Re: [Xen-users] Migrating from -xen guest kernel to unmodified guest kernel

["Fajar A. Nugraha" <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tom Haddon wrote:
> I'd then boot into it and install grub, shut it down, change the config
> to use hvmloader, and then boot again. Does this sound sane?
>   
Pretty much so.
> Part of the reason I need to avoid just building a new unmodified kernel
> guest from scratch is that I can't seem to get console access to the xen
> guest when it's using hvm (I think this isn't supported from what I can
> see)
If I were you I'd simply install from scratch.
I used HVM to install opensolaris under linux once. I was able to access 
its serial console using this xen config :
serial='pty'

that way you can "xm console"-it just like a PV domain.
There are other complications though : You need to follow the same 
procedure (for the HVM domU) as if you have a real machine with both VGA 
card and serial port, and you want to use only the serial port. In my 
case, when the opensolaris installer boots, initially the output is only 
on VGA console (accessible using vnc). I have to choose "install using 
serial port" (or something like that), and after that all output is on 
the serial port (accessible using xm console).

> , and I don't have firewall access to be able to get to the server
> on a vnc port.
AFAIK you should be able to use TCP/X forwarding with ssh for vnc/SDL 
console.
Regards,

Fajar

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