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Re: Building domains as a lesser user (was Re: [Xen-devel] bootloaders f

To: Ian Pratt <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Building domains as a lesser user (was Re: [Xen-devel] bootloaders for domain != 0)
From: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 10:23:53 +0000
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Ian Pratt wrote:
On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 02:30 +0000, Ian Pratt wrote:

One fairly simple option is to use Linux as a domU boot loader. Boot
with an intrd, mount the specified filesystem, read off

grub.conf, display a menu over

Well I don't think it even being grub compatible is necessary. I'd say it looking a little like lilo, yaboot and the like would do just fine.

What a splendid idea! I think this would be _very_ easy with a very small script out of initrd? Or _even_ out of rc2.d!?!

        read -p 'boot: ' kernel
        kexec /boot/$kernel

-apw


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