From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Igor Chubin Subject: Loading FreeBSD in an HVM-domain on Intel-based host with GRUB Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:26:25 +0200 Message-ID: <20080207082625.GK26919@chub.in> Reply-To: Igor Chubin Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Hello all, please tell me, is it possible (at least theoretically) to circumvent bug 622 [1] by using GRUB instead of /boot/loader to load FreeBSD kernel? Or it is silly idea: even if we bypass /boot/loader we will not be able to run FreeBSD kernel in a HVM-domain on a Intel-based host for some other reason? As far as I know, GRUB can't load FreeBSD kernel directly, but only can make chainloading using /boot/loader. Certainly, it is not the solution, but there were patches to GRUB that allow to boot FreeBSD directly [2]. I want to try to use it and eliminate /boot/loader from boot process at all. What can you say about this idea? [1] http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=622 [2] http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?10728 -- WBR, i.m.chubin