Subject: Re: linux domU's and partitioning
To: None <port-xen@netbsd.org>
From: Sarton O'Brien <bsd-xen@roguewrt.org>
List: port-xen
Date: 12/05/2006 11:40:40
> > Wait, 0x300 actually means something?  What does it mean?
>
> For linux it's a device number: 0x300 is hda, 0x301 hda1, etc
> NetBSD doesn't care.
>
> >I've
> > just been numbering the disks 0x1, 0x2, etc...  the galaxy hasn't
> > exploded yet, so i figured i was okay...
>
> With NetBSD guests it's OK, but with linux guest the kernel should print
> an "unknown device" error

Ahh, that's what I thought. I really should have a play with linux under a 
NetBSD dom0.

Sarton