On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 13:27 -0500, Jimi Xenidis wrote:
> First, I really appreciate you updating the wiki, I think its awesome!
>
> On Oct 31, 2006, at 4:24 PM, wiki-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > + === Example ===
> > + Have a machine with Linux install on /dev/hda3. We do not have
> > any parameters to pass to the Xen hypervisor. So once
> > + SLOTH firmware loads up. You will PXE boot the Xen image built
> > (no command line paramters specified in the build) and specify the
> > parameters on here:
>
> What do you mean "PXE boot"? I think this is an intel/x86 world term.
> This is a standard Open Firmware command:
> "boot <device> <params>"
sigh...me coming from x86, I screwed the terminology. I will change it,
if it has not already been changed. "netboot" would be a much better
word.
>
> Specifically, (assuming you have not defined the file, IP
> configuration, and TFTP server) in this case you will be TFTPing the
> image that that a BOOTP packet tells "net1" to load
>
> > + {{{
> > + boot net1 xen -- root=/dev/hda3
> > + }}}
Yes I left out the part about setting up the bootp & tftp enviroment
(figured most folks whould probably know that part), mainly I was
putting an example of the command line to enter when using Sloth. I was
at first just doing "netboot root=/dev/hda3". I can rework the example
and make it more clear. But thought there needed to be a clear example
for folks to try and understand.
>
> > + <!> - note the word "xen" is placed as the parameter for the
> > Hypervisor because you cannot have no parameter, so just put
> > somehting that will just be dropped.
>
> Is this _still_ true? I think at some point Xen actually wanted to
> see this string to verify that the person actually wanted to boot Xen
> and has since been removed. You should be able to boot without it,
> if not we need to find out why.
I'll give it a try and let everyone know.
> -JX
>
>
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