WARNING - OLD ARCHIVES

This is an archived copy of the Xen.org mailing list, which we have preserved to ensure that existing links to archives are not broken. The live archive, which contains the latest emails, can be found at http://lists.xen.org/
   
 
 
Xen 
 
Home Products Support Community News
 
   
 

xen-users

Re: [Xen-users] Problem with export of physical devices to domU

To: Emre Erenoglu <erenoglu@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Problem with export of physical devices to domU
From: Jan Marquardt <jm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:35:08 +0100
Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Delivery-date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:36:12 -0800
Envelope-to: www-data@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <fe9771a80711270213o495ad7adpc8081e7e4605e70c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
List-help: <mailto:xen-users-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=help>
List-id: Xen user discussion <xen-users.lists.xensource.com>
List-post: <mailto:xen-users@lists.xensource.com>
List-subscribe: <http://lists.xensource.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-users>, <mailto:xen-users-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=subscribe>
List-unsubscribe: <http://lists.xensource.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-users>, <mailto:xen-users-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=unsubscribe>
References: <474BDF38.3010201@xxxxxxxxxxx> <474BE7E0.7090809@xxxxxxxxxx> <474BEC68.2040203@xxxxxxxxxxx> <fe9771a80711270213o495ad7adpc8081e7e4605e70c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sender: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
User-agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.14pre (X11/20071023)
Emre Erenoglu wrote:
If I'm not wrong, exporting a device with ioemu makes it behave like a hard
disk. Therefore, boot sector and partitions must exist inside this /dev/sdb1
(like a complete disk image) in order for you to boot.

Emre

It is possible to boot the hard disk, which should be booted by the domU, as standalone. Though everything necessary should be available I think.

Regards,

Jan

--
Artfiles New Media GmbH | Spaldingstr. 160 b | 20097 Hamburg
Tel: 040 - 32 02 72 90 | Fax: 040 - 32 02 72 95
E-Mail: support@xxxxxxxxxxx | Web: http://www.artfiles.de
Geschäftsführer Carsten Bals | Handelsregister Hamburg - HRB 81478

_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users