[Fedora-xen] installing FC7 under Debian Etch

[Amos Shapira]

On 17/10/2007, Daniel P. Berrange <berrange at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 11:09:27AM +1000, Amos Shapira wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm trying to install Fedora 7 under Debian Etch running on Intel Xeon
> 3050
> > (i.e. with hardware virtualization) and x86_64 kernel (
> 2.6.18-4-xen-amd64)
> > with 4Gb RAM (the hardware supports up to 8Gb).
> >
> > I configured it this way:
> >
> > kernel = '/usr/lib/xen-3.0.3-1/boot/hvmloader'
> > builder = 'linux'
>
>             ^^^^^^^
>
> This needs to be 'hvm'  since the rest of your config file
> is for an HVM guest.


OK, thanks.

> memory = '256'
> > name = 'fc7-01'
> > vif = ['type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0']
> > disk = ['phy:/dev/xen/fc7-01,ioemu:hda,w']
> > cdrom = 'file://root/iso/fc7/x86_64/boot.iso'
> > device_model='/usr/lib/xen-3.0.3-1/bin/qemu-dm'
> > ne2000='0'
> > boot='d'
> > sdl='1'
>
>
> Or you need to configure it to be a paravirt guest - ie point the 'kernel'
> param to the Xen kernel & get rid of the cdrom & device_model args.


Does this mean I have to get hold of a different kernel for FC7 which is
paravirtualized?
Can you help me find such a kernel or do I have to compile one myself?
Is this the "kernel-xen" package or is kernel-xen intended to be used for
Dom0 (i.e. when fc7 is the host, not the guest)?

Thanks,

--Amos
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