Unable to Start Windows XP HVM domU

["Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)" <singapore.mr.teo.en.ming@gmail.com>]

Hi,

I am unable to start Windows XP HVM domU in an X environment.

Here is the error output:

teo-en-ming@ubuntu-12041-amd64-server:/etc/xen$ sudo xl -vvv create 
/etc/xen/windowsxp
Parsing config from /etc/xen/windowsxp
libxl: debug: libxl_create.c:1191:do_domain_create: ao 0x178ab50: 
create: how=(nil) callback=(nil) poller=0x178a350
libxl: debug: libxl_device.c:229:libxl__device_disk_set_backend: Disk 
vdev=hda spec.backend=unknown
libxl: debug: libxl_device.c:175:disk_try_backend: Disk vdev=hda, 
backend phy unsuitable as phys path not a block device
libxl: debug: libxl_device.c:184:disk_try_backend: Disk vdev=hda, 
backend tap unsuitable because blktap not available
libxl: debug: libxl_device.c:265:libxl__device_disk_set_backend: Disk 
vdev=hda, using backend qdisk
libxl: debug: libxl_device.c:229:libxl__device_disk_set_backend: Disk 
vdev=hdc spec.backend=unknown
libxl: debug: libxl_device.c:175:disk_try_backend: Disk vdev=hdc, 
backend phy unsuitable as phys path not a block device
libxl: debug: libxl_device.c:184:disk_try_backend: Disk vdev=hdc, 
backend tap unsuitable because blktap not available
libxl: debug: libxl_device.c:265:libxl__device_disk_set_backend: Disk 
vdev=hdc, using backend qdisk
libxl: debug: libxl_create.c:677:initiate_domain_create: running bootloader
libxl: debug: libxl_bootloader.c:321:libxl__bootloader_run: not a PV 
domain, skipping bootloader
libxl: debug: libxl_event.c:561:libxl__ev_xswatch_deregister: watch 
w=0x178aed0: deregister unregistered
libxl: debug: libxl_numa.c:435:libxl__get_numa_candidate: New best NUMA 
placement candidate found: nr_nodes=1, nr_cpus=2, nr_vcpus=4, 
free_memkb=2278
libxl: detail: libxl_dom.c:192:numa_place_domain: NUMA placement 
candidate with 1 nodes, 2 cpus and 2278 KB free selected
xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: phdr: paddr=0x100000 memsz=0xad98c
xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: memory: 0x100000 -> 0x1ad98c
xc: info: VIRTUAL MEMORY ARRANGEMENT:
   Loader:        0000000000100000->00000000001ad98c
   TOTAL:         0000000000000000->000000003f800000
   ENTRY ADDRESS: 0000000000100000
xc: info: PHYSICAL MEMORY ALLOCATION:
   4KB PAGES: 0x0000000000000200
   2MB PAGES: 0x00000000000001fb
   1GB PAGES: 0x0000000000000000
xc: detail: elf_load_binary: phdr 0 at 0x0x7fbc63478000 -> 0x0x7fbc6351c803
libxl: debug: libxl_device.c:229:libxl__device_disk_set_backend: Disk 
vdev=hda spec.backend=qdisk
libxl: debug: libxl_device.c:229:libxl__device_disk_set_backend: Disk 
vdev=hdc spec.backend=qdisk
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1134:libxl__spawn_local_dm: Spawning 
device-model /usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm with arguments:
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm: 
/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -d
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   12
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -domain-name
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   WindowsXP
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -vnc
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   192.168.1.2:0
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -vncunused
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -videoram
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   8
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -boot
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   dc
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -usb
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -usbdevice
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   tablet
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -acpi
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -vcpus
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   2
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -vcpu_avail
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   0x03
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -net
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   none
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   -M
libxl: debug: libxl_dm.c:1136:libxl__spawn_local_dm:   xenfv
libxl: debug: libxl_event.c:512:libxl__ev_xswatch_register: watch 
w=0x178b108 wpath=/local/domain/0/device-model/12/state token=3/0: 
register slotnum=3
libxl: debug: libxl_create.c:1204:do_domain_create: ao 0x178ab50: 
inprogress: poller=0x178a350, flags=i
libxl: debug: libxl_event.c:457:watchfd_callback: watch w=0x178b108 
wpath=/local/domain/0/device-model/12/state token=3/0: event 
epath=/local/domain/0/device-model/12/state
libxl: debug: libxl_event.c:549:libxl__ev_xswatch_deregister: watch 
w=0x178b108 wpath=/local/domain/0/device-model/12/state token=3/0: 
deregister slotnum=3
libxl: error: libxl_dm.c:1203:device_model_spawn_outcome: domain 12 
device model: spawn failed (rc=-3)
libxl: debug: libxl_event.c:1667:libxl__ao_progress_report: ao 
0x178ab50: progress report: ignored
libxl: debug: libxl_event.c:1497:libxl__ao_complete: ao 0x178ab50: 
complete, rc=0
libxl: debug: libxl_event.c:1469:libxl__ao__destroy: ao 0x178ab50: destroy
Daemon running with PID 4480
xc: debug: hypercall buffer: total allocations:750 total releases:750
xc: debug: hypercall buffer: current allocations:0 maximum allocations:4
xc: debug: hypercall buffer: cache current size:4
xc: debug: hypercall buffer: cache hits:742 misses:4 toobig:4

My Windows XP HVM domU config is:

# XL domain configuration file for Windows XP Home Edition SP3 HVM domU
# Please refer to "man xl.cfg" for further explanations.
# See also docs/misc/xl-network-configuration.markdown and
# docs/misc/xl-disk-configuration.txt
# Written by Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
# Email: teo.en.ming@gmail.com
# Mobile Phone: +65-8369-2618
# Country: Singapore
# Date: 18 Mar 2012 Sun
name="WindowsXP"
builder="hvm"
vcpus=2
memory=1024
on_poweroff="destroy"
on_reboot="restart"
on_crash="destroy"
disk=[ 'format=raw, vdev=hda, access=rw, 
target=/etc/xen/images/windowsxp.img', 'format=raw, vdev=hdc, access=ro, 
devtype=cdrom, target=/home/teo-en-ming/windowsxp.iso' ]
#vif=[ 'bridge=eth0,type=ioemu,model=rtl8139' ]
#boot=[c|d|n]
#Selects the emulated virtual device to boot from. Options are hard disk 
(c), cd-rom (d) or network/PXE (n).
#Multiple options can be given and will be attempted in the order they 
are given. e.g. to boot from cd-rom
#but fallback to the hard disk you can give dc. The default is cd.
boot="dc"
acpi=1
#xen_platform_pci=1
#viridian=1
#stdvga=1
vnc=1
vnclisten="192.168.1.2"
vncdisplay=0
vncunused=1
vncpasswd=""
sdl=0
usb=1
usbdevice="tablet"
# Enable Xen VGA Passthrough
gfx_passthru=0
# VGA Passthrough Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 
VGA card.
#pci = [ 
'01:00.0','01:00.1','00:1b.0','00:1a.0','00:1a.1','00:1a.2','00:1a.7','00:1d.0','00:1d.1','00:1d.2','00:1d.7' 
]
#pci = [ '01:00.0','01:00.1','00:1b.0' ]

# PCI Passthrough Intel HD Audio Controller.
#pci = [ '00:1b.0' ]
# PCI Passthrough all the USB Controllers.
# pci = [ 
'00:1a.0','00:1a.1','00:1a.2','00:1a.7','00:1d.0','00:1d.1','00:1d.2','00:1d.7' 
]

I am using Xen 4.3-unstable changeset 26004 and Linux dom0 kernel 3.6.1.

May I know what is the problem? Please advise.

Thank you very much.

-- 
Yours sincerely,

Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
Singapore