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Re: [Xen-users] Linux HVM tutorial ?

To: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Linux HVM tutorial ?
From: Tim Post <tim.post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:11:41 +0800
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On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 16:59 +0100, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:

> Just does what it says, redirect serial port to the console.

I figured as such, but since the commented pointed at /dev/pts I thought
it best to ask.


> So you can setup a getty at /dev/ttyS0, and/or boot your linux kernel
> with "console=ttyS0", then use "xm console <domain>" to connect to the
> other end of the virtual serial line and see the messages, log into the
> machine, ...
> 

Should arguments to the kernel to be fully virtualized be specified
here:

kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"

i.e.

/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader console=ttys0 [ ... ]

Or, I noticed that pretty much everything you'd need to pass to the
kernel is able to be specified somewhere in the guest config, so in
essence the serial="" line just refers to where to setup the other end
on the guest? 

>From the comments it looked more like where to land it on dom-0.

Sorry to seem so redundant, I'm just really hoping to understand prior
to doing so I don't have to send someone to the un-manned DC to reboot
the server :) This is something that could easily break.

> cheers,
> 
>   Gerd
> 

Thanks in advance!
Tim



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