Re: [Xen-users] xen-install on existing debian etch

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Iñaki Baz Castillo wrote:
...
> > > Installing xen-linux-system-2.6.18-4-xen-686 will add the Grub xen entry.
> > > Note that this entry include:
> > >   xen-3.0.3-1-i386-pae.gz - The Xen core system that manages dom0 and
> > > domU's. vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-xen-686 - The Xen capable kernel for dom0 (and
> > > maybe domU).
> > Is it really *-pae? I thought there were to different systems, one with
> > pae (for special hardware?), one without?
> ~# apt-cache show xen-hypervisor-3.0.3-1-i386-pae
>  The hypervisor is the "core" for XEN itself.  It gets booted by the boot
>  loader and controls cpu and memory, sharing them between your
>  administrative domain (Domain 0) and the virtual guest systems.
>  .
>  This version of the hypervisor is built with PAE enabled, in order to
>  support systems with more than 4GB of memory.  If you have less than that
>  you should probably choose the non -pae version.
>  .
>  In order to boot a XEN system along with this package you also need a
>  kernel specifically crafted to work as the Domain 0, mediating hardware
>  access for XEN itself.
>
>
> Note that if your dom0 kernel support PAE then xen-hypervisor MUST support 
> PAE, and the same with domU.
> The Debian Etch Xen kernel DOES support PAE, so you NEED xen-hypervisor-pae. 
> If not dom0 won't start.
Ah, thanks for making that clear. I have 2gigs of memory, but I guess 
PAE is supposed to run with systems less than 4G as well?
Andre


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