[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] Newbie question re: root partition spec in grub.conf
> #boot=/dev/hdb > title Xen 2.0 / XenLinux 2.6.10 > kernel /xen.gz dom0_mem=131072 > module /vmlinuz-2.6.10-xen0 root=/dev/hdb2 ro console=tty0 Looks sane :-) > /dev/hdb2 is the root partition of my original (Fedora FC2) linux > installation, while I would have thought that I should be using a > partition containing stuff ported to Xen? Nope - only the operating system kernel needs porting to Xen. Since you're booting with that, you should be fine. (but you'll need to move /lib/tls out of the way, e.g. "mv /lib/tls /lib/tls.disabled" for running properly under Xen) > The above grub.conf works to some extent, and results in a > vaguely successful boot into the Fedora linux (although the mouse > doesn't work, and I'm not sure how much else is broken). Is it a USB mouse? The default kernel build doesn't have USB support, so you'd need to enable it for this to work. Since you're using FC2, I imagine the pretty graphical boot has stopped working too. It can work in principle (perhaps putting "rhgb" at the end of the "module /vmlinuz..." line would work) but it's nothing to worry about in any case. > But my guess > is that I'm using the wrong boot partition. Can someone help to clarify > my understanding here, and set me right? You were right to start with - dropping Xen onto your existing install will work fine. Fedora works fine with Xen. Cheers, Mark ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xen-devel
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