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Re: [Xen-devel] Xm-test fails to pass sanity checks in hvm mode

>> I am attempting to run xm- test in hvm mode.  I built successfully and then 
> started runtests.sh. After about 30 seconds an error message appeared "Timed 
> out connecting to console" or similar.  I then used xmexample.hvm to manually 
> try and start disk.img fully virtualized and the following was the last few 
> lines on the VMs terminal:
>>  
>> VFS: Cannot open root device "0301" or unknown- block(3,1)
>> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
>> Kernel panic -  not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown- 
>> block(3,1)
>> Has anyone else seen this issue?  Did I do something wrong?
>> I built on SLES 10 beta 9 using that kernel for -- with- hvm- kernel.
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> I just built the latest tip and was able to run the disk.img manually. I
> was also able to run the _sanity tests from xm- test -  all in hvm mode.
> 
> Questions:
> 1) Could you provide your config file -  xmexample.hvm -  that you're
> using? 
> 2) Is the SLES10 beta 9 kernel a non- Xen kernel? 
> 3) Can you boot a non- xm- test disk image fully virtualized? 
> 
> Thanks,
> Dan
>

Hi Dan,

Answers:
1) attached - All I changed from my original file was the "file=" line and 
possibly the memory.
2) yes
3) yes

TIA, :)
Lynn

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