Xen

[Howard Gibson]

   I have recently upgraded my old desktop from FC3 to FC6.  I have just installed the non-Xen kernel and rebooted the machine, and now my serial ports and floppy drives are working again.  It appears that my clunky old computer is _not_ having hardware problems.

   I spent the better part of a week trying to figure out why my computer could not access its modem.  This was not a pleasant experience.  I now have a hardware modem plugged into a USB port.  I am about to re-configure GRUB to lauch FC6 without Xen.

   What does Xen do for a desktop user who is not doing kernel hacking or other software development?

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Howard Gibson 
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