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...

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Steven Haigh

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