Xen users - Dec 2005 - Does xen 3 not compile with vesa support??

i think i have finally narrowed down my problem. i think its because the xen
kernel does not compile with vesa driver support. is this right?? i did
compile the kernel with vesa support but that one won''t even start. it
just
reboot during startup. i have 2 questions

1. do i need to make an initrd for xen 3 to have vesa support
2. are the following steps ok to install a good copy of xen with vesa.

1. clean install ubuntu breezy.
2. install the required dev tools.
3 mkdir xen
4 cd xen
5 tar -xvpzj ../xen-3-testing.tar.gz
6 cp ../linux-2.6.12.tar.gz xen3 tsting
here''s where i think the problems can start so please check this

7 make linux-2.6-xen-config CONFIGMODE=menuconfig (enable the options )
CCgcc-3.4
8 make world CC=gcc-3.4
9 sudo make install CC=gcc-3.4
10 sudo ./install.sh
11 add grub entry
12 reboot

or

7 cp cp /boot/config-2.6.12-9-386 .config
 8 make linux-2.6-xen-config CONFIGMODE=oldconfig (enable the options )
CCgcc-3.4
 9 make world CC=gcc-3.4
 10 sudo make install CC=gcc-3.4
11  sudo ./install.sh
12  add grub entry
13  reboot


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Hi

On 18/12/05, Mustafa Abbasi <lordverminard@gmail.com>
wrote:
> i think i have finally narrowed down my problem. i think its because the
xen
> kernel does not compile with vesa driver support. is this right?? i did
> compile the kernel with vesa support but that one won''t even
start. it just
> reboot during startup. i have 2 questions
>
> 1. do i need to make an initrd for xen 3 to have vesa support
Yes if you have compiled you kernel with vesa support as M (in menuconfig)
> 2. are the following steps ok to install a good copy of xen with vesa.
not sure but one thing I noticed is
>
> 1. clean install ubuntu breezy.
> 2. install the required dev tools.
> 3 mkdir xen
> 4 cd xen
> 5 tar -xvpzj ../xen-3-testing.tar.gz
> 6 cp ../linux-2.6.12.tar.gz xen3 tsting
> here''s where i think the problems can start so please check this
>
> 7 make linux-2.6-xen-config CONFIGMODE=menuconfig (enable the options )
CC> gcc-3.4
once you have done a make world to set everything up

you then need to go into the linux ... xen0

an type the following make menu menuconfig ARCH=xen (the ARCH=xen is important)

then cd ..

make clean && make install && make dist (but not make world)

hope that helps

Andrew
> 8 make world CC=gcc-3.4
> 9 sudo make install CC=gcc-3.4
> 10 sudo ./install.sh
> 11 add grub entry
> 12 reboot
>
> or
>
> 7 cp cp /boot/config-2.6.12-9-386 .config
>  8 make linux-2.6-xen-config CONFIGMODE=oldconfig (enable the options )
CC> gcc-3.4
>  9 make world CC=gcc-3.4
>  10 sudo make install CC=gcc-3.4
> 11  sudo ./install.sh
> 12  add grub entry
> 13  reboot
>
>
>
>
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