Re: [Xen-users] Loading FreeBSD in an HVM-domain on Intel-based host with GRUB

[Oskar Lindgren <oskar.lindgren@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Yes, it is possible. That is how I do it. But io under freebsd is slow..

/ Oskar

Igor Chubin skrev:
> Hello all,
>
> please tell me, 
>
> is it possible (at least theoretically) 
> to circumvent bug 622 [1] by using
> GRUB instead of /boot/loader to load FreeBSD kernel?
>
> Or it is silly idea: even if we bypass /boot/loader we will 
> not be able to run FreeBSD kernel in a HVM-domain on a 
> Intel-based host for some other reason?
>
> As far as I know, GRUB can't load FreeBSD kernel
> directly, but only can make chainloading using /boot/loader.
> Certainly, it is not the solution, but there were patches
> to GRUB that allow to boot FreeBSD directly [2].
>
> I want to try to use it and eliminate /boot/loader
> from boot process at all.
>
>
> What can you say about this idea?
>
>
>
> [1] http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=622
> [2] http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?10728
>
>   

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