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Can i use NetBSD/xen on a laptop computer?
I'm about to set up a new laptop with NetBSD, and I'd really like to
be able to run Xen on it, in order to experiment with a couple of
Linux distributions without resorting to rebooting back and forth
between operating systems. What I don't fully understand, is what
limitations NetBSD/xen will have.
As far as I can tell from what I read here, and on the Xen pages, I
should be able to install NetBSD/i386 2.0, and then add Xen 1.2 to
that, using the existing NetBSD installation (with a new kernel) in
domain 0. What I don't understand is whether I'll still be able to
use the various hardware in the laptop: will NetBSD/xen in domain 0
support all the same devices that NetBSD/i386 does? Can I expect to
run X? Use the Atheros wireless device? Power management? &c?
I guess I'm asking whether I can expect that moving from NetBSD/i386
to NetBSD/xen will be invisible except for the ability to run
additional OSes...
-tih
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Tom Ivar Helbekkmo, Senior System Administrator, EUnet Norway Hosting
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