Re: [Xen-users] OT - mostly

[jonr@xxxxxxxxxx]

Quoting "Fajar A. Nugraha" <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>:

> On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 3:07 AM,  <jonr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I have a distro that I have to use at work that is custom built. There is no
> > way for me to install it as a pv so I am trying to figure out how to make an
> > iso that I can then use for an http install. It is already a bootable iso
> > but the directory structure does not work with virt-install.
> >
> > Can anyone point me to a doc that is not distro centered that would explain
> > how to create a http repository and what is needed to make virt-install use
> > it?
> I don't think virt-install can use http install for HVM guest.
> What are you trying to do? Install HVM guest? If yes, just use the
> bootable ISO.
> For most distros you can then convert it to a PV guest later using
> either one of the working kernel-xen packages from other distros or a
> self-compiled xen/pv_ops kernel.
>
> If you're trying to install it as PV guest but virt-install doesn't
> support it (like for Debian/Ubuntu), it might be easier to copy
> xen-compatible kernel and initrd to dom0 and create Xen configuration
> file by hand.
>
> --
> Fajar
Thanks Fajar,

I am trying to use virt-install to install a paravirtual guest using a  
custom OS that I have to use at work. I think the best solution is to  
install it by hand.
I am using LVMs as the disks, do I have this right..

I need to download a pv-ops kernel, is there one that is currently preferred?

#Loopback mount the .iso for the os and copy the filesystem into a  
loopback mounted lvm, say, /mnt/domU
#cp the pv-ops kernel into /mnt/domU/usr/src/
#chroot into /mnt/domU
#Configure kernel then, make && make modules_install && make install,  
it for my system.
#Create an initramfs.

Does that sound good or am I missing it completely?

Jon



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