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Re: [Xen-devel] Newbie question re: root partition spec in grub.conf

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Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Newbie question re: root partition spec in grub.conf
From: Mark Williamson <Mark.Williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:05:44 +0000
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> #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


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