From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Q2d9h-000448-Q3 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:32:21 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4EBAD1C017; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:30:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svr-us4.tirtonadi.com (unknown [69.65.43.212]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28A0C1C017 for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:30:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-iy0-f181.google.com ([209.85.210.181]) by svr-us4.tirtonadi.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q2d7s-0003jt-Mp for Gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:30:28 +0700 Received: by iyb26 with SMTP id 26so12461198iyb.40 for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:30:25 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.43.50.5 with SMTP id vc5mr10081147icb.198.1300944625294; Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:30:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.42.210.144 with HTTP; Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:30:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:30:25 +0700 Message-ID: Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Anyone successful in paravirtualizing Gentoo on XenServer? From: Pandu Poluan To: Gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - svr-us4.tirtonadi.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - poluan.info X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 0487893ae9315756fd8d1be031e2ef0c On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 00:03, Pandu Poluan wrote: > Hello! > > I'm trying to run Gentoo in PV-mode on XenServer 5.6. I have been > unsuccessful for the past 8 or 9 attempts (I've lost count already). > > So, I'd like to know if any of you have successfully paravirtualized > Gentoo on XenServer? > > I also have some questions: > > 1. Is it true that PV mode is supported only on amd64 kernel? Because > when I do a 'make menuconfig' on x86, some Xen-related options are not > visible. > > 1a. What about the 'hardened' kernel? > > 2. Does XenServer's pygrub require an initrd? If so, how do I make one > without using 'genkernel'? > > 3. Is there any settings I should be careful of, beside those related > to Xen? Like, such-and-such *must* be included or excluded? > > Thank you for you kind help :) Okay. With 'genkernel' I've managed to boot and see the login prompt. However, it seems to ignore all inputs. I.e., I can't type my login. But if I press XenCenter's "Shutdown" button, it shutdowns properly, and provided the message "System halted" Any pointers? Rgds, -- Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ Visit my Blog: http://pepoluan.posterous.com