From: "Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)" <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>
To: enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net
Cc: Sander Eikelenboom <linux@eikelenboom.it>,
bderzhavets@yahoo.com, xen-devel@lists.xensource.com,
"Pasi Kr"@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:16:23 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A6BE6A7.3000305@asiasoftsea.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A6BC485.7000905@asiasoftsea.net>
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Hmmmm, just wondering...
Since I am going to do an install from the CD-ROM/ISO, why do I need to
get an IP address for the DomU unless it's going to be a network
install, e.g. HTTP, FTP, NFS, etc?
--
Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
Technical Support Engineer
Information Technology Department
Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
Singapore 529541
Republic of Singapore
Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) wrote:
> At the moment there is only one network card installed on my lab PC in
> my company running OpenSUSE 11.1 32-bit with Xen 3.4.1-rc8 Dom 0
> kernel 2.6.30-rc6 (jeremy). So when there are more network cards
> installed, there will be eth0, eth1, eth2 ethernet bridges, etc.
>
> Then I can assign the virtual network card in each virtual machine to
> a specific ethernet network bridge (out of many bridges) in Domain 0
> using the vif command in guest domain configuration.
>
> --
> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
> Technical Support Engineer
> Information Technology Department
> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
> Singapore 529541
> Republic of Singapore
> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
> MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
>
> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) wrote:
>> Dear Boris,
>>
>> The ethernet network bridge on OpenSUSE 11.1 is eth0.
>>
>> --
>> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
>> Technical Support Engineer
>> Information Technology Department
>> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>> Singapore 529541
>> Republic of Singapore
>> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>> MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
>>
>> Boris Derzhavets wrote:
>>> This means that OSOL installer (by default ) will issue DHCPDISCOVER
>>> via your Xen bridge, looking for DHCP server on your LAN. Only on
>>> RHEL 5.3
>>> (F10 with Xen 3.3.1 src.rpm been installed along with generated
>>> packages) with libvirtd & dnsmasq up and running you can specify
>>> vif=['bridge=virbr0' ] to detect DHCP Server at your Dom0.
>>>
>>> View for instance :-
>>> http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/backport-zfs-support-to-xen-331-f10-dom0-kernel-2630-rc3-tip/
>>>
>>> I don't have any experience with OpenSuse 11.1 . I hardly remind
>>> they tried to reproduce RH's technology. Most probably they did it
>>> in SLES 11 (not sure). Check for libvirtd&dnsmasq daemons up and
>>> running.
>>> But if your OpenSuse 11.1 Dom0 is on "dhcp" bridge itself , then no
>>> problems. Just vif=['bridge=eth0'].
>>>
>>> Boris.
>>>
>>> --- On *Sat, 7/25/09, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
>>> /<enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>/* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in
>>> Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>>> To: bderzhavets@yahoo.com
>>> Cc: "Sander Eikelenboom" <linux@eikelenboom.it>, Pasi
>>> Kr@yahoo.com, xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>>> Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 12:32 PM
>>>
>>> Dear Boris,
>>>
>>> This means I have to install a DHCP server or dnsmasq in my Dom
>>> 0, listening on my Dom 0's IP address, so that it can assign
>>> dynamic IP addresses to the DomU.
>>>
>>> By the way, are there any paravirtualized device drivers that I
>>> can install in DomU to improve the performance of the virtual
>>> machine?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
>>> Technical Support Engineer
>>> Information Technology Department
>>> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>>> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>>> Singapore 529541
>>> Republic of Singapore
>>> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>>> MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>> Boris Derzhavets wrote:
>>>> >I noticed under the guest domain configuration there is a
>>>> parameter called >'extra' kernel parameter. Does the 'nowin'
>>>> argument stand for no >graphical windows?
>>>>
>>>> Login as jack/jack to text console.
>>>>
>>>> Wait until :-
>>>>
>>>> $ pfexec ifconfig -a
>>>>
>>>> will show up your IPv4 address
>>>>
>>>> $ mkdir .vnc
>>>> $ cp .Xclients .vnc/xstartup
>>>> $ vncserver
>>>>
>>>> Connect via vncviewer IP-DomU:1 from another terminal session
>>>> to OSOL DomU. In case OSOL installer will fail to obtain IP via
>>>> DHCPDISCOVER,
>>>> let me know. It might happen and requires Solaris Kernel Model
>>>> Debugger
>>>> to disable checksum offloading at boot up. Seems to be hardware
>>>> dependent issue for OSOL 2009.06
>>>>
>>>> **********************************
>>>> Copy ramdisk and kernel to Dom0
>>>> **********************************
>>>> |
>>>> [root@ServerXen isos]# cat copy.sh
>>>> mount -o loop,ro osol-0906-x86.iso /mnt
>>>> cp /mnt/boot/amd64/x86.microroot /home/boris/solaris
>>>> cp /mnt/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix /home/boris/solaris
>>>> |
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ***********************
>>>> Installation profile:-
>>>> ***********************
>>>> |
>>>> [root@ServerXen solaris]# cat osol200906.install
>>>> name = "sol0906"
>>>> vcpus = 1
>>>> memory = "1024"
>>>> kernel = "/home/boris/solaris/unix"
>>>> ramdisk = "/home/boris/solaris/x86.microroot"
>>>> extra = "/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix - nowin -B
>>>> install_media=cdrom"
>>>> disk = ['phy:/dev/loop0,xvdc:cdrom,r','phy:/dev/sdb5,xvda,w']
>>>> # Would work as well
>>>> # || disk = ['phy:/dev/loop0,6:cdrom,r','phy:/dev/sdb5,0,w']|
>>>> |vif = ['bridge=eth1']
>>>> on_shutdown = "destroy"
>>>> on_reboot = "destroy"
>>>> on_crash = "destroy"|
>>>>
>>>> Boris
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Sat, 7/25/09, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
>>>> /<enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>/* wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
>>>> <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in
>>>> Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>>>> To: enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net
>>>> Cc: "Sander Eikelenboom" <linux@eikelenboom.it>, "Boris
>>>> Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@yahoo.com>,
>>>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com,
>>>> =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Pasi_K=E4r?=@yahoo.com
>>>> Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 7:14 AM
>>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> I am trying to install OpenSolaris 2009.06 32-bit
>>>> paravirtualized guest on OpenSUSE 11.1 32-bit paravirt-ops
>>>> enabled Xen 3.4.1-rc8 Dom 0 Kernel 2.6.30-rc6.
>>>>
>>>> However, I am getting an opensolaris console login prompt.
>>>> There is no GNOME DE for me to launch the GUI installer for
>>>> OpenSolaris. I am using the OpenSolaris LiveCD 32-bit.
>>>>
>>>> I noticed under the guest domain configuration there is a
>>>> parameter called 'extra' kernel parameter. Does the 'nowin'
>>>> argument stand for no graphical windows?
>>>>
>>>> http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/SmoT4kZta-I/AAAAAAAAAE0/xxUGuNunPoY/s1600-h/01.jpeg
>>>>
>>>> http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/SmoT5YG2sNI/AAAAAAAAAFM/H0ntFt6LCx4/s1600-h/04.jpeg
>>>>
>>>> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/SmoT5uzjF6I/AAAAAAAAAFU/2Y3KNWPUwWk/s1600-h/05.jpeg
>>>>
>>>> Then I also get the "invalid disk device number (768)"
>>>> error. Do I need to use xvda instead of hda?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you very much.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
>>>> Technical Support Engineer
>>>> Information Technology Department
>>>> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>>>> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>>>> Singapore 529541
>>>> Republic of Singapore
>>>> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>>>> MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Teo En Ming wrote:
>>>>> As a matter of fact, our servers are either Dell PowerEdge
>>>>> 1950/2950 and IBM xSeries.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am just testing it out on our lab PC first.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics
>>>>> Engineering) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
>>>>> Technical Support Engineer
>>>>> Information Technology Department
>>>>> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>>>>> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>>>>> Singapore 529541
>>>>> Republic of Singapore
>>>>> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>>>>> MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: "Teo En Ming" <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>
>>>>> To: "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@yahoo.com>, "Pasi
>>>>> Kärkkäinen" <pasik@iki.fi>
>>>>> Cc: Sander Eikelenboom <linux@eikelenboom.it>,
>>>>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>>>>> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:27:02 +0800
>>>>> Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure
>>>>> Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Boris,
>>>>>
>>>>> My next step will be a 64-bit Xen Dom 0 host.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics
>>>>> Engineering) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
>>>>> Technical Support Engineer
>>>>> Information Technology Department
>>>>> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>>>>> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>>>>> Singapore 529541
>>>>> Republic of Singapore
>>>>> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>>>>> MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@yahoo.com>
>>>>> To: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi>,
>>>>> enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net
>>>>> Cc: Sander Eikelenboom <linux@eikelenboom.it>,
>>>>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>>>>> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:57:49 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>> Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to
>>>>> Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>>>>>
>>>>> Teo, it is up to you how to manage, if you just
>>>>> having fun.
>>>>> Otherwise, downloading 64-bit OpenSuse 11.1 ISO image
>>>>> takes just 12-14 hr even at slow ADSL speed ( like
>>>>> 100 KB/sec).
>>>>> Install takes 30 minutes and brings you to the
>>>>> trusted results, instead
>>>>> of wasting a lot of time in case of business
>>>>> environment assignment.
>>>>> Pasi has 32-bit experience due to hardware
>>>>> limitations, which you don't
>>>>> have.
>>>>>
>>>>> Boris.
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On *Fri, 7/24/09, Teo En Ming /
>>>>> <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>/* wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Teo En Ming <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to
>>>>> Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>>>>> To: "Boris Derzhavets"
>>>>> <bderzhavets@yahoo.com>, "Pasi Kärkkäinen"
>>>>> <pasik@iki.fi>
>>>>> Cc: "Sander Eikelenboom"
>>>>> <linux@eikelenboom.it>,
>>>>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>>>>> Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 12:56 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Boris,
>>>>>
>>>>> My colleague installed OpenSUSE 11.1 32-bit on
>>>>> the Core 2 Duo machine in our labs. Please see
>>>>> my earlier replies in the same topic.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was too lazy to reformat and install 64-bit
>>>>> OpenSUSE, so I proceeded with Xen Dom 0 pvops
>>>>> kernel compilation on 32-bit Linux host.
>>>>>
>>>>> I admit I am getting a lot of headache. Haha.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
>>>>> Dip(Mechatronics Engineering)
>>>>> BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
>>>>> Technical Support Engineer
>>>>> Information Technology Department
>>>>> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>>>>> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>>>>> Singapore 529541
>>>>> Republic of Singapore
>>>>> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>>>>> MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Boris Derzhavets
>>>>> <bderzhavets@yahoo.com>
>>>>> To: enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net, Pasi
>>>>> Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi>
>>>>> Cc: Sander Eikelenboom
>>>>> <linux@eikelenboom.it>,
>>>>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>>>>> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:57:18 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>> Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to
>>>>> Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>>>>>
>>>>> Once again, i don't see any reason to to
>>>>> run 32-bit OS on Core2Duo,
>>>>> unless you like Xen head ache. Core
>>>>> development (PVOPS) is obviously
>>>>> running in 64-bit environment.
>>>>>
>>>>> Boris.
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On *Fri, 7/24/09, Boris Derzhavets /
>>>>> <bderzhavets@yahoo.com>/* wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Boris Derzhavets
>>>>> <bderzhavets@yahoo.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable
>>>>> to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's
>>>>> PVOPS Kernel
>>>>> To: enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net, "Pasi
>>>>> Kärkkäinen" <pasik@iki.fi>
>>>>> Cc: "Sander Eikelenboom"
>>>>> <linux@eikelenboom.it>,
>>>>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>>>>> Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 12:47 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> >After doing the above, I re-installed
>>>>> back the Xen hypervisor, libraries and
>>>>> tools, and also >the kernel, initrd,
>>>>> and modules. Then I proceeded to
>>>>> reboot my machine. After rebooting, >
>>>>> my CentOS 4.7 32-bit PV guest is still
>>>>> able to start and run!
>>>>>
>>>>> Why it wouldn't ? If your image stays
>>>>> the same.
>>>>>
>>>>> > I am still very puzzled! What causes
>>>>> the PV guest initially cannot start?
>>>>> Then what >subsequently causes the PV
>>>>> guest to suddenly be able to start and
>>>>> run???
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That is not supposed to happen. I
>>>>> would suggest clean OS (without any
>>>>> built in xen presence) install ,
>>>>> followed by Xen 3.4.1+pvops kernel
>>>>> clean install.
>>>>>
>>>>> Boris.
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On *Fri, 7/24/09, Teo En Ming /
>>>>> <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>/* wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Teo En Ming
>>>>> <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel]
>>>>> Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in
>>>>> Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>>>>> To: "Teo En Ming"
>>>>> <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>,
>>>>> "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@iki.fi>
>>>>> Cc: "Sander Eikelenboom"
>>>>> <linux@eikelenboom.it>,
>>>>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>>>>> Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 12:19 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am very puzzled. In
>>>>> investigating the cause of the
>>>>> sudden success of the CentOS 4.7
>>>>> 32-bit PV guest being able to run,
>>>>> I have uninstalled virt-manager
>>>>> and all of its dependencies:
>>>>>
>>>>> docbook
>>>>> python-gtk-vnc
>>>>> xen-libs 3.3.1
>>>>> scrollkeeper
>>>>> xen-tools 3.3.1
>>>>> libvirt 0.4.6
>>>>> libvirt-python
>>>>> vm-install 0.3.24
>>>>>
>>>>> Then I proceeded to "make
>>>>> uninstall" in xen-3.4-testing
>>>>> source tree, which also removed my
>>>>> self compiled Xen Dom 0 pvops
>>>>> enabled kernel, initrd and kernel
>>>>> modules.
>>>>>
>>>>> After doing the above, I
>>>>> re-installed back the Xen
>>>>> hypervisor, libraries and tools,
>>>>> and also the kernel, initrd, and
>>>>> modules. Then I proceeded to
>>>>> reboot my machine. After
>>>>> rebooting, my CentOS 4.7 32-bit PV
>>>>> guest is still able to start and run!
>>>>>
>>>>> I am still very puzzled! What
>>>>> causes the PV guest initially
>>>>> cannot start? Then what
>>>>> subsequently causes the PV guest
>>>>> to suddenly be able to start and
>>>>> run???
>>>>>
>>>>> ***scratches head***
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway my CentOS 4.7 guest domain
>>>>> is now running. I shall now
>>>>> proceed to virtualize OpenSolaris
>>>>> 2009.06.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also see screenshots of my CentOS
>>>>> 4.7 PV guest here:
>>>>> http://teo-en-ming-aka-zhang-enming.blogspot.com/2009/07/creating-centos-47-32-bit.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
>>>>> Dip(Mechatronics Engineering)
>>>>> BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
>>>>> Technical Support Engineer
>>>>> Information Technology Department
>>>>> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>>>>> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines
>>>>> Plaza
>>>>> Singapore 529541
>>>>> Republic of Singapore
>>>>> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>>>>> MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: "Teo En Ming"
>>>>> <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>
>>>>> To: "Teo En Ming"
>>>>> <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>,
>>>>> "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@iki.fi>
>>>>> Cc: Sander Eikelenboom
>>>>> <linux@eikelenboom.it>,
>>>>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>>>>> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009
>>>>> 22:54:26 +0800
>>>>> Subject: Re: Re[8]:
>>>>> [Xen-devel] Unable to
>>>>> Configure Xen Dom 0 in
>>>>> Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Pasi,
>>>>>
>>>>> It's very strange. Suddenly my
>>>>> CentOS 4.7 32-bit PV guest is
>>>>> able to start!!! Previously it
>>>>> refuses to start at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think I must have changed
>>>>> something in Dom 0 when I
>>>>> attempted "yast --install
>>>>> virt-manager". This action
>>>>> might have solved the problem.
>>>>> When I tried to install
>>>>> virt-manager, it also tries to
>>>>> install xen-libs-3.3.1 and
>>>>> xen-tools-3.3.1 as
>>>>> dependencies. However, I
>>>>> started off my Xen Dom 0 pvops
>>>>> kernel install with Xen 3.4.1
>>>>> rc8 branch.
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to investigate more why
>>>>> suddenly my CentOS 4.7 32-bit
>>>>> PV guest is able to start.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
>>>>> Dip(Mechatronics Engineering)
>>>>> BEng(Hons)(Mechanical
>>>>> Engineering)
>>>>> Technical Support Engineer
>>>>> Information Technology Department
>>>>> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>>>>> Tampines Central 1 #04-01
>>>>> Tampines Plaza
>>>>> Singapore 529541
>>>>> Republic of Singapore
>>>>> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>>>>> MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: "Teo En Ming"
>>>>> <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>
>>>>> To: "Pasi Kärkkäinen"
>>>>> <pasik@iki.fi>
>>>>> Cc: Sander Eikelenboom
>>>>> <linux@eikelenboom.it>,
>>>>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>>>>> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009
>>>>> 21:54:00 +0800
>>>>> Subject: Re: Re[8]:
>>>>> [Xen-devel] Unable to
>>>>> Configure Xen Dom 0 in
>>>>> Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Pasi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I realized that Fedora 10
>>>>> 32-bit anaconda installer
>>>>> does not install PAE
>>>>> kernel after mounting the
>>>>> guest disk image file. I
>>>>> mounted the guest disk
>>>>> image file using losetup
>>>>> and kpartx which adds
>>>>> device nodes to
>>>>> /dev/mapper. I examined
>>>>> the /boot directory after
>>>>> mounting the guest disk
>>>>> image file and found no
>>>>> PAE vmlinuz and initrd.
>>>>>
>>>>> Still using the mounted
>>>>> Fedora 10 32-bit guest
>>>>> disk image file, I changed
>>>>> root to the guest disk
>>>>> filesystems and attempted
>>>>> to install the PAE kernel.
>>>>> Then I modified menu.lst
>>>>> to boot the PAE kernel.
>>>>> After modifying the grub
>>>>> configuration of the guest
>>>>> domain, I un-mounted the
>>>>> guest filesystem.
>>>>>
>>>>> I proceeded to boot the
>>>>> F10 32-bit guest, since I
>>>>> changed to PAE kernel. It
>>>>> is able to boot now (since
>>>>> the PAE kernel is
>>>>> xen-aware) but then it
>>>>> complains cannot mount
>>>>> /dev/root. Probably
>>>>> something to do with the
>>>>> PAE initrd file.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang
>>>>> Enming) Dip(Mechatronics
>>>>> Engineering)
>>>>> BEng(Hons)(Mechanical
>>>>> Engineering)
>>>>> Technical Support Engineer
>>>>> Information Technology
>>>>> Department
>>>>> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>>>>> Tampines Central 1 #04-01
>>>>> Tampines Plaza
>>>>> Singapore 529541
>>>>> Republic of Singapore
>>>>> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>>>>> MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original
>>>>> Message-----
>>>>> From: Pasi Kärkkäinen
>>>>> <pasik@iki.fi>
>>>>> To: Teo En Ming
>>>>> <enming.teo@asiasoftsea.net>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cc: Sander Eikelenboom
>>>>> <linux@eikelenboom.it>,
>>>>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009
>>>>> 16:31:19 +0300
>>>>> Subject: Re: Re[8]:
>>>>> [Xen-devel] Unable to
>>>>> Configure Xen Dom 0 in
>>>>> Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009
>>>>> at 08:37:09PM +0800,
>>>>> Teo En Ming wrote:
>>>>> > Hi
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I attempted to
>>>>> install Fedora 10
>>>>> 32-bit PV guest using
>>>>> >
>>>>> images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
>>>>> and
>>>>> images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
>>>>> from the F10
>>>>> > media. The non-PAE
>>>>> kernel could not load
>>>>> the installer. I
>>>>> finished my Fedora
>>>>> > 10 32-bit PV guest
>>>>> installation but it
>>>>> also cannot boot up after
>>>>> > installation, same
>>>>> as the CentOS 4.7 PV
>>>>> guest installation.
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>> Fedora 10 installer
>>>>> has a bug, as a
>>>>> default it installs
>>>>> non-PAE kernel for
>>>>> xen domU. You need to
>>>>> use a kickstart script
>>>>> (like this) to fix it:
>>>>> http://pasik.reaktio.net/fedora/f10-xen-domu-ks.cfg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The important lines
>>>>> being:
>>>>>
>>>>> -kernel
>>>>> kernel-PAE
>>>>>
>>>>> (Fedora 10 and Fedora
>>>>> 11 default kernels are
>>>>> compiled with pv_ops
>>>>> Xen domU
>>>>> support enabled, so
>>>>> there's no need for
>>>>> separate kernel-xen
>>>>> with these distros).
>>>>>
>>>>> Fedora 11 doesn't have
>>>>> that installer bug, so
>>>>> it installs right
>>>>> out-of-the-box as Xen
>>>>> domU.
>>>>>
>>>>> What's the error you
>>>>> get when you start the
>>>>> guest after installation?
>>>>> Please paste the "xm
>>>>> log" as text.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't have any
>>>>> problems with CentOS
>>>>> 5.3 dom0.
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Pasi
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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2009-07-25 17:24 Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-26 2:42 ` Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-26 2:50 ` Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-26 5:16 ` Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) [this message]
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2009-07-29 4:25 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-29 4:19 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-29 13:07 ` Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-29 13:23 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-29 13:26 ` Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-29 13:29 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-29 13:30 ` Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-29 13:29 ` Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-29 13:32 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-28 15:10 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-28 13:49 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-28 14:24 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-28 12:52 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-28 11:19 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-28 11:25 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-28 11:59 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-28 12:32 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-28 12:27 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-28 12:48 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-28 13:05 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-27 14:59 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-27 13:15 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-27 13:46 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-27 14:06 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-27 15:01 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
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2009-07-27 15:24 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-28 5:13 ` Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-28 11:13 ` Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-28 11:07 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-27 11:17 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-27 10:18 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-27 10:15 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-27 10:22 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-27 11:25 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-27 8:57 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-27 9:57 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-27 5:01 Boris Derzhavets
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2009-07-26 9:30 Boris Derzhavets
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2009-07-26 9:08 ` Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-26 9:03 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-25 18:13 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-26 2:44 ` Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-25 11:45 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-25 16:32 ` Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-24 17:57 Re[8]: " Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-24 18:27 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-24 18:31 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-25 11:14 ` Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-22 13:36 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-22 13:59 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-22 13:25 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-22 12:57 Boris Derzhavets
2009-07-22 13:00 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-22 13:16 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-22 13:33 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-22 13:31 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-22 14:10 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-22 12:36 Teo En Ming
2009-07-22 13:30 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-22 13:54 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-22 15:40 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-22 15:47 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-22 16:04 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-22 16:27 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-22 16:52 ` Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-22 17:17 ` Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2009-07-22 17:32 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-23 2:21 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 2:42 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 3:27 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 3:20 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 9:19 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 9:12 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 10:02 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 10:09 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-23 10:06 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 10:19 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-23 10:25 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 10:30 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 10:41 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2009-07-23 11:52 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 16:13 ` Teo En Ming
2009-07-23 19:21 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
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