Subject: Re: Xen 3.0 with NetBSD ?
To: Stephane Bortzmeyer <stephane@sources.org>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 01/31/2006 23:06:12
On Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 01:46:24PM +0100, 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?

I'm working on it, but I've been busy with others things last week.
Hopefully I'll be able to work again on this next week.

Watch port-xen@netbsd.org for news on this.


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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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