-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:01:12 -0500 "Mumia W." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 08/18/2006 03:44 PM, Jacob S wrote: > > [...] > > title stable Xen 3.0.1 / Debian GNU/Linux, kernel > > 2.6.12.6-xen0 root (hd0,0) > > kernel /xen-3.0.1.gz > > module /vmlinuz-2.6.12.6-xen0 root=/dev/sda5 ro > > console=tty0 module /initrd.img-2.6.12.6-xen0 > > savedefault > > boot > > [...] > > I think that the kernel options need to appear after the > kernel name on the "kernel" line. > > You use the "module" command to load your initrd. Even after > reading parts of "info grub," I don't fully understand what > the module command does, but AFAIK, it's more usual to use the > "initrd" command to load an initrd. > > I would change it like so: > > ... > kernel /xen-3.0.1.gz root=/dev/sda5 ro console=tty0 > module /vmlinuz-2.6.12.6-xen0 > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.12.6-xen0 > ... > > Note, I have no experience with Xen. Yes, Xen makes the menu.lst look a bit strange. The documentation for Xen specifically says the initrd needs to be used on a module line, instead of an initrd line. I believe part of the reason for this is that Xen basically takes control as the primary domain, and then the "privileged domain" itself runs as a virtual server. Xen does not have the binaries and command line tools of a real operating system though, so any configuration of it is done from the "privileged domain" (aka dom0). I have not specifically read about the kernel options, though all of the Xen howtos have done it the way I did. Also, when I boot using the grub shell, I type it exactly as I have it in the menu.lst and it works perfectly. And it used to work without needing the grub shell, when I had the kernel/module lines in the same order as I have them currently. Now you see a little (more) of why it is confusing me so much. :-) Thanks, Jacob -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFE5mwxkpJ43hY3cTURAsWRAKCcSn4pgTZTf3jYYGhuBDGRiLqLNwCaA4u0 X29kLGYcgvhTkqt2b+KFExY= =q4yS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
