Re: Loading FreeBSD in an HVM-domain on Intel-based host with GRUB

[Igor Chubin <igor@chub.in>]

On Do, Feb 07, 2008 at 08:34:40 +0000, Keir Fraser wrote:
> Actually I thought the FreeBSD issues were to do with vmxassist (which I
> finally removed from xen-unstable yesterday) but I see there are problem
> reports with amd64 as well. Still, it would be good if you could try booting
> FreeBSD with latest xen-unstable, else point me at a suitable FreeBSD ISO to
> download which exhibits this issue?

Ok, will try it and make a report.

> 
>  -- Keir
> 
> On 7/2/08 08:26, "Igor Chubin" <igor@chub.in> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 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
> 
> 
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