Re: Xen dom0 non-PAE kernel frustrations

[Remco Bressers <remco@signet.nl>]

Bill Thompson wrote:
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> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:40:26 +0200
> Remco Bressers <remco@signet.nl> wrote:
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> > Using apt-get to install a xen image and hypervisor won't work, so i 
> > tried compiling my own kernel. After a lot of hard work (i'm used to 
> > FreeBSD), i managed to compile my kernel but it's rather flaky.
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> I have just started working on a Xen project myself. I was able to
> install a Xen kernel and hypervisor on Etch (stable) by installing the
> "xen-linux-system-2.6.18-5-xen-686" package.
>
> Take a look at
> http://www.howtoforge.com/debian_etch_xen_from_debian_repository.
> Although this how-to does not cover the "xen-linux-system" package, it
> is a more up-to-date Debian how-to.

Thanks, but i have been there and had the whole thing working, but i 
NEED a non-PAE kernel. My hardware supports it, but the domU image 
doesn't accept a PAE dom0. (i guess that's the correct explanation).

r.