>> virt-manager from there while displaying back to your windows desktop >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>> Reply-to: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>> To: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com&gt; >>>> Cc: users(a)ovirt.org <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >>>> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:35:02 -0800 (PST) >>>> >>>> Is this page still applicable to ovirt 3.3.2? >>>> >>>> >> http://wiki.ovirt.org/How_to_Connect_to_SPICE_Console_With_Portal#Add_a_d... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com&gt; >>>>> To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>> Cc: &quot;users(a)ovirt.org&quot; <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:28 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >>>>> >>>>> install them wherever your firefox browser is installed... >>>>> whichever machine you are using to browse to the portal from >>>>> >>>>> unfortunately i believe ovirts' spice viewing only works on >> linux >>>>> desktops running firefox currently >>>>> >>>>> also the ovirt vnc implementation assumes you have >> remote-viewer which >>>>> can open that .vv file that pops up.. again remote-viewer would >> only be >>>>> available on linux desktops.. >>>>> >>>>> there IS a MAC OS port for remote-viewer , but i've never >> gotten it to >>>>> work without a lot of manual URL input >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>> Reply-to: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>> To: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com&gt; >>>>> Cc: users(a)ovirt.org <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >>>>> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:39:20 -0800 (PST) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Do I need these to be installed on the engine or on the machine >> where the >>>>> webadmin portal browser is being run? >>>>> >>>>> Are there any ovirt links describing these? >>>>> >>>>> david >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com&gt; >>>>>> To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>> Cc: &quot;users(a)ovirt.org&quot; <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 10:35 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Black VM Install Console >>>>>> >>>>>> you ve probabaly not install teh spice xpi in your firefox >> on linux >>>> when >>>>>> you opened the console , or maybe the remote-viewer >> application is >>>>>> missing >>>>>> >>>>>> use yum to install these >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----R >>>>>> eply-to: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>> >>>>>> Subject: [Users] Black VM Install Console >>>>>> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:08:13 -0800 (PST) >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> My first time to install a VM on ovirt has encountered a >> problem. I >>>> tried >>>>> to >>>>>> open up a console to continue the install process. But all I >> got is a >>>> blank >>>>>> window and a request to save a file which I did. The window >> remained >>>> blank >>>>> and I >>>>>> couldn't see any activities. I went to the node itself >> and tried >>>> to see >>>>> if I >>>>>> could use virsh tool to understand what's going on. But >> I was >>>> asked for >>>>> a >>>>>> username and password to perform any actions. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any idea what I should do at this time? >>>>>> >>>>>> David >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Users mailing list >>>>>> Users(a)ovirt.org >>>>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Users mailing list >>> Users(a)ovirt.org >>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> -- >> Dafna Ron >> -- Dafna Ron _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users(a)ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users