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Re: AW: [Xen-users] compiling Xen 3.3.1 on Lenny

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Subject: Re: AW: [Xen-users] compiling Xen 3.3.1 on Lenny
From: Fabian Zimmermann <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:23:32 +0100
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Hi,

> What confuses me, is that ( if I correctly understand the Makefile ) ,
> the option "KERNELS="linux-2.6-xen0 linux-2.6-xenU" in the command :
>
> make world "KERNELS="linux-2.6-xen0 linux-2.6-xenU"
>
> causes the build of two (older ) kernels 2.6.18 ( one for dom0 and a
> lighter version domU for the guests ) . But without any option in make
> world , _no_ kernel is built at all and I have to use the one that comes
> with the distribution ( in the debian case linux-image-2.6-xen-686 ).
> Its a more recent one  ( 2.6.26-1 ) . Is there no way ( no need ) to
> build this kernel from the xen Makefile ?

- as far as I know -

The 2.6-xen was patched to work as Xen-Dom0, but the "real" Xen-Dom0-Kernel is still 2.6.18.8. I personally would try 2.6-xen and switch to 2.6.18.8 if you run into trouble.

Bye,
Fabian

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