Re: Xen on NetBSD 4.0-RELEASE and Windows HVM

["Joel CARNAT" <joel%carnat.net@localhost>]

Hello,

> Hi All:
>
> I am getting ready to install NetBSD 4.0 and Xen on my Dell Laptop
> (D630). Mu ultimate goal it to have it running Windows XP as an HVM
> guest.
>

I used to run it on a Dell D420.
It ran well, except I had the CPU running at full speed, to the laptop was
quite hot very quick.

> If anyone has any writeup they can post on the steps and procedures in
> additional to the HOWTO, that would be very much appreciated.

I wrote some notes there:
http://www.tumfatig.net/docs/00_tut/virtual/NetBSD%20-%20virtual%20LAN%20with%20Xen3.php
There's not much why&how ; just facts&conf so that I can concentrate on
remembering other things ;-)

I found that Win 2003 was running smoother than Win XP on my installation.
No idea why. I use Win2K3 to connect to my work (via VPN), read work email
with Outlook and do the MS Office job. Access via TSE, it runs like a
native one.

>
> Any gottas to watch out for?
>
> Which version of Xen should I be installing? 3.0.x or 3.1.x. I also
> see from Xen's site that they have released 3.2.
>
> Are there nay plans to produce a NetBSD/Xen distribution that
> installed Xen and NetBSD as Dom0 without separate installation?
>

A Xen installation is just a NetBSD installation, plus a few packages to
install.
My personal opinion(c) is that duplicating the process is not worth the
work to maintain it.

Hope it helps,
     Jo