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Re: [Xen-users] Convert CentOS system to Xen image?

On Mi, Apr 02, 2008 at 01:35:14 -0400, James Pifer wrote:
> > Great!
> > 
> > Now
> > you should edit kernel command line
> > and specify new root fs path.
> > 
> > What bootloader to you use?
> > 
> > Presuming you use GRUB:
> > 
> > 
> > 1. press e in the GRUB bootprompt
> > 2. Choose kernel line
> > 3. Press e again
> > 4. Change root=/dev/ida/c0d0p1 arg to root=/dev/hda1
> > 5. add parameter init=/bin/sh
> > 6. press b to boot
> > 7. when you will get shell prompt do
> > mount -t proc proc /proc
> > mount -o rw,remount /
> > mount -a 
> > vi /etc/fstab
> > 
> > and here change /dev/ida/c0d0pXXXX to /dev/hdaXXXX
> > 
> > also you can use sed instead of vi:
> > 
> > sed -i s@/dev/ida/c0d0p@/dev/hda@ /etc/fstab
> > 
> > 8. umount -a
> > 9. continue booting process
> > exec /sbin/init
> > 
> 
> Problem is I don't even get to grub. After I create the new machine in
> xen, select the image file for the hard disk, set the other settings, it
> gives me a popup that no kernels can be found. Did I miss some steps?

Please, show the config file of the domain.


> 
> Thanks,
> James
> 

-- 
WBR, i.m.chubin


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