[Fedora-xen] Testing xen installs with a new kernel
Hey,
Fedora 9 is frozen right now, so as we continue getting kernel-xen into
shape, we need to be able to test installs with new kernel builds before
requesting that the build gets tagged. Here's some instructions for
anyone who needs to do this:
1) Checkout anaconda from git[1]:
$> git-clone git://git.fedorahosted.org/anaconda.git
2) Pull down the latest installer images:
$> d=$(date +%F)
$> mkdir $d
$> pushd $d
$> wget
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/development/${arch}/os...
$> wget
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/development/${arch}/os...
$> popd
3) Create the new images
$> anaconda/scripts/upd-kernel $d $d-$kver ./kernel-xen-$kver.rpm
$> cat > $d-$kver <<EOF
[general]
family = Fedora
arch = ${arch}
[images-xen]
kernel = vmlinuz
initrd = initrd.img
EOF
4) Kick off an install:
$> virt-install ... -l ./$d-$kver ... -x
"method=http://mymirror/foobar/${arch}/os/"
Cheers,
Mark.
[1] - You'll also need these patches which hopefully will be applied soon:
http://www.redhat.com/archives/anaconda-devel-list/2008-April/thread.html...