Subject: Re: Bootstrapping a Linux domU from scratch in a NetBSD dom0
To: Harold Gutch <logix@foobar.franken.de>
From: david l goodrich <dlg@dsrw.org>
List: port-xen
Date: 04/05/2007 07:23:58
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On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 12:38:33AM +0200, Harold Gutch wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> Well, here's the URL.  Have fun with it, and I'm always open to
> comments etc. on it:
>=20
>   http://www.gutch.de/NetBSD/docs/xen.html
>=20
>=20

I have two stupid questions:
 1) what is 'ar' (ar p $i data.tar.gz | tar xzf -) and where can
    I get it?
 2) and the problem with every linux domU howto, where do I
    actually find vmlinuz-2.6.11.12-xenU?

Thank you.
  --david



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