From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1JtP6u-0006GM-SB for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 06 May 2008 11:29:44 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JtP6t-0006Fq-5n for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 06 May 2008 11:29:43 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JtP6r-0006FI-8D for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 06 May 2008 11:29:42 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35904 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JtP6r-0006FD-1p for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 06 May 2008 11:29:41 -0400 Received: from mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.47]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JtP6q-000760-6H for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 06 May 2008 11:29:40 -0400 Received: from aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20080506153306.HIEO14647.mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Tue, 6 May 2008 16:33:06 +0100 Received: from hopkins.hellion.org.uk ([81.102.157.50]) by aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20080506153415.ZRER219.aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@hopkins.hellion.org.uk> for ; Tue, 6 May 2008 16:34:15 +0100 Received: from firewall.ctxuk.citrix.com ([62.200.22.2] helo=[10.80.2.42]) by hopkins.hellion.org.uk with esmtpsa (SSL 3.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JtP6g-0003lU-Nw for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 06 May 2008 16:29:35 +0100 From: Ian Campbell To: grub-devel@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <1209065321.2063.8.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1209065321.2063.8.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 16:29:20 +0100 Message-Id: <1210087760.30746.44.camel@zakaz.uk.xensource.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 62.200.22.2 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: ijc@hellion.org.uk X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.2.1 (built Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:23:22 +0000) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on hopkins.hellion.org.uk) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) Subject: Re: Please support installation on Xen virtual block devices X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 15:29:43 -0000 Any comments on this patch? Cheers, Ian. On Thu, 2008-04-24 at 20:28 +0100, Ian Campbell wrote: > I filed this patch against the Debian grub2 package and the maintainer > asked me to bring it to grub-devel@gnu.org. Took me an age but here I > am ;-) [resending now I'm subscribed]. > > Back then I said: > > The grub package does not currently support installation in a Xen > > guest domain because it does not understand the Xen virtual block > > devices (/dev/xvd[a-z]). > > > > This support is mainly useful because it allows the Debian installer to > > work in a Xen guest without Xen specific workarounds. > > > > It might also be useful for someone who wanted to switch between > > a guest between para-virtual and fully-virtualised (HVM) operation. > > Patch is attached. > > Ian. > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel -- Ian Campbell Current Noise: Celtic Frost - Dawn of Megiddo QOTD: "This is a one line proof... if we start sufficiently far to the left."