RE: [Xen-users] kernel compile

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian
> Sent: 31 August 2006 23:33
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] kernel compile
> 
> On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 01:08:19PM -0700, Tsunami wrote:
> > Hello,
> >   
> >   I've some problem with the kernel compile.
> >   I've downloaded the 2.6.16 kernel from kernel.org and 
> applied the patch for xen
> >   
> >   when I compile the kernel : make
> >   I only have vmlinuz and vmlinux in the source tree, no 
> bzImage available in the arch/i386/boot directory ...
> >   
> >   Hence, I can't boot with the xenified kernel
> >   
> >   I would like to obtain a xen kernel for a rhel 4 with the 
> PAE and DRBD support.
> >   
> >   I tried a lot of things without success
> >   What's the best pratice to compile a kernel with xen from 
> scratch ?
> >   
> >   I need help, please :)
> 
> Are you running a different architecture like AMD64 ? The 
> kernel image will
> not be in arch/i386/boot, but ia64 or x86_64.

Also, Xen doesn't use a bzImage, it does use the raw vmlinuz image,
since the kernel is loaded using the "multiboot" method in Grub. This is
used to load Xen itself, the kernel and if needed the initrd. So the
lack of bzImage is simply that the kernel is complete without it. 

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Mats
> Brian
> >   
> > 
> > Tsunami
> > Self-Destruction might be the answer 
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