* Thomas Goirand <z...@debian.org> [100904 19:40]: > Hi Marvin, > > I have attached my config file, for which I have received comments from > people from Citrix. Would that be ok if I just add this as an example > config file? > > Feel free to comment on it as well, or to send me a corrected version, > so that we have a good example shipped with the package... > > Thomas > > P.S: I'll upload a new version to SID only after the current one is > migrated to Squeeze anyway.
> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" > builder = 'hvm' > memory = 512 > name = "hvm-vm-config-example" > vcpus=1 > cpus = "1" > > # Setting these to zero didn't work at all for me > pae=1 > acpi=1 > apic=1 > > # model= can also use rtl8139 or ne2k_pci > # set the MAC address to something not in your LAN yet... > vif = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=00:00:20:12:34:56, model=e1000, bridge=eth0' ] > How about replace this: > # Best is to use hda for your HDD, and hdc for your CDROM with this: # hvmloader only recognizes certain device names for the virtual disk # drives, so it is best to use hda for your hard disk, and hdc for your # CDROM. # Also, host device names relative to /dev are not always recognized as # such, so it is best to use /dev/ explicitly in the host device name. > disk=[ > 'phy:/dev/mapper/vg0-mylvmhda,hda,w','file:/path/to/iso/to/boot.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' > ] and add this: # or, to let the guest read from the host's /dev/sr0 cdrom directly: disk = [ 'phy:/dev/mapper/vg0-mylvmhda,hda,w','phy:/dev/sr0,hdc:cdrom,r' ] > > # This asks to bind VNC to port 5900 + 21 (eg: 5921) with password XXXX > # This is good for a server setup. > vfb = ["type=vnc,vncdisplay=21,vncpasswd=XXXX"] > # If you are running on your desktop, then you might want to use > # the video in an SDL window > #vfb = ["type=sdl"] > > device_model='/usr/lib/xen-4.0/bin/qemu-dm' > > #cdrom="/path/to/iso/to/boot.iso" > # c for hdd, d for cdrom > boot="d" > nographic=0 > #vnc=1 > #vncviewer=1 > stdvga=1 > serial='pty' > > # ac97 is the most optimized sound board model. > #soundhw=ac97 I dislike documentation that is vague; I would prefer to get upstream to make a definitive statement such as "hvmloader can use hda through hdd or sda through sdh as a hard disk or cdrom drive; hd? will use IDE emulation and sd? will emulate a SCSI drive." Until we get upstream to clarify this, what you have above (perhaps with my changes) will have to do. :-P Thanks very much. ...Marvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
