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Re: [Xen-devel] pxe support

To: Tim Deegan <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] pxe support
From: Sven Oehme <oehmes@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:38:48 +0100
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ok, that explains why it is not working with my PV guest.
are there plans to add this function to PV guests as well , i think here is the most value ... and by the way where i need it :-)

Sven Oehme                      


Tim Deegan <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

01/18/07 10:35 AM

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Re: [Xen-devel] pxe support





At 10:22 +0100 on 18 Jan (1169115756), Sven Oehme wrote:
> name = "fc7-pxe"
> memory = "256"
> disk = [ 'phy:vg01/fc7-pxe,xvda,w', ]
> vif = [ 'mac=66:22:aa:77:aa:89, bridge=xenbr0', ]
> vnc=1
> uuid = "57caa792-1234-773c-69a3-f1e0269d8618"
> on_reboot   = 'restart'
> on_crash    = 'restart'
> boot='n'
>
> when i start it :
>
> xm create /etc/xen/fc7-pxe -c
> Using config file "/etc/xen/fc7-pxe".
> Error: No kernel specified
>
> so what am i doing wrong ?
> i am using xen-unstable from yesterday

The guest needs to be a HVM guest -- look at /etc/xen/xmexample.hvm.
Off the top of my head, you are missing these two lines:

builder = 'hvm'
kernel = '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader'

Cheers,

Tim.

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