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Re: [Xen-users] Linux HVM tutorial ?

To: tim.post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Linux HVM tutorial ?
From: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:19:13 +0100
Cc: "Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Tim Post wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 16:59 +0100, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> 
>> Just does what it says, redirect serial port to the console.
> 
> I figured as such, but since the commented pointed at /dev/pts I thought
> it best to ask.

It is actually a /dev/pts/<nr> in dom0.  "xm console" will just lookup
which pseudo tty it actually is in xenstore, then connect.

> Should arguments to the kernel to be fully virtualized be specified
> here:

No, guest linux kernel, i.e. grub/lilo inside the vm must be configured
to pass that to the kernel, exactly as you'll setup a serial console on
a physical machine.

HTH,
  Gerd

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Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx>
http://www.suse.de/~kraxel/julika-dora.jpeg

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