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xen-devel
Re: [Xen-devel] Newbie question re: root partition spec in grub.conf
> #boot=/dev/hdb
> title Xen 2.0 / XenLinux 2.6.10
> kernel /xen.gz dom0_mem=131072
> module /vmlinuz-2.6.10-xen0 root=/dev/hdb2 ro console=tty0
Looks sane :-)
> /dev/hdb2 is the root partition of my original (Fedora FC2) linux
> installation, while I would have thought that I should be using a
> partition containing stuff ported to Xen?
Nope - only the operating system kernel needs porting to Xen. Since you're
booting with that, you should be fine. (but you'll need to move /lib/tls out
of the way, e.g. "mv /lib/tls /lib/tls.disabled" for running properly under
Xen)
> The above grub.conf works to some extent, and results in a
> vaguely successful boot into the Fedora linux (although the mouse
> doesn't work, and I'm not sure how much else is broken).
Is it a USB mouse? The default kernel build doesn't have USB support, so
you'd need to enable it for this to work.
Since you're using FC2, I imagine the pretty graphical boot has stopped
working too. It can work in principle (perhaps putting "rhgb" at the end of
the "module /vmlinuz..." line would work) but it's nothing to worry about in
any case.
> But my guess
> is that I'm using the wrong boot partition. Can someone help to clarify
> my understanding here, and set me right?
You were right to start with - dropping Xen onto your existing install will
work fine. Fedora works fine with Xen.
Cheers,
Mark
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