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[Xen-users] XenU boot loader?

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Subject: [Xen-users] XenU boot loader?
From: Paul Jakma <paul@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:48:37 +0100 (IST)
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Hi,

I'm wondering is there any kind of bootloader for XenU?

Synchronising kernel bits between that which is configured for a particular guest on xen0 and the guest itself is tedious and error-prone.

It'd be handy if there was some kind of 2stage boot process so as reduce this inter-dependence.

It's particularly problematic with Linux guests, which typically use lots of modules. Misconfiguration, especially where the guest is missing the modules, can result in things like firewalling on a guest failing to start, etc.

Would it be useful to have a XenU bootloader??

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