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Re: [Xen-users] Re: HVM domU Solaris 10 (Marc Patino G?mez)

from [John Levon]

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On Sat, Sep 22, 2007 at 09:59:56AM -0400, jim burns wrote:

> All PC OSs start out in real mode after a reset/reboot, and switch over to 
> protected mode, so Xen's real mode implementation can't be all that bad.

It's not. However, it's only just enough to run Windows and Linux
installers.

> It sounds like this is a problem with OpenSolaris, not Windows.

No. The real mode emulator just needs extending to cope with Solaris's
real mode code, which differs slightly from what the tested OS's use.

regards
john

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