Re: [Xen-users] Debian Repository

[Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 09:30:52AM -0000, Ian Tobin wrote:
> Just another quick one, if i downloaded the latest kernel from kernel.org and 
> compiled it would this have support for the latest XEN release?
> 

vanilla kernel from kernel.org has Xen domU (guest) support included,
using the Linux pv_ops framework.

Dom0 support is not yet included in kernel.org kernels.

List of various dom0 capable kernels and patches here:
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels

-- Pasi

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx] 
> Sent: 13 January 2010 09:23
> To: Ian Tobin
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Debian Repository
> 
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 09:07:17AM -0000, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > If Debian is not going to be supported for much longer what would the next 
> > best OS be?
> >
> 
> If you read the posts, they're actively working on fixing the packages.
> 
> -- Pasi
> 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx] 
> > Sent: 12 January 2010 14:20
> > To: Ian Tobin
> > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Debian Repository
> > 
> > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 04:16:31PM +0200, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 12:44:32PM -0000, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > > >    Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >    Im trying to install Netware and Windows 2008 server but im having
> > > >    problems with it reading the ISO.  Im guessing this is because im 
> > > > running
> > > >    version 3.2.1 debian packages so i want to upgrade to unstable and 
> > > > use the
> > > >    3.4 deb packages.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >    My problem is that there isn't a kernel package so when booting you 
> > > > cant
> > > >    boot into xenified kernel mode.  If i try and use a kernel from the 
> > > > stable
> > > >    tree it messes things up.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >    How is everyone else running the 3.4 packages? Ive read about pv_ops 
> > > > but i
> > > >    don't know how to install or use it.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >    Any ideas?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I think the Debian Xen 3.4.2 debs are also missing qemu-dm required
> > > for Xen HVM guests. 
> > > 
> > > Debian developers are working on adding qemu-dm back to the packages 
> > > (it was removed because the Debian Xen maintainer didn't want to maintain
> > > it, he thought managing/patching Qemu was too much work for him).
> > > 
> > > There was discussion about this on xen-devel and on debian pkg-xen
> > > mailinglists:
> > > 
> > > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2009-12/msg00716.html
> > > and
> > > http://blog.xen.org/index.php/2009/12/15/support-to-be-removed-from-debian-squeeze-call-for-volunteers/
> > > 
> > > You could always compile your own Xen dom0 kernel, there are many
> > > options for that:
> > > 
> > > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels
> > > 
> > 
> > At the moment Linux 2.6.31.9 with OpenSUSE 2.6.31-10 Xen patches might
> > be a good option for you as a dom0 kernel.
> > 
> > -- Pasi
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 

_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users