From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge Subject: Re: Re: pv_ops dom0 USB fixed Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:26:55 -0800 Message-ID: <4941778F.4090709@goop.org> References: <4940210C.1060401@goop.org> <1e16a9ed0812101448i52a39946o528c74effa2690ab@mail.gmail.com> <4940C98D.6070004@goop.org> <1e16a9ed0812110850odff8f56h836b7187ad0c64b0@mail.gmail.com> <49415945.3030508@goop.org> <1e16a9ed0812111147h3416cbb5uc11a8b9f5f0d0e80@mail.gmail.com> <1e16a9ed0812111203l73a0bf5ek5f1264c4097718ef@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1e16a9ed0812111203l73a0bf5ek5f1264c4097718ef@mail.gmail.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: deshantm@gmail.com Cc: Xen-devel , Aviv Grafi List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Todd Deshane wrote: >>> BTW, does your hardware support AHCI mode for the SATA controller? Could you try it out? >>> >> I will check this. I also want to change my Xen testing temporarily to the >> Dell 755 (VT-d), which also has a VGA monitor (not DVI) so that may >> make testing easier (assuming that the dom0 kernel can work on >> my 755 box). >> >> I'll report back more progress as I can >> > > In the BIOS it has two SATA operation modes. > Normal and Legacy. > > If it is set to legacy, the Xen kernel stops dead at > the initramfs prompt. > > Xen boot of Normal and Legacy mode attached. > > I will now try to copy my xen config over to the > VT-d (755) box. Hm, I would have expected to see some reference to "ahci" in there. Does your initscript look for the root device via a hardcoded device, or by using label/uuid? J