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Re: [Xen-users] Debian Repository

To: Ian Tobin <itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Debian Repository
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:16:31 +0200
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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

-- Pasi


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