Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:18:56 +0100 From: Tomislav Novak <tomislav.novak@gmail.com> To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Subject: Install FreeBSD-7.1 (domU) to a filesystem image Message-ID: <878wor1ji7.fsf@gmail.com>
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Hello!
I have set up Slackware Linux 12.0 as dom0 (Xen 3.3.1, Linux 2.6.18.8,
built from source) and I'm playing with FreeBSD as a domU.
It's currently, due to some circumstances, not possible for me to
install FreeBSD to a separate partition(s), so I'm using a file-backed
VBD. Kernel and filesystem images are those from
http://www.fsmware.com/xenofreebsd/7.0/download/
and they work perfectly. However, the filesystem image contains only the
basic stuff, and I need a few more packages (e.g. newer gcc version,
X11 etc.). I don't have access to any other FreeBSD system so I can't
copy necessary files, build 8.0-CURRENT etc. Is it possible to install
FreeBSD from an installation media directly to the filesystem image on
disk?
Thanks in advance,
Tomislav
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