It does to replace the kernel in addition
to adding another line to grub (or other boot loader).
You need a xen kernel to run xen….
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[mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Edge
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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Two
v.3.4.1 downloads
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:46 AM, ken<gebser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> On 08/26/2009 10:32 AM Bruce Edge wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:58 AM, ken<gebser@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> At <http://www.xen.org/download/>
there are two downloads for v.3.4.1
>>> and only a very brief description of each:
>>>
>>> Xen 3.4.1 (hypervisor and tools) official source distribution
>>
>> This is the xen tools source.
>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> Linux 2.6.18 with Xen 3.4.x support source tarball
>>
>> This is the patched linux kernel.
>>
>>> What's the difference? The implication is that the first is
*not* Linux.
>>
>> Both of these need to be dropped into an already installed linux
distro.
>
> I'm guessing, then, that the xen tools source needs to be compiled.
> And the patched linux kernel (of the "support source tarball")
needs
> also to be compiled and then replaces the kernel that came with whatever
> distro I'm using, yes?
It doesn't replace the kernel exactly, it;s additional line added to the grub
entry before the kernel.
I'm also getting up to speed here, but I managed to get a 2.6.31 dom0 running
using these references on top of Ubuntu 9.04:
http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/building-xenified-2-6-30-1-kernel-via-xen-patches-2-6-30-2-tar-bz2/
http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/attempt-of-prevu-xen-3-4-1-hypervisor-on-ubuntu-jaunty-server-64-bit/
-Bruce
>
> Does it show that I'm a noob at xen?
>
>
>> A lot of Xenites use Centos, but it's not required.
>
> Haven't tried CentOS yet, but have heard good about it. It uses
RPMs,
> right? I'd like to use Fedora (just for the RedHat name really), but
> have heard they make it a pain to get their packages. Corroboration,
> anyone?
>
>
>>
>> -Bruce
>
> Thanks, Bruce.
>
>
>>
>>>....
>>>
>>> TIA.
>
>
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