Re: [Xen-users] steps to install xen3.1 from source

["Huang,Wei" <first_huang@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks a lot. I tried the Tarball and rpm Package
install, and generate initrd with "mkinitrd", but
after reboot, the system can not be booted again.
Is that because that mein SuseLinuxEntpriseServer10
SP1(kernel 2.6.16.46-0.12) can not directly use the
XenKernel 2.6.18 ?

my Suse is a Virtual Machine which created with VMware
infrastrucuture from the Computer Center Server. Will
that cause any problem?

So i want to build a XenKernel from my suse kernel
2.6.16.46-0.12. But when i build from Xen3.1 source
file with "make world" "make install", it generated
still the XenKernel 2.6.18. 

Where can i costomize the settings so that it will
generate XenKernel with my original suse kernel
version?

thanks
Wei



--- Todd Deshane <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx> schrieb:

> On Jan 19, 2008 4:57 AM, Onkar <onkar.n.m@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > /lib/modules/2.6.18-xen  ??
> >
> > I am faced with the same problem .. on Debian
> system . How would i  know
> > which modules to select as a part of initrd image
> .. Is there any way(tool)
> > to know those minimal set of modules or any kind
> of 'rule of thumb'.
> >
> 
> A good rule of thumb is when running in the system
> that is or will be the
> domain0 do run the lsmod command to see what modules
> are loaded on your
> standard system without Xen-enabled. Doing a install
> either from source or
> packages should also put the xen kernel modules in
> /lib/modules. You can
> also check the downloaded binary or source package's
> install directory to
> find out what it plans to install.
> 
> Regards,
> Todd
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > - Onkar
> >
> > On Jan 19, 2008 10:14 AM, Todd Deshane
> <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 17, 2008 4:22 PM, Huang,Wei
> <first_huang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > hi all,
> > > >
> > > > i want to install xen3.1 on my system, suse
> linux
> > > > enterprise server 10 SP1 (kernel
> 2.6.16.46-0.12).
> > > > i download the tarball binary file. it
> contains only
> > > > "vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen" and "xen-3.1.gz ", no
> initrd. but
> > > > see the following code in my grub menu.lst, it
> seems
> > > > like i need the initrd file.
> > > >
> > > > i tried the installation with this binary
> Tarball, it
> > > > didn't work.
> > > >
> > > > this is the original code in menu.lst of GRUB:
> > > >
> --------------------------------------------------
> > > > title SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
> > > >    root (hd0,1)
> > > >    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16.46-0.12-default
> > > > root=/dev/sda2 vga=0x32b    resume=/dev/sda1
> > > > splash=silent showopts
> > > >    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.16.46-0.12-default
> > > >
> --------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > i don't know what the problem is. So i want to
> install
> > > > from source, and i want to build a xen linux
> kernel
> > > > with the same kernel version of my suse
> > > > (2.6.16.46-0.12). I looked up the xen manual,
> but it
> > > > shows not enough details of the installation
> steps.
> > > >
> > > > Could you please tell me which steps shall i
> do in the
> > > > installation?
> > > >
> > >
> > > You should be able to create the initrd with a
> mkintrd or mkintramfs
> > > command.
> > >
> > > The basic idea is to pass those commands the
> proper kernel version. The
> > > kernel and the modules (that make up the initrd)
> need to make. So in your
> > > case I would expect that you should be able to
> find the proper modules in
> > > /lib/modules/2.6.18-xen. You then also need to
> pass the output file name as
> > > the initrd file. (Note, typically the command
> takes on the 2.6.18-xenpart and not the /lib/modules
> part, as that is assumed.
> > >
> > > You should be able to find good examples of
> using the proper mkinitrd or
> > > mkinitramfs command online and I believe they
> also explain that in the
> > > README that comes with the binary package.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Todd
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks a lot.
> > > >
> > > > best regards,
> > > > Wei
> > > >
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