missing SPICE/VirtIO guest packages (spice-vdagent, xf86-video-qxl) — llvmpipe fallback only on VirtIO GP

[c-ludenberg]

long time no see. remember me? anyway.

installed v0.1.0 in qemu with -vga virtio. got this fancy red hat virtio 1.0 gpu. cool. too bad it renders like a powerpoint from 2003.

$ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Red Hat, Inc. Virtio 1.0 GPU (rev 01)
$ pacman -Qs xf86-video
(none)
$ pacman -Qs spice
(none)
$ glxinfo -B | head -3
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa
OpenGL renderer string: llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.4, 256 bits)

so we got:

• virtio_gpu_dri.so ✅ present. doing its best. real trooper.
• xf86-video-qxl ❌ missing. on vacation.
• spice-vdagent ❌ also missing. same vacation probably.

result: 1024x768. software rendering. no clipboard. no dynamic res. the virtio gpu is physically installed in the vm but spiritually unemployed.

my brother in christ just throw spice-vdagent xf86-video-qxl into the package list. it's like 200KB. even Antergos NeXT has it XD

if you want more info just remind me here xd

[sinisterMage]

Hello! thank you for reporting this issue and bringing it to my attention, also yes, i remember you, long time no see :D
this distro is not actually meant for daily use xD, its meant as a base for other distros to add whatever they have in mind, but i will fix it as soon as i can :D