Re: [Xen-users] Debian packages for xen3 + kernel images for dom0/U

[Paul Wagland <xen+paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi there again...


On Feb 6, 2006, at 23:01, Ralph Passgang wrote:

> Am Montag, 6. Februar 2006 22:32 schrieben Sie:
>
> > And a question for everyone... what method do people normally use to
> > generate the initramfs for the domU kernels?
> mkinitrd -o /boot/xen-modules-2.6.12.6-xen 2.6.12.6-xen
> (mkinitrd -o <outfile> <kernelversion>)
>
> debian unstable changed to yaird for creating initrd images, but I had
> problems with a software raid (even if was not the root device) and  
> so I
> personally switched back to mkinitrd. Debian sarge uses mkinitrd at  
> all and
> I've I remember right woody also used mkinitrd.
>
> But you should be able to use whatever "method" you want as long as  
> it's
> mountable for the kernel. for supported types see the xen kernel  
> config
> (in /boot/config-2.6.12.6-xen if you installed my kernel linux- 
> xen0-2.6).
Ironically, yaird is what I use for dom0, in fact I had to since I  
ran into an upgrade problem with udev, the kernel, and mkinitrd...  
Fortunately, yaird saved me from that... the problem I have is with  
my domU kernels, since they need a different subset of modules than  
does my dom0. I was wondering if anyone had a generic solution for  
creating a domU initramfs without having to boot the aforementioned  
initramfs with all of the modules loaded.
At the moment I grab the initramfs created for my dom0 and modify it  
so that it is suitable for my domU. But I was really hoping that  
there was a better way.
Cheers,
Paul

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