linux domU's and partitioning

   On Dec 4, 23:58, Sarton O'Brien wrote:
   > Subject: Re: linux domU's and partitioning
   > 
   > Has anyone here accomplished this without hvm? I
haven't used hvm but
   > I assume it would function in a similar way to using
an install kernel.

It is possible to create install kernel for Linux (actually,
it is not the kernel like NetBSD.  It is a ramdisk for
installation).  However, Linux is required to create such
ramdisk.  Bah.

Following page describes how to create ramdisk for Linux
installation for Xen DomU.

  http://emmeff.blogspot.com/2006/07/howto-instal
l-opensuse-10.html

I made ramdisk for SUSE Linux 10.1 using this method.  Then,
I could install SUSE Linux 10.1 using this ramdisk,
extracted kernel and a DVD.iso image file into a Linux disk
image file mounted as a drive (0x300) without any problems.

-- Kazushi
The sooner all the animals are dead, the sooner we'll find
their
money.
		-- Ed Bluestone, "The National Lampoon"

On Tuesday 05 December 2006 01:22, Kazushi  Marukawa wrote:
> Following page describes how to create ramdisk for
Linux
> installation for Xen DomU.
>
>   http://emmeff.blogspot.com/2006/07/howto-instal
l-opensuse-10.html
>
> I made ramdisk for SUSE Linux 10.1 using this method. 
Then,
> I could install SUSE Linux 10.1 using this ramdisk,
> extracted kernel and a DVD.iso image file into a Linux
disk
> image file mounted as a drive (0x300) without any
problems.

I'll have to give this a go. I'd like to try and apply is to
something debian 
based. Not sure if the same sort of conversion utilities are
available but I 
will look around.

Thanks for the link Kazushi.

Sarton

On Tuesday 05 December 2006 01:22, Kazushi  Marukawa wrote:
> Following page describes how to create ramdisk for
Linux
> installation for Xen DomU.
>
>   http://emmeff.blogspot.com/2006/07/howto-instal
l-opensuse-10.html
>
> I made ramdisk for SUSE Linux 10.1 using this method. 
Then,
> I could install SUSE Linux 10.1 using this ramdisk,
> extracted kernel and a DVD.iso image file into a Linux
disk
> image file mounted as a drive (0x300) without any
problems.

I'll have to give this a go. I'd like to try and apply is to
something debian 
based. Not sure if the same sort of conversion utilities are
available but I 
will look around.

Thanks for the link Kazushi.

Sarton