From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Eric S. Johansson" Subject: Re: XEN on a USB stick Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:13:36 -0500 Message-ID: <421A8740.10806@harvee.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: Sender: xen-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: xen-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Eivind Cc: xen-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Eivind wrote: > Hello all, > > Does anyone of you have some experience with booting XEN of a usb > stick? I have been able to boot Linux from it, but never attempted > booting XEN of it. With a 512Mb USB stick you should at least be able > to boot a minimal version of LFS and DSL from it. suggestion, start with Devil Linux. Change the CD-ROM creation process to create a CompactFlash image. This image would be loaded onto flash (duh) and stuck in a CompactFlash to IDE adapter. Then, using the built-in capabilities of devil Linux to load up its configuration off of usb flash sticks. then xenify it -- http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/12/18/heloise/index.html The basis of Abelard's philosophy, which he taught to Heloise, was that logic had to be applied to religion in order to arrive at the truth. ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click