Re: Installing a NetBSD DomU on a file-backed disk

[David Howland <metalliqaz%fastmail.fm@localhost>]

On 6/12/2012 12:11 AM, Blair Sadewitz wrote:
> Just to clarify:  I have no control from a management console which
> allows me to boot a rescue image, manage virtual disks, etc.  I can
> reboot it or connect from a management console; that's it.  I am
> booting the NetBSD installer by dropping an install kernel in
> /boot/grub and telling grub:
>
> title NetBSD
> root (hd0)
> kernel /boot/netbsd
>
> If I could just figure out how to get it to boot again after it's installed ...

Kernel is in /boot/grub, but your grub config line is /boot/netbsd ?

From the original message:
"On NetBSD, I get xbd0.  Obviously, a conventional installation here fails."

Why is that?  I have /dev/xbd0 as the only disk on my Xen VPS.  Works fine.

-d