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Re: [Xen-users] Ubuntu Gutsy as dom0

GNUbie wrote:
> Hello Erik,
>
> On 10/8/07, *Erik de Castro Lopo* <mle+tools@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:mle+tools@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     GNUbie wrote:
>
>     > [1] Is it possible that for domU [1] and [2] (above) to use
>     their own stock
>     > kernel and not using dom0's kernel?
>
>     Yes, this is possible.
>
>
> Does this mean that the domU itself has a kernel installed in its
> /boot partition?

Yes.
In my case, the minimum entry for a PV linux domU is something like this :

===========================
memory = "250"
disk = [ 'phy:/dev/vg/rootlv,hda1,w','phy:/dev/vg/swaplv,hda2,w' ]
vif = [ '' ]
bootloader="/usr/bin/pygrub"
===========================

no kernel line, no initrd line.
pygrub will search the content of /dev/vg/rootlv for /boot/grub/menu.lst
and (if started with xm create -c) display a menu similar to grub.

pygrub is part of xen userloand tools, it's not a separate package.
You might find it easier to use a GUI frontend (like virt-manager in
RHE) to create a domU. It will setup all the necessary bits, including
pygrub.

Regards,

Fajar

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