Re: [Xen-users] installing a new domU

[Fred Blaise <chapeaurouge@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/18/05, Robbie Dinn <robbie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Fred Blaise wrote:
>  > Hi all
>  >
>  > I have a stupid question...
>  >
>  > How do you actually install a new OS inside a new domainU ?
>
> No, it's not a stupid question.
>
> However I didn't find a general answer to that question, so I asked
> myself two different questions.
>
> How do I install two or more linux distributions onto a disk
> containing several root filesystems so that can I boot into any
> the distributions?
>
> Having solved that, I asked myself:
>
> Which distribution/root filesystem will be the dom0 and how
> how do I bring up the Xen and the dom0/domU's?
>
> I made things more difficult for myself by wanting to just use the
> one box, but there is no reason why you couldn't use two
> physical machines. One box runs Xen and contains filesystems for
> each domain. The second box is just a 'scratch' box. You install
> a distribution on the second box, copy the filesystem image to the
> first box (new domain), then wipe the disk on the second box ready
> for a fresh install.
>
> I have found that getting an arbitrary distribution to install
> on a virutal machine of any type is sufficiently difficult that
> it is often easier not to bother and to use a physical machine
> instead.
I tried to pass extra parameters, as to have the domU boot from the cdrom, like
extra = 'boot=/dev/hdd 4'

but it wouldn't work.

Also, apparently, it finds my /dev/hda 1 time out of 5. Sucks :\ I
will try to check out the newest hg.

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