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RE: [Xen-devel] domU won't recognise my block devices

To: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] domU won't recognise my block devices
From: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 01:34:36 -0000
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] domU won't recognise my block devices
 > With the following in my config file:
> 
> disk = [ 'phy:vg00/mail2-root,hda1,w', 'phy:vg00/mail2-swap,hda2,w' ]
> 
> root = "/dev/hda1 ro"
> 
> My domU says:
> 
> VFS: Cannot open root device "hda1" or unknown-block(3,1)
> 
> I am using a -xen kernel (not xen0 or xenU) with the 
> as-shipped config with the exception that I have AoE compiled 
> as a module.
> 
> Any suggestions?

Please can you post the full boot messages from the domU. Is the AoE
module loaded (e.g. by an initrd?)

Ian

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