Re: [Xen-users] DomU stops booting

[Martin Lang <mlg-hessigheim@xxxxxx>]

Anton wrote:
> 2008/10/11 Martin Lang <mlg-hessigheim@xxxxxx>:
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > I installed Xen3.3 on a Debian (etch) system. My DomU is also a Debian
> > (etch) system on a logical volume. I populated the volume by mounting it
> > from the Dom0 and used debootstrap. The config file for the DomU is:
> >
> > kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen"
> > ramdisk = "/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18.8-xen"
> > memory = 32
> > root = "/dev/xvda1 ro"
> > disk = ['phy:xenix-lvm/obelix_root,xvda1,w',
> >       'phy:xenix-lvm/obelix_swap,xvda2,w']
> > vif = [ '' ]
> >
> > The kernel for the DomU is the kernel I get from the Xen3.3 build
> > process. Starting the DomU seems to work, at least I get no error from
> > xm create. When I want to switch the console to the DomU with XM console
> > the DomU seems to hang during boot. I get the following and then the
> > output stops. Nothing happens anymore. No login prompt. The only thing I
> > can do is to shutdown the DomU again.
> >
> > Can someone please help?
> >     
> Just a guess, but try adding:
>
> extra = "xencons=tty"
>
> to the domU config file.
>
> I had similar baffling symptoms with 3.3 on Debian, and that fixed it for me.
>
>   
That solved the problem.

Thanx again

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