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7.4.4 Using the Drivers with an Upgraded
Kernel
1 Install the kernel.
IMPORTANT
Do not reboot the virtual machine.
2 Before rebooting the virtual machine, make sure all the following directories are
present in
/lib/modules/ xxx /weak-updates/vmdp
(where
xxx
is the
new kernel version):
• blkfront
• netfront
• platform-pci
• util
• xenbus
If these files are not present, do the following:
1 Edit the
/boot/grub/menu.lst
file and remove all
hdx=noprobe
entries
from the kernel line.
2
Restart the virtual machine.
3 Upgrade the driver pack (see Section 7.4.3, “Upgrading the RHEL 5 Drivers”
(page 79)).
4 Edit the
/boot/grub/menu.lst
file and make the following change:
For each drive specified in the virtual machine configuration file (for example,
hda and hdb), append
hdx =noprobe
to the kernel line for the updated kernel,
where
hdx
is the drive specification found in the virtual machine configuration
file.
80 Virtualization with Xen