RE: [Xen-users] Debian Repository

["Ian Tobin" <itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just another quick one, if i downloaded the latest kernel from kernel.org and 
compiled it would this have support for the latest XEN release?



-----Original Message-----
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx] 
Sent: 13 January 2010 09:23
To: Ian Tobin
Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Debian Repository

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 09:07:17AM -0000, Ian Tobin wrote:
> If Debian is not going to be supported for much longer what would the next 
> best OS be?
>

If you read the posts, they're actively working on fixing the packages.

-- Pasi

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx] 
> Sent: 12 January 2010 14:20
> To: Ian Tobin
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Debian Repository
> 
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 04:16:31PM +0200, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 12:44:32PM -0000, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > >    Hi,
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >    Im trying to install Netware and Windows 2008 server but im having
> > >    problems with it reading the ISO.  Im guessing this is because im 
> > > running
> > >    version 3.2.1 debian packages so i want to upgrade to unstable and use 
> > > the
> > >    3.4 deb packages.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >    My problem is that there isn't a kernel package so when booting you 
> > > cant
> > >    boot into xenified kernel mode.  If i try and use a kernel from the 
> > > stable
> > >    tree it messes things up.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >    How is everyone else running the 3.4 packages? Ive read about pv_ops 
> > > but i
> > >    don't know how to install or use it.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >    Any ideas?
> > > 
> > 
> > I think the Debian Xen 3.4.2 debs are also missing qemu-dm required
> > for Xen HVM guests. 
> > 
> > Debian developers are working on adding qemu-dm back to the packages 
> > (it was removed because the Debian Xen maintainer didn't want to maintain
> > it, he thought managing/patching Qemu was too much work for him).
> > 
> > There was discussion about this on xen-devel and on debian pkg-xen
> > mailinglists:
> > 
> > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2009-12/msg00716.html
> > and
> > http://blog.xen.org/index.php/2009/12/15/support-to-be-removed-from-debian-squeeze-call-for-volunteers/
> > 
> > You could always compile your own Xen dom0 kernel, there are many
> > options for that:
> > 
> > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels
> > 
> 
> At the moment Linux 2.6.31.9 with OpenSUSE 2.6.31-10 Xen patches might
> be a good option for you as a dom0 kernel.
> 
> -- Pasi
> 
> 
> 



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