On 2020-07-09 05:06, Markus Kolb wrote: > Hi, > > is there a possibility to install/boot OpenBSD in a Xen guest which is booted > by pvgrub1 or pvgrub2? The pvgrub is configured to use a /boot/grub/grub.cfg > of the guest in the 1st partition. > > In a non-Xen-grub there is a bsd-module which can boot the installer bsd.rd, > but this bsd-module is not available in the xenhost-builds of grub. > There is also no chain-module for chainloader configs. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks > Markus
For me, OpenBSD boots fine in HVM mode (with an I/O emulator). I have not tried PVH mode and would not expect it to work. PV mode definitely won’t work, and should be avoided anyway for both security and performance reasons. Is HVM mode okay, or do you need PVH? Sincerely, Demi
