Re: [Xen-users] Xen packages availible for Ubuntu and Debian

[Eric Brown <yogieric@xxxxxxx>]

There is no debian kernel-patch for the ASUS P5WD2 motherboard (Intel  
955 chipset + ASUS additions). I had to fetch ite it8212 IDE driver  
and manually patch the 2.6.11 kernel. Then had to manually modify one  
case statement (per http://www.solace.net/nash/p5wd2- 
premium.html) ... anyway, it works.
I think I can modify your instructions below and do all that with  
debian kernel-source. But, don't I also need to apply the XeN kernel  
patch stuff too? Or will modifying /etc/xenkernels.conf below work?
I've never heard of /etc/xenkernels.conf before.


On Aug 30, 2005, at 7:49 AM, ed despard wrote:

> The source packages for everything are also available, but what i  
> think you really want are the kernel-patch packages.  Use apt-cache  
> to find which kernel-patch-$VERSION-xen packages are available for  
> stable or unstable.  Once you have the kernel patch and the  
> upstream kernel source code, you can build your own kernel with  
> whichever configuration you would like.  Then just add an entry to / 
> etc/xenkernels.conf, and run update-grub-xen.
> Edward Despard
>
> On Aug 30, 2005, at 10:45 AM, Eric Brown wrote:
>
>
> > It would be very nice if the source packages were available too.  
> > Newer hardware (like mine) sometimes needs kernel patching.
> > On Aug 29, 2005, at 10:03 AM, ed despard wrote:
> >
> >
> > > I would like to announce the availability of packages of xen  
> > > stable, and unstable for both Ubuntu and Debian.
> > > (for those who already saw the previous announcement on the xen- 
> > > users list, see below for package changes)
> > > The stable packages are from the most recent stable release,  
> > > 2.0.7, while the unstable packages are from a recent nightly  
> > > snapshot.  Included are all the packages you will need to have a  
> > > fully functional Xen installation.  This includes kernel packages  
> > > built with the default Xen configurations, and also kernel  
> > > patches that facilitate building kernels that more closely match  
> > > your existing kernel configuration.  The kernel packages also  
> > > include a configuration system that will determine (or if your  
> > > priority is set to medium ask you) the necessary xen root device,  
> > > and domain 0 memory allocations.  For more info on this system,  
> > > see the man page for the included update-grub-xen, and the /etc/ 
> > > xenkernels.conf file.  Especially of interest to many is the -- 
> > > default option to update-grub-xen, which will take steps to write  
> > > the xen entries as the default in your grub configuration file.
> > > These packages are available at mirror.clarkson.edu, by adding  
> > > the appropriate lines to your sources file, and then installing  
> > > the xen package, and optionally the appropriate kernel patch  
> > > package.
> > >     http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/xenophilia/ 
> > > xendebs/debian xen-stable main
> > >     http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/xenophilia/ 
> > > xendebs/debian xen-unstable main
> > >     http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/xenophilia/ 
> > > xendebs/ubuntu xen-stable main
> > >     http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/xenophilia/ 
> > > xendebs/ubuntu xen-unstable main
> > >
> > > -- edward despard
> > >
> > > Future goals with these packages:
> > >     consolidate xenu and xen0 kernel packages into single xen  
> > > configuration
> > >     make update-grub-xen script more robust, ie add better initrd  
> > > detection to it?
> > >     autobuild unstable packages nightly
> > >
> > > Changes from packages previously announced on xen-users:
> > >     fixed python dependencies errors
> > >     removed bashisms from update-grub-xen script
> > >     added kernel patch packages
> > >     fixed bug in kernel config scripts when priority was set to  
> > > high (bad assumptions on my part)
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > > Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users

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