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Am Freitag, den 22.10.2010, 09:03 -0400 schrieb Todd Deshane:
> I don't have personal experience with Lenny, perhaps the xen-users list does.
>
> I see Debian does have kernels:
> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels
>
> Anybody running Xen + Dom0 kernel successfully on Lenny?
>
> See Jonathan's question below.
>
> Thanks,
> Todd
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:08 AM, Jonathan Lettvin <jlettvin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Todd,
> >
> > I have installed Debian Lenny, and followed some of the instructions at:
> > http://wiki.debian.org/Xen
> > Specifically:
> >
> > Install Lenny. Finish the installation as you would normally do
> > apt-get install install xen
> > apt-get install xen-utils
> > apt-get install xen-tools
> >
> > I am stumped about what to do at step 5
> >
> > install a xen dom0-capable kernel
> >
> > I downloaded the image from:
> > http://packages.debian.org/lenny/i386/xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-686/download
> > specifically:
> > http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/l/linux-2.6/xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-686_2.6.26-25lenny1_i386.deb
> >
> > But I do not know how to install it.
> > I tried dpkg -i, but it reports unsatisfied dependencies.
> > I tried to follow down all the dependencies, but don't really know how.
> >
> > So, that is where I am now stuck.
> > Can you recommend next steps for me?
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Jonathan Lettvin <jlettvin@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Todd,
> >>
> >> Thank you for your fast response.
> >> Debian Lenny was my first candidate.
> >> I installed it (many hours)
> >> then acquired and compiled xen
> >> and then booted to that kernel
> >> and that was the attempt that led to
> >> xend failing for lack of some resource.
> >>
> >> I will try it again, given your advice but
> >> I fear I will waste another many hours
> >> and end up with no better results.
> >> A little bit of steering by you
> >> would make a huge difference to me.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Todd Deshane <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Jonathan Lettvin <jlettvin@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> > Hi list readers,
> >>> >
> >>> > I am an experienced developer with only nominal configuration talent.
> >>> > These days, mostly I use ubuntu linux, but have used Debian, WhiteBox,
> >>> > CentOS, RH, Fedora.
> >>> >
> >>> > I have been using Sun VirtualBox to very great effect and hope for
> >>> > better
> >>> > performance
> >>> > by installing and using xen.
> >>> > I also intend to use Dom0 exclusively as a host, and not install any
> >>> > other
> >>> > packages.
> >>> > Instead, I expect to do all my development and package downloads onto
> >>> > guest
> >>> > machines.
> >>> >
> >>> > I wish to do a fresh install of a xen linux onto a brand new 1TB disk
> >>> > on my
> >>> > IBM Thinkpad T61 laptop.
> >>> > My intention is to generate file-based virtual machines that I can copy
> >>> > to
> >>> > make new instances.
> >>> > I am expecting to use HVM rather than paravirtualization and files
> >>> > instead
> >>> > of logical volumes.
> >>> >
> >>> > So far, I have tried it three times, once with Debian Lenny, and twice
> >>> > with
> >>> > ubuntu Maverick Meerkat.
> >>> > Every time I encounter show-stopper problems during compiles or xend
> >>> > crash
> >>> > on execution.
> >>> > I do not know if I have identified a solid recipe to follow, or whether
> >>> > my
> >>> > choices are bad.
> >>> >
> >>> > What I request is start to finish step by step instructions (preferably
> >>> > onto
> >>> > ubuntu or Debian).
> >>> > I am willing to back off on the Dom0 OS to an earlier ubuntu or Debian.
> >>> > All I want is to generate a solid baseline xen system that is as
> >>> > reliable
> >>> > and simple as possible.
> >>> >
> >>> > I will start from scratch with a clean disk, if I can only get
> >>> > instructions
> >>> > that lead to a working host.
> >>> >
> >>> > Please help by providing a single complete clean instruction list to
> >>> > achieve
> >>> > this.
> >>>
> >>> These links might help.
> >>>
> >>> http://wiki.debian.org/Xen
> >>> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems
> >>>
> >>> Post questions if you get stuck on anything. ##xen on freenode is also
> >>> a place to ask questions.
> >>>
> >>> Hope that helps.
> >>>
> >>> Todd
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Todd Deshane
> >>> http://todddeshane.net
> >>> http://runningxen.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> This e-mail is from Jonathan D. Lettvin, and may contain information that
> >> is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, do
> >> not
> >> read, copy or distribute the e-mail or any attachments. Instead, please
> >> notify the sender and delete the e-mail and any attachments. Thank you.
> >>
> >> Jonathan D. Lettvin
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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> >
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> >
>
>
>
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