On 9 January 2012 11:06, Thierry Vignaud <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> - check that kernel-server still works as a xen guest >>>> - try to use kernel-xen-pvops as dom0 and see how it works >>>> (you can also try to use kernel-xen-pvops as a normal xen guest) >>> >>> Doesn't that mean that when running in XEN, the installer shouldn't >>> pick kernel-server >>> instead of kernel-desktop? (since we've no dom0 support in the later) >>> Or even kernel-xen-pvps if there's no HW support for virtualisation? >> >> If 'running in Xen' means 'running as guest', you don't need any special >> kernel for hardware virtualisation, and just a kernel with Xen support for >> paravirtualisation. The dom0 support is only needed for the xen host. Which >> means the installer kernel itself should have xen support to be runnable in >> any context. > > Either we should restore alt1 in installer or we should enable DOM0 support > in desktop kernel
I would rahther choose the later as server kernel doesn't work everywhere (PAE requirement on ia32...) like Fedora does
