Re: Trying to start.. not working out

[Greg Oster <oster%cs.usask.ca@localhost>]

"B. Cook" writes:
> Hello,
> 
> Trying to setup Xen using NetBSD as dom0.
> 
> Trying being the operative word..
> 
> from the howto:
> 
> http://www.netbsd.org/ports/xen/howto.html
> 
> "First do a NetBSD/i386 or NetBSD/amd64 installation of the 4.0  
> release (or newer: for Xen3 amd64 you'll need NetBSD-current from  
> December 2007 or newer) as you usually do on x86 hardware."
> 
> (/me checks)
> # uname -mrns
> NetBSD XenServer 4.0.1 amd64
> 
> "Next step is to install the sysutils/grub.."
> 
> (/me checks)
> ERROR: grub-0.97nb8 is not available for NetBSD-4.0.1-x86_64
> 
> (/me reads more)
> !wait!
> 
> "On amd64 it's a bit tricky, because grub will definitively not build  
> as a 64bit binary. First install emulators/netbsd32_compat40,... "
> 
> (/me checks)
> ERROR: netbsd32_compat40-4.0 is not available for NetBSD-4.0.1-x86_64
> 
> 
> *sigh*
> 
> So if I wanted to run Xen and NetBSD as my dom0.. what do I have to do?
> 
> Looks like things have changed since May 2008 when that howto was  
> written..

Yes, things have...  

Having setup a dom0 on NetBSD/amd64 4.99.73 for the first time 
the other night, let me suggest: 
 a) install 4.99.73 (or, now, 5.0_BETA ;) )
 b) 'man boot.cfg' to see just how easy it is to avoid grub and still 
boot xen on amd64!!!!

You still need to install xentools3 and xenkernel3 and what-not, but 
the new boot.cfg stuff totally eliminates the need to do the ugly 
song'n'dance with grub...  (with this you can also ignore the 
"boot partition must be less that 512MB stuff too).

And yes, Someone(TM) needs to update that documentation :)

Later...

Greg Oster