On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 2:41 AM, Mike Power <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I currently (I think) have XP installed on an LVM
> volume /dev/mapper/vol_group1-windows.  I have been trying to power this
> VM up on KVM (Ubuntu 8.10 dropped Xen).  Come to think of it I am not
> even sure if the on disk format KVM expects is the same the Xen wrote to
> disk.
>
> What is the likely hood that I will succeed?
>
> At this time using the attached config file I boot up into the windows
> boot strap.  I immediately hit the safe mode menu.  Once I step pass the
> safe mode menu then the vm reboots.  Known problem?
>

Ubuntu recently updated their KVM docs, maybe some hints in there:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM

Also, Boris has some Ubuntu Xen Howtos, if you are simply looking to
upgrade Xen.
http://bderzhavets.blogspot.com/2009/01/setup-xen-3.html
http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/backport-intrepid-xen-33-hypervisor-at-ubuntu-hardy-dom0-2624-21-xen/

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Todd

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Todd Deshane
http://todddeshane.net
http://runningxen.com
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