Install Xen 3.4.2 on Ubuntu 8.04 (x86) (1)

1. install necessary packages, include but not limited in:

Build-essential cial, curses, openssl, python (ssl support), mercial, gawk, bridge-utils, bin86, bcc, texinfo

2. download these packages from Xen official website

Xen-3.4.2.tar.gz => uncompress to ../xen-4.3.2
Linux-2.6.18-xen-3.4.2.tar.gz => uncomcompress to./xen-4.3.2/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg

From now on, the base directory of paths mentioned below is/xen-4.3.2

3. put these files in/stubdom/

Grub-0.97.tar.gz (ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/grub-0.97.tar.gz)
Lwip-1.3.0.tar.gz (http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases-noredirect/lwip/lwip-1.3.0.tar.gz)
Newlib-1.16.0.tar.gz (ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/newlib/newlib-1.16.0.tar.gz)
Pciutils-2.2.9.tar.gz (http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/pciutils/pciutils-2.2.9.tar.gz)
Zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz (http://www.zlib.net/zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz)

4. modify/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg/Makefile, specify AWK = gawk.

5. modify/buildconfigs/src. hg-clone

$ (LINUX_SRCDIR)/. valid-src: $ (_ XEN_LINUX_UPDATE)
Set-e ;\
// Delete lines here
Touch $ @

6. compile xen and kernel

Make
When ask for option, press y or m.

7. install Xen

Sudo make install

8. check if these file or directory exist.

/Etc/xen/
/Lib/modules/2.6.18.8-xen/
/Boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen

9. make image

Mkinitramfs-o initrd. img-2.6.18.8-xen 2.6.18.8-xen
Cpinitrd. img-2.6.18.8-xen/boot/

10. modify grub, add these lines. Note the UUID shocould be different.

Title Xen 3.4.2/Ubuntu 8.04.2, kernel 2.6.18.8-xen
Root (hd0, 0)
Kernel/boot/xen-3.4.2.gz
Module/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen root = UUID = 73fd4329-a05b-4dd4-b6a5-e11e99e320bd ro console = tty0 quiet
Module/boot/initrd. img-2.6.18.8-xen
Quiet

11. restart and choose the Xen kernel.

I got a crash here because I did these steps in VirtualBox. the info of the crash is "Crash Guru Meditation-2304 (VERR_REM_TOO_MANY_TRAPS )". it seems VB can't support virtualization guest OS, I also got failure when trying to install ESXi 3.5. the experience will continue when I got standalone machine and I'm not sure current result is correct. so pls don't follow me or you will be on your own risk.

To be continued...

Reference
Http://hi.baidu.com/shuxiaotu/blog/item/c1854cf9236e6104d9f9fd94.html
Http://deidara.blog.51cto.com/400447/269062