Re: [Xen-users] Cannot open root device

[Hsing-Foo Wang <hsing-foo.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ok.... got it working.

So, the devices in the config file are valid for the guest OS only and 
not the host. Thanks Lyndsay.
This config works now:
---
kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6-xenU"
memory = 64
name = "ttylinux2"
nics=1
vif = [ 'mac=aa:00:00:00:00:11, bridge=xen-br0' ]
disk = [ 'file:/etc/xen/ttylinux-xen,sda1,w' ]
dhcp="dhcp"
root = "/dev/sda1 ro"
extra = "4"
---

Did not do anything else yet, but have it booting at last :-)

Now where to get another image file to play with e.g. Centos.

Thanks for the help!

-HF


Lyndsay Roger wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 09:08 +0200, Hsing-Foo Wang wrote:
>
>
> > Yes I did, since I have scsi I tried sda1 too but no luck
> > Then again I am a bit confuse on what to use with 'file:....'
> > Do I point to the mountpoint or the ttylinyx-xen image file? Again tried 
> > both, but no luck.
> > Also, the line 'root = "/dev/md1"' should this be point to the real host 
> > device which in my case is /dev/md1?
> The lines from one of my config files are -
> disk = [ 'phy:hda5,hda1,w' , 'phy:hda6,hda2,w' ]
> and 
> root = "/dev/hda1 ro"
> The root line tells the guest where to find its root filesystem.
>
> I use partitions (never tried to use a file) but by looking at the doc's
> you should use the /full/path/and/filename to the ttylinux file in the
> dom0 file system.
>
> As far as I know it should not matter if you use hda1 or sda1 as what
> ever you use is what the guest will see and the guest does not see the
> actual underlying hardware. Someone please correct me if I am wrong :-)
>
> Lyndsay
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