On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 02:46:56PM +0200, Harold Gutch wrote: > On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 07:23:58AM -0500, david l goodrich wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 12:38:33AM +0200, Harold Gutch wrote: > > > > > > this actually isn't really NetBSD-related, but I could imagine that > > > some people on this list might find this interesting - also, I believe > > > that the goal is easier to achieve in a Linux dom0, so the main > > > audience probably actually are people running a NetBSD dom0. > > > > > > Anyway, I wrote up a guide dealing with the problem of getting a Linux > > > domU up and running given a NetBSD dom0, without having to clone an > > > existing Linux-installation. You rather create a Debian-installation > > > completely from scratch, without needing an existing Linux > > > installation or even (any) access to a Linux box at all. > > > > > > Well, here's the URL. Have fun with it, and I'm always open to > > > comments etc. on it: > > > > > > http://www.gutch.de/NetBSD/docs/xen.html > > > > > > > > > > I have two stupid questions: > > 1) what is 'ar' (ar p $i data.tar.gz | tar xzf -) and where can > > I get it? > > 'ar' is the GNU archive tool - just think of it as "something like > tar". It's part of the GNU binutils, so it comes with NetBSD per > default (uhm - that is, you might need to have selected the compiler > set "comp.tgz" when installing NetBSD). In a normal, full NetBSD > installation you will find it as /usr/bin/ar. I think, later on, "ar" > is the only reason that I need the whole binutils .deb file in the > first (manual) download phase, as debootstrap uses it to unpack the > .deb files it itself downloads. > Ah, I guess I'll have to install the compiler set. Thanks. --david
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