Re: [Xen-users] windows 2008 x64 no cdrom.

["Robbie garrett" <rgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

could this be a kernel problem?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>
To: "Robbie garrett" <rgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Andrew Lyon" <andrew.lyon@xxxxxxxxx>; "James Harper" 
<james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] windows 2008 x64 no cdrom.


> On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:44:53AM -0400, Robbie garrett wrote:
> > that's what i needed to know.
> >
> > so how do i upgrade my kernel? The one that comes with Xen is 2.6.18-xen
> > and that's from doing a make world.
> >
> > since the kernel is older the one that came with my system (desbian 5.0) 
> > i
> > would like to upgrade it.
> >
> > doing a google search on the subject does not return much of how to 
> > upgrade
> > a kernel from 2.6.18.
> linux-2.6.18-xen is the official tested/supported dom0 kernel for Xen 
> 3.4.x.
> There are forward-ported patches for some newer kernels, but those are not
> 'official'.
>
> See here for more information:
> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels
>
> -- Pasi
>
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Andrew Lyon" <andrew.lyon@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Robbie garrett" <rgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> > <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 10:33 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] windows 2008 x64 no cdrom.
> >
> >
> > >On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Robbie garrett<rgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >wrote:
> > >>what kernel version are you using?
> > >>what base OS?
> > >
> > >My system is Gentoo with Kernel 2.6.29-xen-r4 which is 2.6.29.3
> > >patched with opensuse xen patches
> > >(http://code.google.com/p/gentoo-xen-kernel/downloads/list), Xen is
> > >3.4.1.
> > >
> > >I am not using gplpv drivers as there are no windows 7 builds yet,
> > >although I noticed some code has been committed recently which
> > >mentioned windows 7, so perhaps they will be available soon..
> > >
> > >Here is the config I used:
> > >
> > >cat /etc/xen/win7svr.cfg
> > >
> > >import os, re
> > >arch = os.uname()[4]
> > >if re.search('64', arch):
> > >   arch_libdir = 'lib64'
> > >else:
> > >   arch_libdir = 'lib'
> > >kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
> > >builder='hvm'
> > >memory = 2048
> > >name = "win7svr"
> > >uuid = "573b4798-4e19-410e-881d-c8e1b2ae57f8"
> > >vcpus=8
> > >cpuid=['1:edx=xxx1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,ebx=xxxxxxxx00010000xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx','4,0:eax=001111xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx']
> > >
> > >vif = [ 'mac=00:16:73:2d:f7:bd' ]
> > >disk = [
> > >'phy:/dev/sasraid1/lv_win7svr,hda,w','file:/mnt/store/win7svrrtm/7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_eval_en-us-GRMSXEVAL_EN_DVD.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'
> > >]
> > >device_model = '/usr/' + arch_libdir + '/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
> > >boot="d"
> > >sdl=0
> > >vnc=1
> > >vnclisten="10.0.4.2"
> > >vncdisplay=19
> > >vncpasswd='password'
> > >serial='pty'
> > >usbdevice='tablet'
> > >keymap='en-gb'
> > >stdvga=1
> > >videoram=16
> > >viridian=1
> > >
> > >Andy
> > >
> >
> >
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