Binary install suggestions

Binary install suggestions

[Penelope Fudd]

Hello!

I've just installed xen-2.0.1-install.tgz on a Fedora Core 2 system, and
I thought I'd suggest an enhancement or two for the installation
program.

1. Copying files into /etc/init.d didn't work perfectly.
  - /etc/init.d is a symbolic link in FC2, and for some reason, cp says:
cp: cannot overwrite non-directory `/etc/init.d' with directory
`./install/etc/init.d'
  - I don't know why it should barf like that; after all, it's a symlink
to a directory.

2. The /boot partition may be a separate partition.
  - On my system, the grub.conf file now says:

title Xen 2.0 /XenLinux 2.6.9
        kernel /xen.gz dom0_mem=128000 console=vga
        module /vmlinuz-2.6.9-xen0 root=/dev/hda5 ro console=tty0

  - Also, when it was copying the files into /boot, that dinky partition
ran out of space.  I cleaned out some old kernels, and the problem went
away.  Maybe have a disk-space check?  (df /boot)

3. Runlevel issues
  - I have a default runlevel of 5, which starts a graphical login.
  - Mention in the manual how much memory a person needs to run X
(128M+swap looks good for me for now), or suggest defaulting to runlevel
3.

4. Quickstart instructions part 2: "Now What?"
  - List the commands needed to start a virtual system so you can sshd
into it.

Great system, keep up the good work!
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Binary install suggestions

[Penelope Fudd]

Hi again...

More install things...
5. Check for /lib/tls when installing
  - no point in waiting until the first boot, eh?

After booting...

6. Python version warning:
/lib/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDaemon.py:27: RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module xen.lowlevel.xu: This Python has API version 1012, module xen.lowlevel.xu has version 1011.
  from xen.lowlevel import xu
/lib/python/xen/xend/server/channel.py:3: RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module xen.lowlevel.xc: This Python has API version 1012, module xen.lowlevel.xc has version 1011.
  import xen.lowlevel.xc; xc = xen.lowlevel.xc.new()

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Re: Binary install suggestions

[Jan Kundrát]

Penelope Fudd wrote:
> 1. Copying files into /etc/init.d didn't work perfectly.
>   - /etc/init.d is a symbolic link in FC2, and for some reason, cp says:
> cp: cannot overwrite non-directory `/etc/init.d' with directory
> `./install/etc/init.d'
>   - I don't know why it should barf like that; after all, it's a symlink
> to a directory.

maybe `cp <new-files> /etc/init.d/` (notice the added slash)

j.



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Re: Binary install suggestions

[Jan Kundrát]

Penelope Fudd wrote:
> 5. Check for /lib/tls when installing
>   - no point in waiting until the first boot, eh?

Xen doesn't know anything about its future rootfs during install, IMHO.

j.



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Re: Binary install suggestions

[Penelope Fudd]

On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 08:07, Jan Kundrát wrote:
> Penelope Fudd wrote:
> > 1. Copying files into /etc/init.d didn't work perfectly.
> >   - /etc/init.d is a symbolic link in FC2, and for some reason, cp says:
> > cp: cannot overwrite non-directory `/etc/init.d' with directory
> > `./install/etc/init.d'
> >   - I don't know why it should barf like that; after all, it's a symlink
> > to a directory.
> 
> maybe `cp <new-files> /etc/init.d/` (notice the added slash)
> 
> j.

Dude, it's your installer.
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Re: Binary install suggestions

[Penelope Fudd]

Sorry, that came out wrong.  I meant to say, yes, I know how to copy the
files by hand.  I just noted that the installer had an error message.

On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 08:07, Jan Kundrát wrote:
> Penelope Fudd wrote:
> > 1. Copying files into /etc/init.d didn't work perfectly.
> >   - /etc/init.d is a symbolic link in FC2, and for some reason, cp says:
> > cp: cannot overwrite non-directory `/etc/init.d' with directory
> > `./install/etc/init.d'
> >   - I don't know why it should barf like that; after all, it's a symlink
> > to a directory.
> 
> maybe `cp <new-files> /etc/init.d/` (notice the added slash)
> 
> j.
> 
> 
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Re: Binary install suggestions

[Jan Kundrát]

Penelope Fudd wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 08:07, Jan Kundrát wrote:
> 
>>Penelope Fudd wrote:
>>
>>>1. Copying files into /etc/init.d didn't work perfectly.
>>>  - /etc/init.d is a symbolic link in FC2, and for some reason, cp says:
>>>cp: cannot overwrite non-directory `/etc/init.d' with directory
>>>`./install/etc/init.d'
>>>  - I don't know why it should barf like that; after all, it's a symlink
>>>to a directory.
>>
>>maybe `cp <new-files> /etc/init.d/` (notice the added slash)
>>
>>j.
> 
> 
> Dude, it's your installer.

I'm not a xen developer. I was just trying to point out the reason why 
is that failing, to make the real developers' life easier ;-)

 > Sorry, that came out wrong

No need for apologies, dude :-)

j.



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Re: Binary install suggestions

[A Streetcar Named]

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:08:59 +0100, Jan Kundrát <jan.kundrat@fzu.cz> wrote:
> Penelope Fudd wrote:
> > 5. Check for /lib/tls when installing
> >   - no point in waiting until the first boot, eh?
> Xen doesn't know anything about its future rootfs during install, IMHO.

Perhaps he means that the installer should check for /lib/tls on dom0?


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Re: Binary install suggestions

[Jan Kundrát]

A Streetcar Named wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:08:59 +0100, Jan Kundrát <jan.kundrat@fzu.cz> wrote:
> 
>>Penelope Fudd wrote:
>>
>>>5. Check for /lib/tls when installing
>>>  - no point in waiting until the first boot, eh?
>>
>>Xen doesn't know anything about its future rootfs during install, IMHO.
> 
> 
> Perhaps he means that the installer should check for /lib/tls on dom0?

Yes, but Xen domain0 could run on another rootfs, IMHO... I think that 
check is quite useless...

j.



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