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Re: [Xen-users] want to install Ubunto domU on CentOS dom0 - do I use FV

To: Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] want to install Ubunto domU on CentOS dom0 - do I use FV or PV?
From: Rudi Ahlers <Rudi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:48:55 +0200
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Mark Williamson wrote:
You could do a fully virtualised install using virt-manager very easily. You should be able covert to a PV install later, if you want.

Alternatively, you can build an ext3 filesystem for the guest manually (inside and image or partition). You can then use the debootstrap tool to build a Debian/Ubuntu filesystem inside that.

Cheers,
Mark

On Friday 25 July 2008, Rudi Ahlers wrote:
Hi all

I want to install Ubuntu (which is debian based) on top of CentOS, but
since it's not a nativa RH based distro, I don't know which way to
install it. Do I install it as fully virtualized , or paravirtualized ?

What is better in this case?



Hi Mark,

I have tried that already, but have had no luck. On CentOS 5.1 trying to install Ubuntu as a Fully Virtualized guest, it doesn't go further than the boot loader. I don't know why, and can't see anything in the logs why either.

Installing it as a PV guest, I need to run through some debootstrap stuff, as per this site: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=630886

But, I get stuck where I need to run "update-grub" - which I don't have on my system.

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Kind Regards
Rudi Ahlers

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