On Sat, 2 Apr 2011, Jon wrote:
So that I am understanding you correctly, the xen-4.1 doesn't use the user-level block backend by default, it is just there to use until it is added into the kernel.org kernel, correct? And from what you wrote, are we looking at 2.6.40 for xen to be fully included into kernel.org? Very good news if so!
I am not sure whether there is any extra functionality to add beyond that, but it will certainly support full basic use (if the plans go as expected).
I can use your repo and install your pre-built kernel on SL6 and build xen-4.1 from xen.org from source and should end up with a stable xen box? Sounds too easy. ;)
Yes that should work.
I had tried to use your repo on a FC14 box but something about my hardware Fedora didn't like and would lock the box up randomly and I couldn't track down the issue easily so I just left it behind because I am not willing to dedicate the time right now to finding the cause. But when I was trying to install using your repo I never could download the 'firmware' package, is that even needed if I use your repo?
I don't think I used the kernel-firmware package much anyway, because there was usually a later kernel-firmware package on the system I was testing it on. You probably need some kernel-firmware package, but I doubt the version matters much.
Michael Young