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RE: [Xen-users] Kernel drivers on domU

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Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Kernel drivers on domU
From: "Steffen Heil" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 15:26:53 +0200
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Hi

> > Current source tarballs by default build only one kernel anyway, 
> > giving you all drivers anywhere.
> 
> Thats not entirely correct. The tarballs will make a single 
> kernel yes, but most drivers are still compiled as modules. 
> So you need to make sure that the appropriate 
> /lib/modules/2.6.xx-xen directory is available in the VM file 
> system as well, otherwise drivers compiled as modules won't be found.

You are right, but I never even thought about using a kernel without it's
lib/modules in place....

Regards,
  Steffen

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