Bug 202861 - No native kernel installed when Xen is selected during install
Summary: No native kernel installed when Xen is selected during install
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 6
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2006-08-16 20:22 UTC by Eli Collins
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-08-22 23:46:27 UTC
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Description Eli Collins 2006-08-16 20:22:15 UTC 
When you install FC6 test2 and select the Xen install option it does not install
a native kernel. If Xen/XenLinux do not boot/work on your system you can not
edit grub.conf to point to the native kernel and get a working system. This is a
pain. A native kernel should always be installed.
Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2006-08-22 23:46:27 UTC 
This is intentional.  If the kernel doesn't work, it needs to be fixed.  Not
papered over by having a different kernel installed.
Comment 2 Eli Collins 2006-08-23 01:23:35 UTC 
Agreed, however when people with hardware that's not well tested on Xen come
along and have an issue this will make their life more dificult. I also thought
there were some cases, like requiring PAE, in which Xen/XenLinux were
intentially not as functional as the native kernel.
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