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Re: [Xen-users] paravirtualization on linux domU

To: Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] paravirtualization on linux domU
From: "Fajar A. Nugraha" <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 09:25:11 +0700
Cc: Alberto Asuero Arroyo <albertoasuero@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-users <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Nick Couchman<Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Actually, the three Linux distributions that I deal with on a regular basis
> - CentOS 5, OpenSuSE 10.3/11.1, and SLES10 - do have -xen kernels included
> on the CD/DVD distribution media.

Good to know then :)

> Now, it still takes a little bit of work
> to get that kernel to boot correctly for a PV domU installation, but it does
> work.  The virt-install graphical management tool will look for the -xen
> kernel RPM on install media like CD/DVD and extract and boot it in order to
> kick off the install.  If you're using the command line, though, you'll have
> to accomplish this by hand.

Can you point to a howto on this?

-- 
Fajar

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