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Date:      Tue, 15 May 2018 13:16:45 +0530
From:      Pratyush Yadav <pratiy0100@gmail.com>
To:        Marcin Cieslak <saper@saper.info>
Cc:        freebsd-xen@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Is it possible to run Xen in a VirtualBox VM?
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On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 12:36 PM, Marcin Cieslak <saper@saper.info> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2018, Pratyush Yadav wrote:
>
>> On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 11:25 PM, Roger Pau Monn=C3=A9 <roger.pau@citrix=
.com> wrote:
>> > Yes, I think you will need to be able to run Xen + FreeBSD. You can
>> > probably manage to complete the first part using Xen + Linux and
>> > running FreeBSD as a guest, but you will need Xen + FreeBSD Dom0 for
>> > the second part (adding handlers for mapping operations used by the
>> > backend).
>>
>> One more thing, is there any other VM like VirtualBox that can run Xen
>> + FreeBSD as Dom0, or do I have to run it on a different computer.
>
> I have solved this problem for me by renting a physical server at the hos=
ting company.
> But serious hacking requires having access to the physical console (most
> hosting providers provide something like that).
>
> I don't know how others are working on this? Anyone running Xen on their =
laptop for example?

I'm trying exactly that. I am running a Linux Dom0 with a FreeBSD DomU
on my current laptop. I have an old laptop lying around and I'll try
to run a FreeBSD Dom0 on it.

--=20
Regards,
Pratyush Yadav



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