On Friday, September 25, 2015 01:11:53 PM hw wrote: > grub2-install /dev/xvda > Installing for i386-pc platform. > grub2-install: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding. > grub2-install: warning: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be > installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are > UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged.. > grub2-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists. > > Now what?
Partition first, then install grub > I'm guessing I can get away with grub not actually installed as long as > I stick to PV. PV does not supply a "BIOS", which means, Grub is not used. > However, the guests all reside in partitions on an SSD, so my plan was > to have one partition as swap and another one for the system. Both > partitions would be let to the guest by entries in the config for the VM. Most PVs are done that way. > Now I'm wondering if I should rather have a larger partition for each > guest and then partition the guest's /dev/xvda into swap and system from > within the guest. If using HVM, then yes. If using PV, then up to you. > (I'm not really fond of lvm because it lacks some very important > features which greatly reduce its benefits.) Which features are you missing that native partitions have? Most Xen hosts use LVM. > What would you guys do? LVM for partitions Pass LVs to Xen domains For PV: Store kernel on Host and point to the kernel in the domain config. For HVM: pretend it's a physical box > On a side note, would grub even run, considering it's i386 and not > amd64? 32bit support is kinda disabled. When using PV, no. (And that's got nothing to do with the CPU architecture.) > hw wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm installing Gentoo as a xen PV guest. Do I need to install a > > bootloader like grub, or should I rather just specify the kernel to boot > > in the definition file of the guest? If I do the latter, what about the > > kernel command line? > > > > Is there anything I should consider? The host is also running Gentoo.
