On 01/04/2016 10:58 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote: > On 01/04/2016 10:30 AM, Steven Haigh wrote: >> On 05/01/16 03:27, Pat Riehecky wrote: >>> On 01/02/2016 12:49 AM, Steven Haigh wrote: >>>> Hi guys, >>>> >>>> Just wondering if it is possible to create an updates.img that >>>> includes >>>> the following kernel modules for the PXE boot install images: >>>> >>>> CONFIG_XEN_FBDEV_FRONTEND=m >>>> CONFIG_HVC_XEN=m >>>> CONFIG_HVC_XEN_FRONTEND=m >>>> >>>> The SL7 kernels used on the anaconda installer don't have these >>>> options >>>> set - so there is no VNC graphical output to the Xen system. This >>>> means >>>> that unless you use the 'console' (xl console command), then you can't >>>> see what's going on with the DomU install. >>>> >>>> It seems SL6 behaves properly for this - and it may well be seen to >>>> stray from the path too much to include in the base PXE image kernel - >>>> which means having an updates.img would be a nice compromise - ie its >>>> optional and doesn't require modification of the core install images. >>>> >>>> There is an updates.img currently in the PXE directory of 7rolling, >>>> but >>>> that seems to cause a whole heap of problems if its used... >>>> >>> Hi Steven, >>> >>> I've not got a lot of experience working with Xen, but I'll look into >>> what this would take. >> Thanks Pat, >> >> I know absolutely nothing about anaconda and the build process for >> images. I'd be more than happy to test whatever I can though. >> >> I run Xen just about everywhere - and also run http://xen.crc.id.au - so >> if you have any Xen questions, I'd be more than happy to help out. >> > I'm showing: > > $ grep CONFIG_HVC_XEN .config > CONFIG_HVC_XEN=y > CONFIG_HVC_XEN_FRONTEND=y > > for the 3.10.0-327 series kernels. > > Pat Searching around upstream bugzilla, I'm not seeing any requests to get CONFIG_XEN_FBDEV_FRONTEND=m (or =y for that matter). Steven, can I have you file a bug upstream and put me on the CC list so we can get some forward motion on a long term solution? Pat