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From: Paul Larson <plars@linuxtestproject.org>
Subject: Re: using domain0 file as root disk for domU
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 09:36:17 -0500
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To: "Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)" <dan.magenheimer@hp.com>
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Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins) wrote:

>I know I've seen this before but can't find it...
>
>Can someone provide a pointer to (or if simple,
>just a quick reply) how to use a domain0 file as
>a root disk for a domU?
>
>I am able to mount the file as a loopback device:
>
>mount -o loop,offset=512 -t ext2 /var/xen/sda /mnt
>
>But how do I specify it in xmdefconfig?  I tried:
>
>disk = [ 'phy:/mnt,hda1,w' ]
>
>disk = [ '/mnt,hda1,w' ]
>  
>
disk = [ 'file:/var/xen/sda,hda1,w' ]

Make sure you unmount it in dom0 first! :)

Thanks,
Paul Larson