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===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
- | This document explains how to create a guest virtual machine for a Xen environment using HVM (with PV drivers) virtualisation mode. Such a VM could be used on AWS (Amazon Web Services) or with an on-premise Xen setup but has the added advantage that it will still boot into Desktop virtualisation software like VirtualBox, KVM, VMWare as it uses a conventional MBR to boot. There is no requirement to use Grub and we can stick with the familiar LILO. | + | This document explains how to create a guest virtual machine for a Xen environment using HVM (with PV drivers) virtualisation mode. Such a VM could be used on AWS (Amazon Web Services) or with an on-premise Xen setup but has the added advantage that it will still boot into Desktop virtualisation software like VirtualBox, KVM, VMWare as it uses a conventional MBR. There is no requirement to use Grub and we can stick with the familiar LILO. |
===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== | ||
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First, we must prepare a Slackware install in a virtual machine. | First, we must prepare a Slackware install in a virtual machine. | ||
- | Select at a minimum disk sets A, AP, D, K, L and N sets. Install everything. | + | Select at a minimum disk sets A, AP, D, K, L and N sets. Install everything. |
===== Make an Initrd ===== | ===== Make an Initrd ===== | ||
- | Now we must create an initrd. | + | Now we must create an initrd. Any initrd. |
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- | After this you may wish to run lilo, check that your system still boots. | + | After this you may wish to run lilo, check that your system still boots. |