From 9f786757870d7442e7d7b492c5eb89eae5a99393 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "maw48@labyrinth.cl.cam.ac.uk" Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:45:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] bitkeeper revision 1.1159.110.1 (416dcc27WvZ8HzRsx_Np4cGlfnItTw) More updates. --- docs/user.tex | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/user.tex b/docs/user.tex index 8343175e50..fef1833171 100644 --- a/docs/user.tex +++ b/docs/user.tex @@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ isolation between the various OS instances and trying out multiple distros. The Windows XP port is only available to those who have signed the -Microsoft Academic Source License. +Microsoft Academic Source License. Publically available XP support +will not be available for the foreseeable future (this may change when +Intel's Vanderpool Technology becomes available). Possible usage scenarios for Xen include: \begin{description} @@ -376,10 +378,21 @@ In both cases, if you have an SMP machine you may wish to give the XXX Insert details on customising the kernel to be built. i.e. merging config files +If you have an existing kernel configuration that you would like to +use for domain 0, you should copy it to +install/boot/config-2.6.8.1-xen0. During the first build, you may be +asked about some Xen-specific options. + +\framebox{\parbox{5in}{ +{\bf Distro specific:} \\ +{\it Gentoo} --- if not using udev (most installations, currently), you'll need +to enable devfs and devfs mount at boot time in the xen0 config. +}} + The files produced by the build process are stored under the \path{install/} directory. To install them in their default locations, do: \\ -\verb_# make install_\\ +\verb_# make install_ Alternatively, users with special installation requirements may wish to install them manually by copying file to their appropriate @@ -439,8 +452,11 @@ not remove the original contents of \path{menu.lst} --- you may want to boot up with your old Linux kernel in future, particularly if you have problems. -XXX insert distro specific stuff in here (maybe) -Suse 9.1: no 'ro' option +\framebox{\parbox{5in}{ +{\bf Distro specific:} \\ +{\it SuSE} --- Omit the {\tt ro} option from the XenLinux kernel +command line, since it causes problems on this distribution. +}} \subsection{Serial Console} @@ -583,12 +599,13 @@ You can also use the "service" command to run this script manually, e.g: \verb_# service xendomains start_ -Starts all the domains with config files under /etc/xc/auto/. +Starts all the domains with config files under /etc/xen/auto/. \verb_# service xendomains stop_ Shuts down ALL running Xen domains. + \chapter{Domain management tasks} The previous chapter described a simple example of how to configure -- 2.30.2