Re: [Xen-users] Installing PV image from CDROM

[J Newbie <j_nwb@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Todd.

Could you please elaborate a bit more about what is wrong with CDROM ? 

Also, 
* I am ready to recreate/update initrd if required.
* Any specific changes in Xen ? What version of Xen would this work on ? What 
type of change was made ?
* What xen drivers are available for use with PV VMs ?


I searched the archive for cdrom parvirtualized, pv etc.. but no good hit.

Thanks
-nb


--- On Sun, 11/30/08, Todd Deshane <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Todd Deshane <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Installing PV image from CDROM
> To: "J Newbie" <j_nwb@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "xen-users" <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 11:56 AM
> On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 2:47 PM, J Newbie
> <j_nwb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi
> >  I am trying to create a new CentOS 5.1 PV image via
> installation.
> >  Host is F8 with Xen.
> >
> >  I pulled out kernel and initrd from CentOS 5.1
> cdrom(DVD) (from images/xen location)
> >  I have the config file that points to the saved
> kernel and ramdisk, looks like the following. CDROM is
> pointing to an ISO. (I tried both tap:aio and file for
> cdrom.. no change in behavior)
> >
> 
> You need to install from a mirror (even if just a localhost
> mirror).
> Installing from CDROM is most
> likely not possible with PV guests on your version of Xen.
> 
> Some more information on it here: (you can also find a lot
> more
> examples of the the localhost
> example by searching the xen mailing list archives, check
> xen.markmail.org and also the
> centos-virt and fedora-xen list archives)
> 
> http://blog.xen.org/index.php/2008/04/08/install-and-run-xen-on-fedora-8/
> 
> Cheers,
> Todd
> 
> -- 
> Todd Deshane
> http://todddeshane.net
> http://runningxen.com
> 
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