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Re: [Xen-users] vanilla kernel and xen (in general), vanilla 2.6.24 and
For the record, I've started a howto guide for this here:
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Kernel.org_Linux_on_Xen
Cheers,
Mark
On Sunday 03 February 2008, Joel Becker wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 03:49:06AM +0000, Mark Williamson wrote:
> > 2.6.24 from kernel.org does not build with Xen support by default. To
> > enable this, you'll need to go into make xconfig / make menuconfig and
> > tweak some options...
> >
> > Under "Processor type and features", there is an option for
> > "Paravirtualized guest support". Enable that.
> >
> > Under "Paravirtualized guest support", enabled the "Xen guest support"
> > option.
> >
> > I think this will automatically enable support for Xen block and network
> > devices; otherwise you'll have to enable them under the relevant menus in
> > the configurator.
>
> I'm trying to boot 2.6.24 as a paravirt guest. I'm using all
> the config selections you describe. I've done all this, from the day
> "Xen" support landed up until 2.6.24 release. I've never gotten it to
> boot, not once. These days (2.6.24), I get it starting, but it can
> never mount /dev/root. I tried the 0x20201/xvda1 trick, but that
> doesn't help either. I've often wondered - which file should I be
> using from my build? arch/x86/boot/bzImage? ./vmlinux? I really would
> appreciate any help - I'm currently stuck with HVM when it comes to
> mainline kernel, and that's slow.
>
> Joel
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