Unexpected error: exceptions.OSError - Setting up Windows XP HVM

Unexpected error: exceptions.OSError - Setting up Windows XP HVM

[Alexandros Manakos]

Hello everybody,

i have a problem setting up a DomU with Windows XP. I get the following
error:

xen:/etc/xen# xm create windows.hvm
Using config file "./windows.hvm".
VNC= 1
Unexpected error: exceptions.OSError

Please report to xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/bin/xm", line 7, in ?
    main.main(sys.argv)
  File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/lib/python/xen/xm/main.py", line 2453, in main
    _, rc = _run_cmd(cmd, cmd_name, args)
  File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/lib/python/xen/xm/main.py", line 2477, in
_run_cmd
    return True, cmd(args)
  File "<string>", line 1, in <lambda>
  File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/lib/python/xen/xm/main.py", line 1266, in
xm_importcommand
    cmd.main([command] + args)
  File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/lib/python/xen/xm/create.py", line 1319, in main
    dom = make_domain(opts, config)
  File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/lib/python/xen/xm/create.py", line 1064, in
make_domain
    os.kill(vncpid, signal.SIGKILL)
OSError: [Errno 3] No such process


I use Xen 3.1-1 and Kernel 2.6.18-5 (dom0). The machine is a Intel Core
2 Duo 1,86 Ghz with VT ( i get the flag via /proc/cpuinfo).
I installed the Packages not from Source. I installed them via apt
(Debian package tool).
Xend is started and so on...Everything looks fine. Here the
configuration File from the hvm:

kernel = 'hvmloader'
builder = 'hvm'
name= 'winxp'
acpi = 0
vncviewer = 1
keymap = 'de'
disk    = [ 'file:/etc/xen/domains/windows/winxp.disk,ioemu:hda,w']
cdrom = '/dev/cdrom'
boot = 'd'
vif  = [ 'type=ioemu' ]
device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'

Any suggestions?

Regards
Alexandros

Re: Unexpected error: exceptions.OSError - Setting up Windows XP HVM

[Alexandros Manakos]

Hello again,

i figured out that when i disable vnc support (vnc = 0) i dont get this
error message. BUT i have another problem...I get the error that the HVM
guest support is unavailable...I have a valid cpu but i realized that
the mainboard is kinda mod of HP. So in the BIOS there is no possibility
to enable or disable VT. Does that mean that i cant boot any hvm machine?

regards
Alexandros

Alexandros Manakos schrieb:
> Hello everybody,
>
> i have a problem setting up a DomU with Windows XP. I get the following
> error:
>
> xen:/etc/xen# xm create windows.hvm
> Using config file "./windows.hvm".
> VNC= 1
> Unexpected error: exceptions.OSError
>
> Please report to xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/bin/xm", line 7, in ?
>     main.main(sys.argv)
>   File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/lib/python/xen/xm/main.py", line 2453, in main
>     _, rc = _run_cmd(cmd, cmd_name, args)
>   File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/lib/python/xen/xm/main.py", line 2477, in
> _run_cmd
>     return True, cmd(args)
>   File "<string>", line 1, in <lambda>
>   File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/lib/python/xen/xm/main.py", line 1266, in
> xm_importcommand
>     cmd.main([command] + args)
>   File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/lib/python/xen/xm/create.py", line 1319, in main
>     dom = make_domain(opts, config)
>   File "/usr/lib/xen-3.1-1/lib/python/xen/xm/create.py", line 1064, in
> make_domain
>     os.kill(vncpid, signal.SIGKILL)
> OSError: [Errno 3] No such process
>
>
> I use Xen 3.1-1 and Kernel 2.6.18-5 (dom0). The machine is a Intel Core
> 2 Duo 1,86 Ghz with VT ( i get the flag via /proc/cpuinfo).
> I installed the Packages not from Source. I installed them via apt
> (Debian package tool).
> Xend is started and so on...Everything looks fine. Here the
> configuration File from the hvm:
>
> kernel = 'hvmloader'
> builder = 'hvm'
> name= 'winxp'
> acpi = 0
> vncviewer = 1
> keymap = 'de'
> disk    = [ 'file:/etc/xen/domains/windows/winxp.disk,ioemu:hda,w']
> cdrom = '/dev/cdrom'
> boot = 'd'
> vif  = [ 'type=ioemu' ]
> device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Regards
> Alexandros
>
>  
>
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