Hi
Damn, I found the problem:
There is a bug in ubuntu hardy, and I cannot use file:, so I cannot use it
for the cdrom-iso. losetup and then using the device works.
Sorry
Steffen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Steffen Heil
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 11:40 PM
> To: Dustin.Henning@xxxxxxxxxxx; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Windows HVM domain, next problem
>
> Hi
>
> > 1) I don't know if the cdrom= line is available in hvm config files.
>
> Tried with cdrom= and with 2 devices, both don't work.
>
>
> > disk = [ 'phy:/dev/raid/windows,hda,w' ,
> > 'tap:aio:/root/w2k3.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
>
> Still the same problem.
>
>
> > you might also try
> > replacing tap:aio with file, though I think tap:aio is the
> newer way.
>
> Trying file instead of tap:aio it hangs on create.
>
>
> > I only mention these possibilities because I don't know
> what you have
> > and haven't tried. I have never used ioemu or tap:aio, so I don't
> > know about performance ramifications regarding those settings.
>
> Neither do I.
> Right now, performance is not a problem, I cannot get it to
> even boot once.
>
>
> > 3) I don't know that you can use ip= in vif= lines. Also, you may
> > need to specify the bridge with bridge= in the vif= line.
> Especially
> > given that "bridge xenbr100 does not exist!" Additionally, I don't
> > use type=ioemu on my vif.
>
> Thats what I do in my PV linux domUs, as I use routed
> networking instead of bridged.
> Therefor I have NO bridge to connect to.
>
>
> > 4) I don't know if it is important, but my hvm scripts all
> start with
> > this (above kernel=):
> > import os, re
> > arch = os.uname()[4]
> > if re.search('64', arch):
> > arch_libdir = 'lib64'
> > else:
> > arch_libdir = 'lib'
>
> This local variable is usually later used to compose the path
> to qemu like
> this:
> device_model = '/usr/' + arch_libdir + '/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
>
> As on my system there is only '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
> though it is 64bit (ubuntu hardy) I removed that unnessessary section.
>
>
> > 5) If your xend-config.sxp has vnclisten="127.0.0.1" you
> will need to
> > either change that to vnclisten="0.0.0.0" or put
> vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
> > in the domU config file in order to connect to vnc from a remote
> > machine (which you obviously need to do since the dom0 is
> text only).
>
> No.
> I want vnc to bind to 127.0.0.1 only, as I forward vnc through ssh.
>
>
> > 6) serial='pty' is included in my configs (it is in the
> examples, but
> > not a default setting). You might want to use this so you can a)
> > install Windows Server via the "serial port" (find documentation at
> > MS) or b) use the "serial port"
> > for its disaster recovery capabilities (once again, find
> documentation
> > at MS, don't remember what this is called and it has been a
> long time
> > since I've done an Windows Server stuff involving headless
> > machines)
>
> I tried adding this one, but it doesn't change anything.
>
>
> > I'm no expert, so all I can say in addition to this is good luck, I
> > mean, it is certainly possible that you could try all of my
> relevant
> > suggestions and still have no more luck getting the domain created.
>
> Could you send me one of your complete hvm config files?
>
>
> Regards,
> Steffen
>
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