Kuniyasu Suzaki
2008-May-23 09:32 UTC
[Xen-users] Release: VMKnoppix 20080519 (based on KNOPPIX5.3.1 CD size)
Dear, We release VMKnoppix 20080519 (based on KNOPPPIX5.3.1 CD size). VMKnoppix is 1CD Linux(KNOPPIX) which includes a lot of virtual machine software. http://www.rcis.aist.go.jp/project/knoppix/vmknoppix/index-en.html Guide-PDF http://www.rcis.aist.go.jp/project/knoppix/vmknoppix/VMKnoppix-20080519-E.pdf # The original KNOPPIX 5.3.1 is DVD (4.3GB) but we shrink it CD size(675MB). # The VMKnoppix works as KNOPPIX 5.3.1 CD. ## It includes framework software only (KDE, Compiz-Fusion, iceweasel). *** Special Features of this version *** * The based KNOPPIX is updated to 5.3.1(kernel 2.6.24). * Include secure virtual machine monitor "BitVisor 0.2". * Update Xen to version 3.2.1. * Include Internet boot loader "InetBoot". The GRUB Menu includes items of InetBoot for old VMKnoppix/Xenoppix. * Includes network bootloader "gPXE" which deals with normal PXE and HTTP/iSCSI boot. * Include "GRUB-IMA(Integrity Measurement Architecture)" which treats Trusted Boot. * Set up Xen3.2.1 + vTPM (TPM Emulator) for Trusted Computing. The virtual machine includes a TPM and TCG-BIOS and runs "KNOPPIX for Trusted Computing Geeks(Trusted Boot+Remote Attestation) on it. * Include Internet Client "OS Circular". It enables to boot some Linux Distributions {CentOS5 |Debian Etch| Ubuntu606 |Ubuntu610 |Ubuntu704} on a virtual machine {Xen|QEMU|KQEMU|KVM} with Internet Virtual Disk "Trusted HTTP-FUSE CLOOP". * Include QEMU091(x86_64) which offers ADM-V instruction set for virtual machine. KVM runs on it but Xen-HVM doesn''t. *** VMKnoppix includes the following virtual machine software *** * Xen3.2.1 (Dom0 kernel 2.6.18) http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/srg/netos/xen/ * BitVisor http://www.securevm.org/bitvisor.html (Written in Japanese) * KVM60 http://sourceforge.net/projects/kvm * QEMU091 http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/ * KQEMU http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/kqemu-doc.html * UML http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/ * Virtual Box http://www.virtualbox.org/ *** VMKnoppix includes the following network boot software *** * gPXE http://www.etherboot.org * InetBoot http://openlab.jp/oscircular/inetboot/ * OSCircular http://openlab.jp/oscircular *** Download *** * File Name: knoppix_v5.3.1CD_20080326_xen3.2.1-20080519.iso * MD5: 20b6114496fef6dde61e7ed6fcf82c09 * FTP: (Ring Servers): ftp://www.ring.gr.jp/archives/linux/knoppix/iso/knoppix_v5.3.1CD_20080326_xen3.2.1-20080519.iso * HTTP (Ring Servers): http://www.ring.gr.jp/archives/linux/knoppix/iso/knoppix_v5.3.1CD_20080326_xen3.2.1-20080519.iso * Bittorrent: http://www.rcis.jp/project/knoppix/knoppix_v5.3.1CD_20080326_xen3.2.1-20080519.iso.torrent *** Announce *** This topic will be discussed at the BOF of Ottawa Linux Symposium08. http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2008/view_abstract.php?content_key=231 ------ suzaki _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users