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+kernel-xen.sh: This script builds the Linux Kernel for the Xen Hypervisor.
+
+To run this scipt you will need the rebased OpenSUSE Xen kernel patches:
+http://gentoo-xen-kernel.googlecode.com/files/xen-patches-2.6.34-6.tar.bz2
+(md5sum: afb08178200fa34fd24c4d9d03174102)
+
+Since the patches are for 2.6.34.7 kernel, you can get it from here:
+http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.34.7.tar.bz2
+(md5sum: 8964e26120e84844998a673464a980ea)
+
+The configuration files included here are based on Slackware 2.6.33.4 configs.
+For 32bit systems, SMP based config was used. You may run "make menuconfig"
+before compiling a Xen kernel by passing the "MENUCONFIG=yes" to the scipt.
+
+Another variable worth mentioning here is "BOOTLOADER=", wich can be used to
+select how kernel is packed. Valid options are "lilo" and "grub".
+
+By default, a "huge" kernel config is chosen, but you may opt for the generic
+kernel by passing the "KERNEL=generic" variable to the script. In this case,
+you will need to make an ad-hoc initrd after installing this package.
+For example:
+
+# depmod 2.6.34.7-xen
+# mkinitrd -c -k 2.6.34.7-xen -f ext4 -r /dev/sda1 -m ext4 -o /boot/initrd-xen.gz
+
+For details on initrd, read /boot/README.initrd, for hints run:
+/usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh script and read the Xen
+User Manual and the README file that comes with the Xen package.
+
+Originaly, booting a Xen kernel with LILO bootloader is not supported, so GRUB
+has to be used. Since some of us still preffer LILO over GRUB, there is a way
+to accomplish this with mbootpack. Basicly mbootpack takes Linux kernel, initrd
+and Xen VMM, and packages them up as a single file that looks like a bzImage
+Linux kernel. For example this is how mbootpack works:
+
+# cd /boot
+# gzip -d -c /boot/xen-4.1.0.gz > /boot/xen-4.1.0
+# gzip -d -c /boot/initrd-xen.gz > /boot/initrd-xen
+# mbootpack -o /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34.7-xen -m /usr/src/linux-2.6.34.7-xen/vmlinux \
+    -m /boot/initrd-xen /boot/xen-4.1.0
+
+After a new kernel image is created, add something like the folowing to lilo.conf:
+
+image = /boot/vmlinuz-xen
+  root = /dev/sda1
+  label = XenLinux
+  append="dom0_mem=256M -- nomodeset"
+  read-only
+
+Note: everything before "--" is passed to Xen, and everything after "--" is
+passed to the Linux kernel.
+
+If for some reason LILO is not good enough, you can always use GRUB.
+GRUB may be installed from Slackware's extra repository. The GRUB package
+is not available from the Slackware x86_64 distribution, but the source
+and a SlackBuild may be found in its extra/source repository.
+
+grubconfig that comes with Slackware's GRUB package may give a starting point
+to configure GRUB. Moreover, the Xen User Manual and its README file installed
+with the Xen package include details on which parameters to include in the GRUB
+configuration file. For example, include these lines in /boot/grub/menu.lst:
+
+title Slackware XenLinux 13.37
+         root (hd0,0)
+         kernel /boot/xen.gz dom0_mem=262144 console=vga
+         module /boot/vmlinuz-xen root=/dev/sda1 ro console=tty0 nomodeset
+         module /boot/initrd-xen.gz
+
+Additional notes about bootloaders:
+  A dom0_mem parameter is critical for a 32bit Slackware install.
+  You only need the initrd if you install a generic kernel.
+
+Aditional notes on framebuffer problems:
+  If your dom0 kernel crashes or freezes at boot, either with an automatic
+  reboot or with the blank screen, here are some things to try:
+  - Specify an out of range number to "fbcon" to disable FB altogether,
+    for an example append fbcon=map:9 to the Linux kernel.
+    (To see a list of available devices in your system: cat /proc/fb)
+  - Blacklist FB module from loading, this one requires a bit of
+    digging arround in dmesg/lsmod to find out wich module is loading.
+  - Disable FB device in question or simply set CONFIG_FB=n in kernel config.
+  - Replace the VGA card? :^)