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diff --git a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/ports/xen.mdwn b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/ports/xen.mdwn index af431c92..5fe73c06 100644 --- a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/ports/xen.mdwn +++ b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/ports/xen.mdwn @@ -79,20 +79,40 @@ Then use The current `hurd-modules` was built from the debian packages `hurd 20070606-2` and `libc0.3 2.6.1-1`. /!\ This means that when using this image, your GNU/Hurd system also needs to be a glibc version 2.6 or later-based one! +# `pv-grub` -# Miscellaneous +From Xen 4.0 on you can run the GNU Hurd directly using `pv-grub`, +without the need to [prepare a special bootstrap +image](http://youpibouh.thefreecat.org/hurd-xen/build_hurd-modules) (like an +initrd). -[[Internals]]. +Download http://youpibouh.thefreecat.org/hurd-xen/pv-grub.gz into /boot, and use the following for instance: -[[!GNU_Savannah_task 5468]], [[!GNU_Savannah_task 6584]]. + kernel = "/boot/pv-grub.gz" + memory = 256 + disk = ['phy:sda4,hda,w'] + extra = "(hd0,1)/boot/grub/menu.lst" + vif = [ '' ] +extra is now the path to the grub config file. -# `pv-grub` +# Partitions -From Xen 4.0 on you'll be able to run the GNU Hurd directly using `pv-grub`, -without the need to [prepare a special bootstrap -image](http://youpibouh.thefreecat.org/hurd-xen/build_hurd-modules) (like an -initrd). +You will need the following notation for the gnumach root= parameter: + +root=part:2:device:hd0 + +to access the second partition of hd0, for instance. + +You will also need to use the parted storeio module for the /dev entries, for instance: + +settrans -fgap /dev/hd0s1 /hurd/storeio -T typed part:1:device:hd0 + +# Miscellaneous + +[[Internals]]. + +[[!GNU_Savannah_task 5468]], [[!GNU_Savannah_task 6584]]. # Host-side Writeback Caching |