Re: [Xen-users] XenU installs

[Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> i tend to use Ubuntu for my dom0, but i want to try and virtualise as
> many non-windows OSs as possible. ;)
> i tried the following config:

<snip>

> the installer then made it through to installing the RPMs .... and then it
> died. am i doing this correctly?

For the duration of the install process I think you ought to be giving it 
access to the installer ISO too as one of its VBDs.

cheers,
Mark

> On 05/06/07, Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > What are you trying to install?  As Daniel said, in general installing
> > from CD-ROMs will only work in HVM.
> >
> > However, there are a number of possible options:
> >
> > * Fedora / RHEL (and possibly SuSE?) can be installed paravirtualised
> > from CD-ROM if you boot using the Xenified install kernel and initrd from
> > the disk.
> > * If you have hardware virtualisation extensions, install in HVM mode
> > then convert to paravirtualised by installing a Xenified kernel.
> > * Install from CD-ROM in Qemu, then convert to paravirtualised by
> > installing a Xenified kernel.
> > * For Debian / Ubuntu installs you can just use debootstrap to build a
> > filesystem in a directory tree.  debootstrap runs on non-debian distros,
> > I think.
> > * There are other possibilities (e.g. I think RedHat's virt-manager can
> > install RH (/ SuSE guests in future?) from network shares.
> >
> > Would one of these work for you? (nb. Fedora / RHEL only support PAE
> > hosts, so you need to have a PAE Xen installed).
> >
> > It'd be kinda nice if there were a standardised spec for "how to boot an
> > ISO in a paravirt VM".  This would require some kind of agreement between
> > the distributors to do things in a uniform way, but it would move us
> > closer to a "just works" type setup - surely a good thing.  It seems
> > relatively unfortunate for the install procedure for each paravirt guest
> > to be slightly different so that the user or tools has to understand
> > those differences.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mark
> >
> > On Tuesday 05 June 2007, Andre Grove wrote:
> > > hello all,
> > >
> > > i've been messing around with Xen, and it seems that most HOWTOs
> > > document installs by using prebuilt images.
> > > i'm rather anal about my installs though, and i want to be able to
> > > boot CDs (or ISO images). i've tried the following config:
> > >
> > > kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6-xen"
> > > memory = 128
> > > name = "andre_test_01"
> > > cpus = "1" # leave to Xen to pick
> > > vif = [ 'bridge=xenbr0' ]
> > > disk = [ 'file:/xendisks/andre_test.img,sda1,w',
> > > 'file:/xendisks/andre_test_swap.img,sda2,w',
> > > 'file:/xendisks/install-isoS/install.iso,hdc,r' ]
> > > ramdisk = "/boot/initrd.img-2.6.16.33-xen"
> > > boot = "d"
> > >
> > > the boot = d is apparently used to boot the cdrom, but it doesn't work
> > > for me. i've tried copying the vmlinuz and initrd.
> > >
> > > does any one have any ideas?
> > >
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> > --
> > Dave: Just a question. What use is a unicyle with no seat?  And no
> > pedals! Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a
> > skateboard? Dave: Skateboards have wheels.
> > Mark: My wheel has a wheel!



-- 
Dave: Just a question. What use is a unicyle with no seat?  And no pedals!
Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a skateboard?
Dave: Skateboards have wheels.
Mark: My wheel has a wheel!

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