[Xen-users] Re: Unmodified Linux Guest?

[Jason Hill <jhill@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I figured out out to make the Gentoo 2006.0 install CD boot unmodified.
Here are the kernel options if anyone is interested.
"gentoo-nofb acpi=off noapic nolapic nosmp"

This may be common knowledge, is there any documentation on running
operating systems in the HVM environment? I have found very little
information. I stumbled upon the above info here:
http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/xen/index-en.html

Jason Hill wrote:
> I am new to Xen but so far I am very impressed. I am currently running a
> VMware ESX environment but I am setting up a Xen test environment to see
> if it will be feasible to switch to Xen for our production servers.
>
> I do have a question about running unmodified guests. I have Dell 2950
> servers with Dual Dual-core woodcrest procs so I can use the VT
> extensions. I have been able to get Windows 2003 loaded as a guest on my
> Gentoo / Xen 3.0.2 host but I am not sure how to get an unmodified Linux
> loaded. I am sure there is something I am missing. I have tried booting
> to the Gentoo 2006.0 install CD from within a guest, like I  did with
> Windows, but it always locks up. I get the same thing when I try FreeBSD 6.
>
> Should I be able to use the hvmloader to install an unmodified Linux or
> is there something I am missing?
>
> I can post more information, configs, logs, etc - I just wanted to make
> sure there isn't something obvious I am doing wrong first.
>
>   

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