On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:59:02AM +0530, Fasiha Ashraf wrote:
> >>I am still confused how to proceed with the XEN installation. The reason
> is, If I go to >>www.xen.org.downloads then It shows that XEN comes with
> linux-2.6.18. I am afraid >>whether it is possible to build xen from
> source along with customized vanilla kernel.
Actually:
http://www.xen.org/products/xen_source.html
Xen 3.4.1 is available WITH and WITHOUT 2.6.18 dom0 kernel.
So you can pick the one WITHOUT, and then use whatever dom0 kernel you
want.
-- Pasi
> you can simply get the xen3.4.1 source which is the most stable version in
> the latest ones. and about Kernel you can get it from git repository
> simply by running thes commands specified for pv os kernel. you can learn
> about git from its man, it has hell a lot other options.
> running this
> #git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git
> linux-2.6-xen
> you will get a kernel recommended by Pasi. v2.6.31.4 and after cd into
> that kernel
> # cd linux-2.6-xen
> you can change the kernel version if required to v2.6.30 using the
> following command.
> # git checkout origin/xen-tip/next -b xen-tip/next
> If you are satisfied by v2.6.31.4 then simply compile and build it usins
> make menuconfig, make ...... etc
>
> Regards,
> Fasiha Ashraf
>
> --- On Thu, 22/10/09, Ahmad Hassan <ahmad.hassan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Ahmad Hassan <ahmad.hassan@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Building Vanilla source 2.6.31.4 with XEN
> hypervisor
> To: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>
> Cc: "Fasiha Ashraf" <feehapk@xxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, 22 October, 2009, 7:31 PM
>
> Hi Pasi,
>
> I am still confused how to proceed with the XEN installation. The reason
> is, If I go to www.xen.org.downloads then It shows that XEN comes with
> linux-2.6.18. I am afraid whether it is possible to build xen from
> source along with customized vanilla kernel.
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen <[1]pasik@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 04:39:17PM +0530, Fasiha Ashraf wrote:
> > Which platform are you using? Fedora or debian? which version?
> Below are some
> > basic steps of building it with pv os kernel in a fedora11
> platform:-
> >
>
> <snip>
>
> >
> > Build PV Ops Kernel
> >
> > 1. cd /usr/src/kernels
> > 2. git clone
> git://[2]git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git
> > linux-2.6-xen
> > 3. cd linux-2.6-xen
> > 4. git checkout origin/xen-tip/master -b xen-tip/master
>
> You should use 'xen/master' instead of 'xen-tip/master'.
>
> 'xen-tip/master' is old and deprecated.
>
> All the new development is happening on 'xen/master', and that's what
> people should test/use.
> > Create a Grub Entry:
> >
> > title Xen 3.4 / Fedora kernel 2.6.30-rc6-tip
> > kernel /boot/xen-3.4.gz
> > module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc6-tip
> root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup01/vg_fedora11 ro
> > module /boot/initrd-2.6.30-rc6-tip.img
> >
>
> 'xen/master' branch pv_ops dom0 kernel is currently at Linux 2.6.31.4.
> -- Pasi
>
> --
> Best Regards, Hassan
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