[Xen-users] Unmodified Linux Guest?

[Jason Hill <jhill@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am new to Xen but so far I am very impressed. I am currently running a
VMware ESX environment but I am setting up a Xen test environment to see
if it will be feasible to switch to Xen for our production servers.

I do have a question about running unmodified guests. I have Dell 2950
servers with Dual Dual-core woodcrest procs so I can use the VT
extensions. I have been able to get Windows 2003 loaded as a guest on my
Gentoo / Xen 3.0.2 host but I am not sure how to get an unmodified Linux
loaded. I am sure there is something I am missing. I have tried booting
to the Gentoo 2006.0 install CD from within a guest, like I  did with
Windows, but it always locks up. I get the same thing when I try FreeBSD 6.

Should I be able to use the hvmloader to install an unmodified Linux or
is there something I am missing?

I can post more information, configs, logs, etc - I just wanted to make
sure there isn't something obvious I am doing wrong first.

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