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.

Pat