Re: [Xen-users] Suse 10.1 Virtual Machine Management

[Jan Albrecht <jan.albrecht@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,


Bernard Golden wrote:

> I am trying to install new domu via Yast Virtual Machine Management. I
> choose "Run an OS installation program" to get the guest Suse 10.1
> installed. It lists the installation device as CD/DVD (/dev/hdc). I
> have Disk 1 of Suse 10.1 in CD, but get an error in "preparing
> installation of the virtual machine" listing "Failed to extract the
> kernel from the installation source."

>From my point of view the SuSE 10.1 XEn Installation way is totally
unuseable. I've tried it several times, but it didn't worked.
To install SuSE 10.1 the easiest way is to create a new partition (with
LVM), tar the whole / (including all sudirs) to the new directory and
use a config like this:

# configuration name:
name     = "vm1"
# usable ram:
memory   = 512
# kernel und initrd:
kernel   = "/boot/vmlinuz-xen"
ramdisk  = "/boot/initrd-xen"
# boot device:
root     = "/dev/hda1"
# boot to run level:
extra    = "3"
# network interface:
vif      = vif = [ 'mac=00:16:3e:a1:de:dd' ]
# storage devices:
disk     = [ 'phy:LVM1/vm1,hda1,w' ]

It my case it worked. I never figured ou how to install SuSE10XEN via
Yast...

Jan


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