On Tuesday 07 November 2006 14:51, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > -----Original Message----- > > >From: Tom Horsley <tomhorsley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Nov 7, 2006 9:41 AM > >To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >Cc: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: Re: why did FC6 install a XEN kernel on my inspiron? > > > >My system can support Xen, but I was also surprised to find nothing > >except a Xen kernel installed when I did a clean install. I had to > >install the non-Xen kernel via yum. > > > >I don't know if you can run yum install from rescue mode, but that > > might be an option to get the non-Xen kernel if you can't boot at all > > with the Xen kernel. > > i believe my error was that i've never played with XEN before and, > during the install, i selected "virtualization" thinking, "hey, maybe > i'll get around to playing with that some day." > > as i read it now, selecting that was what gave me the XEN kernel to > begin with, is that right? > > rday That's what I found. If you select virtulization during the install it only seems to installl the Xen kernel. Don't know if that's a bug or a feature ;-) Tony -- Tony Molloy. System Manager. Dept. of Comp. Sci. University of Limerick
