Subject: Re: Xen 3.0 with NetBSD ?
To: Stephane Bortzmeyer <stephane@sources.org>
From: FoREE at AEGIS <foree@aegis.homelinux.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 01/29/2006 15:16:00
Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
> I have a Xen machine (running Debian/Linux) and I would like to
> install a NetBSD domU (a Xen host).
>
> I followed http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/NetBSDdomU and it fails
> when I 'xm create':
>
> ERROR: Will only load images built for Xen v3.0
> ERROR: Actually saw: 'GUEST_OS=netbsd,GUEST_VER=2.0,XEN_VER=2.0,LOADER=generic,BSD_SYMTAB'
> ERROR: Error constructing guest OS
>
> OK, apparently, NetBSD only works with Xen 2.0 (Xen 3.0 was issued a
> few weeks before).
>
> Now, I have to choose: either wiping out Xen 3.0 and downgrading to
> Xen 2.0 *or* waiting for a NetBSD image with Xen 3.0 support.
>
> My question is: do you think I can expect the NetBSD for Xen 3.0 image
> in the next weeks or should I be more patient and still use Xen 2.0 in
> the mean time?
>
Also a question of mine would be what about Xen3.0 as dom0 on NetBSD?
Should I wait or it cannot be expected within a few weeks?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
FoREE