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Re: [Xen-users] Help: cannot attach to the domain's console. why?

To: "Fajar A. Nugraha" <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Help: cannot attach to the domain's console. why?
From: ma qiang <maqiang1984@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:28:23 +0800
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Hi,
   Thanks a lot.  I will try these methods and choose one.
   By the way, I change vnclisten="0.0.0.0" to
vnclisten="192.168.1.100", but when I use "xm create test" the domU
cannot start successfully. I am trying to find what's the matter.
   Thanks again!

Best Wishes!
Qiang Ma


On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 9:45 AM, ma qiang <maqiang1984@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>    Thanks a lot again.
>>    Now I can install a new system in my computer using console
>> according to your reply. I used "xm vncviewer test" to check
>> installation is OK and type "linux console=ttyS0" in "boot: prompt",
>> then change to use "xm console test" to continue the installation.
>>    However, when I go to my lab, I found that all computers in my lab
>> is run on only text mode redhat and have no GUI and vnc. So I have to
>> search some methods which can use only console mode to control the
>> installation.
>>    But I haven't found any useful results. So would you help me again
>> and tell me how?  Thank you!
>
> First of all, if you're only using Linux domU, I highly suggest you
> use PV domU. It'll give more performance. The "downside" is you need
> to have a http install server available. Usually you only need to
> install httpd on dom0, and mount the DVD ISO under
> /var/www/html/install. You can then use http://dom_0_IP/install (or
> whatever you decide to call it) for install server. Or you could just
> use public install mirror (like
> http://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/5/os/x86_64/), with the consequence
> of it being slower.
>
> Second, you can tell domU's vncconsole to listen to any IP address.
> You can then connect to it using laptop/PC, without the need to have
> GUI on the server itself. IIRC the syntax is
>
> sdl=0
> vnc=1
> vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
>
> for HVM domU, and
>
> vfb =['type=vnc,vnclisten=0.0.0.0']
>
> for PV domU. Another alternative when you use PV domU is you disable
> GUI console completely, by removing the vfb line. In that case only
> the serial console will be available, and it will be automatically
> setup.
>
> --
> Fajar
>

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