RE: [Xen-users] Using Xen on Cobalt Raq4

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

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> Florian Fainelli
> Sent: 16 January 2007 15:08
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> Subject: [Xen-users] Using Xen on Cobalt Raq4
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> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to make Xen work on a Cobalt Raq4 (x86 based). I 
> managed to
> compile both hypervisor and Dom0 kernel with cobalt specific fixes.
> 
> Unfortunately, the bootloader on the Cobalt Raq4 is very limited, and
> does not allow me to specify the domain0 kernel to load with the xen
> hypervisor. For the moment I would like to avoid chain loading :
> 
> cobalt-rom -> grub -> xen
> 
> Before modifying the loading chain, I would like to know if the
> hypervisor is looking for a specific kernel file to load ?

No, it's just expectign grub to load xen + kernel image [+ initrd]. The
multiboot info supplied by grub is USED to find the kernel image. 

> 
> Thank you very much in advance.

Unless the cobalt-rom is able to boot "grub multiboot" style modules,
you're going to have to wave the magic wand around quite a bit to
achieve successful load of Xen + Dom0 [put another way, it's probably
much easier to use grub!]. 

--
Mats



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