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[Xen-users] Getting "waiting for root filesystem" after installing from

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Subject: [Xen-users] Getting "waiting for root filesystem" after installing from 3.0.4 source.
From: Gregory Gee <gregory.gee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:54:03 -0500
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I am getting a message about "waiting for root filesystem" when I try and boot the xen kernel. Once it gets to that point, it hangs. I installed Xen 3.0.4 from source using the steps below. I am installing on Ubuntu 6.06 amd64-server edition.

Hardware:
AMD 3800 X2 AM2
Asus M2V motherboard

Install steps:
3. Get Xen 3.0.4
wget http://bits.xensource.com/oss-xen/release/3.0.4-1/src.tgz/xen-3.0.4_1-src.tgz
4. untar/gzip xen package
5. cd xen-3.0.4_1-src
6. make world
7. make install
8. /sbin/depmod -a 2.6.16.33-xen
9. Edit /etc/mkinitramfs/modules:
loop max_loop=64
10. cd /boot
11. mkinitramfs -o initrd.img-2.6.16.33-xen 2.6.16.33-xen
12. ln -sf initrd.img-2.6.16.33-xen initrd.img-2.6-xen
13. Add to /boot/grub/menu.lst
title           Xen 3.0 / XenLinux 2.6
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /xen-3.gz root=/dev/sda6 ro
module          /vmlinuz-2.6-xen
module          /initrd.img-2.6-xen
savedefault
boot


Thanks for any tips.
Greg


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