FreeBSD 7.0 on Xen

OutBackDingo outbackdingo at gmail.com
Fri Aug 8 16:04:04 UTC 2008


I have a working config for non-HVM systems, its stable enough to play with but 
not for production, if you have however a HVM machine, FreeBSD runs great 
under linux KVM

On Friday 08 August 2008 22:46:11 Elwell, Richard wrote:
> Sorry about the premature sending.  Here is the complete question:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I am attempting to follow the directions located at
> > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/virtualization-guest.html
> > and load a FreeBSD Xen DomU instance.  The document says:
>
> Download the FreeBSD domU kernel for Xen 3.0 and disk image from
> http://www.fsmware.com/
>
> *	kernel-current
> <http://www.fsmware.com/xenofreebsd/7.0/download/kernel-current>
>
> *	mdroot-7.0.bz2
> <http://www.fsmware.com/xenofreebsd/7.0/download/mdroot-7.0.bz2>
>
> *	xmexample1.bsd
> <http://www.fsmware.com/xenofreebsd/7.0/download/config/xmexample1.bsd>
>
> The link for kernel-current does not work.  Do you know where I can find
> the kernel?  I tried to compile a kernel with PAE support, modify it
> using the objcopy instructions given in the handbook, and use it, but I
> get the error "xc-dom-compat-check: guest type xen-3.0-x86_32 not
> supported by xen kernel".
>
> It looks like I need a guest type xen-3.0-x86_32p.  I thought compiling
> a kernel with PAE enabled would give me that, but I get the same error.
>
> Any ideas?
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