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Re: [Xen-users] Solaris domU dies at boot

On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 06:28:21PM -0500, Michael Jinks wrote:

> > http://blogs.sun.com/mrj/
> 
> Thanks.  I've read MRJ's blog at various points along my journey...
> 
> > Though you say you've been trying for weeks, so if both OpenSolaris and
> > SXCE are crashing,
> 
> What's SXCE?

Solaris Express Community Edition, presumably how you were testing
Nevada.

> > it must be some other problem.
> 
> Oh yeah... :)
> 
> I've had several different problems at various stages.  For example,
> using Nevada build 87 and Xen 3.2.0, I was able to get the install CD to

Yes, Xen 3.2.0 has a compatibility bug with Solaris.

> > add " -kd" to the
> > options and it should drop you into the kernel debugger.
> 
> Okay, my Solaris kernel command line mojo is pretty weak... I changed my
> "extra" line to read:
> 
>   extra = '/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix -kd'
> 
> Was that right, or should I have left the "-B
> console=ttya,livemode=text" parts in place?  At any rate, when I try to
> boot with that I do get into the debugger.  Typing "::stack" returns:
> 
>   kmdb_enter+0xb()
>   mlsetup+0x35c(fffffffffbc6ee28)
>   _locore_start+0x7b()

Ooops, first do:

:c

to continue booting.

regards
john

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