Re: [Xen-users] Re: [Xen-devel] What is the implication to use 'module'directive instead of 'initrd' to load ramdis

["Edney Matias" <edneymatias@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

what Jan is trying to say is that, since the dom0 kernel needs an
intrd image and since these options are passed to Xen kernel as
modules directives, you´ll need to specify them  as modules in your
grub.

title Xen Unstable /Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.6.16.33
kernel /xen.gz console=vga <- Xen kernel
module /vmlinuz-2.6-xen  <- dom0 kernel passed as a Xen module
module initrd /initrd-2.6.16.33-xen.img <- dom0 initrd file passed as
a Xen module

Regards!

Matias

2007/1/10, Liang Yang <multisyncfe991@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Jan,
>
> I used SINGLE module to load kernel and SINGLE intird to load ramdisk in
> grub.conf file.
>
> title Xen Unstable /Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.6.16.33
>  kernel /xen.gz console=vga
>  module /vmlinuz-2.6-xen ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
> console=tty0
>  initrd /initrd-2.6.16.33-xen.img
>
> Based on what you explained, this should be fine. However, Xen Linux still
> got a panic message: Linux kernel must be loaded before ramdisk.
>
> How do you explain this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Liang
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Liang Yang" <multisyncfe991@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "xen-devel" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] What is the implication to use 'module'directive
> instead of 'initrd' to load ramdis
>
>
> > >I noticed Xen used Module directive to load RAMDISK for XenLinux in boot
> >>grub config file instead of regular initrd. Why can't we use initrd here?
> >>I
> >>tried to change back to initrd and Linux reports an error kernal panic
> >>message: Linux kernel must be loaded before ramdisk.
> >>
> >>Could anyone here explain about this?
> >
> > 'initrd' is equivalent to 'module' except that there can only be a single
> > initrd
> > statement per boot option. Obviously you need two modules (the kernel
> > and its initrd), hence you can't use 'initrd' here.
> >
> > Jan
> >
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