Re: using linux as domU. --- done!!!

[John Hayward <John.C.Hayward%wheaton.edu@localhost>]

Problems getting ubuntu xen kernel.

>   Is the apt package ubuntu-xen-server only for adm64 hardware?  Is there 
> something which needs to be done to get the kernel other than apt-get install 
> ubuntu-xen-server?  Is there an issue of going with server 8.10 vs
> 8.04?
>   Any insight would be appreciated.
It appears that ubuntu i386 server 8.10 ubuntu-xen-server does not contain
a xen kernel.  ubuntu i386 server 8.04 ubuntu-xen-server I was at least 
able to obtain a xen kernel.

I probably should double check the 8.10 ubuntu-xen-server does not contain
a xen kernel.

Now on to copying the image over and seeing if I can get it to boot.

johnh...
> johnh...
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Cem Kayali wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:44:27 +0200
> > From: Cem Kayali <cemkayali%eticaret.com.tr@localhost>
> > To: John Hayward <John.C.Hayward%wheaton.edu@localhost>
> > Cc: port-xen%NetBSD.org@localhost,
> >     NetBSD-current Users's Discussion List <current-users%netbsd.org@localhost>
> > Subject: Re: using linux as domU. --- done!!!
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm neither NetBSD developer nor tester, but an end-user and i am really 
> > very happy to use NetBSD as my primary operating system on my notebook. As 
> > an end-user, i was planning to launch a blog type web site to publish an 
> > end-user's NetBSD experience and small tricks.
> >
> > Xen, NetBSD and a linux distro... I've searched many resources and couldn't 
> > find a good tutorial mentioning about to use an existing linux distribution 
> > as Xen guest domain. NetBSD's offical one seems to be complex even for 
> > average users.
> >
> > I partitioned the hard disk using Ubuntu's Gparted software on Ubuntu live 
> > cd, and then installed Grub while installing Ubuntu. Much easier. And then, 
> > i have installed NetBSD too. After installing some of packages and editing 
> > some of configuration files, result is perfectly working 'NetBSD as dom0 
> > and Ubuntu as domU'.
> >
> > Link to tutorial is 
> > http://netbsd.eticaret.com.tr/index.php?sayfa=xen-netbsd-linux
> >
> > Please try at your own risk.
> >
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Cem
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > John Hayward, 11/18/08 15:42:
> > > I'm interested in "How to..." ASAP - could you shoot me an e-mail of
> > > a what you have?
> > > johnh...
> > > On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Cem Kayali wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:08:47 +0200
> > > > From: Cem Kayali <cemkayali%eticaret.com.tr@localhost>
> > > > To: port-xen%NetBSD.org@localhost
> > > > Subject: Re: using linux as domU. --- done!!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > For future references;
> > > >
> > > > You can pass console parameters using extra="" lines in configuration 
> > > > file.
> > > >
> > > > Tonight, i have successfully booted ubuntu as domU... What important is, 
> > > > i have installed ubuntu linux onto primary partition using standard way, 
> > > > its own installation cd. In other words, it is possible to use an already 
> > > > installed linux distribution as domU on NetBSD-current.
> > > >
> > > > I will later mention about "How to..." in details.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well, now time to enable X window system...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Cem
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Manuel Bouyer, 11/16/08 23:54:
> > > > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 11:48:04PM +0200, Cem Kayali wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for your help!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Almost done! Ubuntu booted as domU domain...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No error message, all services initialized. It seems the *only 
> > > > > > remaining problem* is that, i couldn't specify a console for domU. It 
> > > > > > boots, and i just do not see "login:".  If i run "xm shutdown linux", 
> > > > > > it properly shutdowns.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Do you know how to pass console variable to domU kernel?
> > > > >
> > > > > I've not had this problem. Console worked out of the box for me.
> > > > > But I see I have this line in /etc/ttytab:
> > > > > co:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty xvc0 9600 vt100-nav