Bug 202861 – No native kernel installed when Xen is selected during install

Bug 202861 - No native kernel installed when Xen is selected during install

Summary:	No native kernel installed when Xen is selected during install

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

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Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	anaconda (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact:	Mike McLean
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Reported:	2006-08-16 16:22 EDT by Eli Collins
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:11 EST (History)
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Last Closed:	2006-08-22 19:46:27 EDT
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Description Eli Collins 2006-08-16 16:22:15 EDT

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 19:46:27 EDT

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 2006-08-22 21:23:35 EDT

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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