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RE: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could notbeconnected.Hotplugscript

To: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could notbeconnected.Hotplugscripts not working
From: "Ian Tobin" <itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:04:36 -0000
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Thread-topic: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could notbeconnected.Hotplugscripts not working
I didn't even think to look in there, i just enabled the options in the 
processors features

Oh well, one to remember lol :)

Thanks

Ian



-----Original Message-----
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx] 
Sent: 25 February 2010 09:34
To: Ian Tobin
Cc: Boris Derzhavets; Mike Viau; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could 
notbeconnected.Hotplugscripts not working

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:11:26PM -0000, Ian Tobin wrote:
>    Think i found it
> 
>    Device drivers -à   <*> Xen backend network device
>    I have compiled the kernel with that option and now it works at last!
> 
>    Thanks for the help guys
> 
> 

Yeah.. netback is definitely a requirement for the vifs to work :)
I didn't even suspect you might be missing that.. oh well.

-- Pasi

> 
>    Ian
> 
> 
> 
>    From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Boris
>    Derzhavets
>    Sent: 24 February 2010 17:13
>    To: Mike Viau
>    Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not
>    beconnected.Hotplugscripts not working
> 
> 
> 
>    Hard link <*> Network Bridging and XEN-> Backend Drivers in Dom0 <*>
>    It fixes your config. That's all.
> 
>    B.
> 
>    --- On Wed, 2/24/10, Mike Viau <viaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>    From: Mike Viau <viaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be
>    connected.Hotplugscripts not working
>    To: bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
>    Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 10:08 AM
> 
>    Non-working .config attached.
> 
>    I have been doing my best to try and read up on the options that were
>    setup differently in the working .config you sent me.
> 
>    Do you know if JF setup some sort of wiki for configuring a xenified
>    kernel?
> 
>    Thanks.
> 
> 
>    -M
> 
>    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>    Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:59:23 -0800
>    From: bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
>    Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be
>    connected.Hotplugscripts not working
>    To: mike.viau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    CC: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
>    Hi  Mike,
>    Submit your .config , please .  I  would suspect you just missed bridged
>    networking
>    linking . I always tune manually configs for xenified and pvops kernels
>    for about
>    1.5 years. Several times i asked for JF's support, but there were not
>    network hotplug
>    issues
> 
>    Boris.
> 
>    --- On Tue, 2/23/10, Mike Viau <viaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>    From: Mike Viau <viaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be
>    connected.Hotplugscripts not working
>    To: itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    Cc: bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pasik@xxxxxx
>    Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 6:17 PM
> 
>    I am using udev 0.125-7+lenny3 with a xenified 2.6.31.12 kernel. I was
>    getting "Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected.Hotplugscripts not
>    working" initially, but by using the .config provided thankfully by Boris
>    (bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx) with the exact same setup, the error went away.
> 
>    I see you are using the PV OPS kernel though......
> 
>    -M
> 
>    > Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be
>    connected.Hotplugscripts not working
>    > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:59:29 +0000
>    > From: itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    > To: itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; pasik@xxxxxx
>    > CC: bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    >
>    > Ignore that, it was a slight error in the disk line.
>    >
>    > Im lost with this, its very odd.
>    >
>    > -----Original Message-----
>    > From: Ian Tobin
>    > Sent: 23 February 2010 22:48
>    > To: Ian Tobin; Pasi Kärkkäinen
>    > Cc: Boris Derzhavets; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    > Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be
>    connected.Hotplugscripts not working
>    >
>    > Going back through the log, only thing i found was this
>    >
>    > raise XendError("Unknown device type: %s" % name)
>    > XendError: Unknown device type: None
>    >
>    > Not sure if that is the cause
>    >
>    >
>    > -----Original Message-----
>    > From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian Tobin
>    > Sent: 23 February 2010 22:38
>    > To: Pasi Kärkkäinen
>    > Cc: Boris Derzhavets; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    > Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be
>    connected.Hotplugscripts not working
>    >
>    > Well i have upgraded to squeeze which has installed udev (151-2)
>    >
>    > This still hasn't has any affect :(
>    >
>    > Also grub2 got installed and it messed up everything, i managed to get
>    it back to grub-legacy but thats going to caused more headaches for
>    people.
>    >
>    > Any other ideas?
>    >
>    > thanks
>    >
>    >
>    >
>    > -----Original Message-----
>    > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx]
>    > Sent: 23 February 2010 20:11
>    > To: Ian Tobin
>    > Cc: Boris Derzhavets; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be
>    connected.Hotplug scripts not working
>    >
>    > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 08:06:50PM -0000, Ian Tobin wrote:
>    > > Confirmed,
>    > >
>    > >
>    > >
>    > > Exact same issue on 32bit. I don't think you can use lenny without
>    udev
>    > > being installed??
>    > >
>    >
>    > So maybe you need a newer udev version then?
>    >
>    > -- Pasi
>    >
>    > >
>    > >
>    > >
>    > >
>    > > From: Boris Derzhavets [mailto:bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx]
>    > > Sent: 23 February 2010 19:34
>    > > To: Ian Tobin; Pasi Kärkkäinen
>    > > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected.
>    > > Hotplug scripts not working
>    > >
>    > >
>    > >
>    > > I would guess udev is installed, but 2.6.31.X kernel is to high for
>    this
>    > > udev.
>    > > It doesn't happen on Jaunty&Karmic Servers (9.04, 9.10)
>    > >
>    > > Boris.
>    > > P.S. Just a guess.
>    > >
>    > > --- On Tue, 2/23/10, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:
>    > >
>    > > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
>    > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected.
>    > > Hotplug scripts not working
>    > > To: "Ian Tobin" <itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    > > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    > > Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 2:24 PM
>    > >
>    > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 01:30:12PM -0000, Ian Tobin wrote:
>    > > > Hello,
>    > > >
>    > > > Can anyone help?
>    > > >
>    > > > I have again installed a fresh OS Debian Lenny 64bit and done the
>    > > > following
>    > > >
>    > > > Xen:
>    > > > downloaded xen-3.4.2.tar.gz and extract it
>    > > > cd xen-3.4.2
>    > > > make xen
>    > > > make tools
>    > > > make stubdom
>    > > >
>    > > > cd dist/install/
>    > > > cp -R * /
>    > > >
>    > > > downloaded Jeremys kernel
>    > > >
>    > > > make menuconfig
>    > > > make bzImage
>    > > > make modules
>    > > > make modules_install
>    > > > add to /etc/fstab none /proc/xen xenfs defaults 0 0
>    > > > cp -a arch/x86/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.6
>    > > > cp -a System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.31.6
>    > > > cp -a .config /boot/config-2.6.31.6
>    > > > depmod -a
>    > > > update-initramfs -c -k 2.6.31.6
>    > > >
>    > > > added grub line and rebooted. XEN starts but DomU just keeps coming
>    up
>    > > > about hotplug scripts not working.
>    > > >
>    > > > Anyone?
>    > > >
>    > >
>    > > Does "xm log" have more details about the error? Do you have udev
>    > > installed in dom0?
>    > >
>    > > What's your udev version?
>    > >
>    > > -- Pasi
>    > >
>    > > > Thanks
>    > > >
>    > > > Ian
>    > > >
>    > > >
>    > > > -----Original Message-----
>    > > > From: Tej [mailto:[1]bewith.tej@xxxxxxxxx]
>    > > > Sent: 20 February 2010 12:04
>    > > > To: Ian Tobin
>    > > > Cc: [2]xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    > > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be
>    connected.
>    > > > Hotplug scripts not working
>    > > >
>    > > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 5:25 AM, Ian Tobin <[3]itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    > > wrote:
>    > > > > Hi guys,
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > > Familiar issue.
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > > Running pv_ops kernel 2.6.31.6 64 bit on Debian Lenny
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > > Everytime i build the server i get the same issue. The build goes
>    well
>    > > > but
>    > > > > as soon as i try and start a DomU i get this problem.
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > > Have checked the bridge everytime which exists, checked vif config
>    > > > which is
>    > > > > fine and also have tried live configs from another server to no
>    > > > effect.
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > > Logs show nothing.
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > > Interesting i have found if i have 2 ssh windows open i can issue
>    xm
>    > > > create
>    > > > > domu in one window and while it hangs jump to the other and issue
>    xm
>    > > > unpause
>    > > > > domu and then jump back to the other and issue ctrl+c the and the
>    domU
>    > > > will
>    > > > > start with networking!
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > > Im really puzzled but it sounds to me like a bug in one of the xen
>    > > > scripts.
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > > Anyone else had this issue?
>    > > >
>    > > > I had this issue couple of time.... But I go for some quick fix for
>    it.
>    > > > what your udev directory says:
>    > > >
>    > > > # ls -l /etc/udev/rules.d
>    > > >
>    > > > If not hotplug scripts exist, copy it from tools (could be some
>    > > > dependency issue e.g uuid not installed )
>    > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > > Ian
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
>    > > > >
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