Re: Newbie problem: disk error launching FC3 in non-0 domain

[Roland Paterson-Jones <roland@rolandpj.com>]

Incidently, I have bundled up the mini FC3 filesystem into a file-backed 
VBD and I'm getting the same problem!

Curiouser and curiouser?

Thanks
Roland

Roland Paterson-Jones wrote:

> Hi again
>
> I have a minimal Fedora Core 3 image running fine as domain 0 (thanks 
> and sorry for the previous FAQ query) using both the standard install 
> ramdisk image, and the FC3 ramdisk image downloaded from xen sourceforge.
>
> However, I can't get it running in a non-zero domain.
>
> In brief, I have a full FC3 installed on /dev/hda1, which I typically 
> use as my domain 0 OS. Then I have a minimal FC3 installed on /dev/hdb2.
>
> I can boot into the minimal FC3 on /dev/hdb2 as domain 0 under Xen 
> without a problem.
>
> I'm trying to 'xm create' the minimal FC3 from the full FC3 under Xen, 
> but I get a disk error. Here's the relevant log:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>
> <snip>
>
> Creating /dev
> Starting udev
> Creating root device
> Mounting root filesystem
> EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> Switching to new root
> modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.10-xenU/modules.dep:
> No such file or directory
>
> INIT: version 2.85 booting
>                Welcome to Fedora Core
>                Press 'I' to enter interactive startup.
> Starting udev:  [  OK  ]
> Initializing hardware...  storage network audio done[  OK  ]
> raidautorun: failed to open /dev/md0: 6
> Configuring kernel parameters:  [  OK  ]
> hwclock is unable to get I/O port access:  the iopl(3) call failed.
> Setting clock  (localtime): Tue Feb  8 16:05:19 SAST 2005 [  OK  ]
> Setting hostname localhost.localdomain:  [  OK  ]
> Checking root filesystem
> [/sbin/fsck.ext3 (1) -- /] fsck.ext3 -a /dev/hdb2
> /: clean, 46221/4866048 files, 350711/9727357 blocks
> Error writing block 1548 (Attempt to write block from filesystem
> resulted in short write).  Error writing block 1548 (Attempt to write
> block from filesystem resulted in short write).
>
> /: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
>        (i.e., without -a or -p options)
>
>
> /: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
>        (i.e., without -a or -p options)
> [FAILED]
>
> *** An error occurred during the file system check.
> *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
> *** when you leave the shell.
> Give root password for maintenance
> (or type Control-D to continue):
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>
>
> Any idea what the problem is?
>
> Thanks again
> Roland
>
>
>
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