[Fedora-xen] Running FC4 Guest on FC5

[Robert Mortimer]

> Robert Mortimer scribbled on 13 April 2006 11:31:
> > I can set up and run FC5 guests on FC5 but I want to run a FC4 guest
> > under FC5 to trial zimbra. I have tried the FC4 howto and made a FC4
> > image but I can't get to boot.
> >
> > The new xen config file seems to use a python bootloader and the old
> > system references a kernel to use.
> >
> > Does the boot kernel for the guest have to reside on the host as well
> > as the guest?
> > Are there docs on the Python boot system?
>
> I'm currently doing this.   I've got a couple of FC4 domU's running on a
> FC5 dom0.  You need the kernel image on the host (dom0) and the guest
> (domU), and obviously entered in the xen config file.
>
> My domU's were actually built on a FC4 dom0 and then transferred across
> once my FC5 dom0 was built so I don't know if the build process is
> what's causing your problem.
>
> Matt.
>
Thanks Matt.

I think I need to move the FC4 kernel image to the host (dom0) and then I
will
try the standard FC4 xen config (no pyboot). The new FC5 script is good
because
it lets you install live into a virtual machine rather than make an image
and
hope that it starts!.

Robert
PS are your images file based or partitions?