Re: [Xen-users] xen Installation through YUM

What is "nomodeset" parameter for the dom0 kernel??

Could you please let me know what needs to be done??

thanks

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 11:56:39AM -0800, kishore kumar wrote:
> Hi Boris,
>
> I successfully compiled and installed linux 2.6.32.9.
>
> I modified the grub.conf to boot with xen.
>
> After reboot, the system shows some xen boot messages and goes to black
> screen. Nothing comes on the screen.
>
> What could be wrong here?
>

Do you have "nomodeset" parameter for the dom0 kernel? I think that's required still..

-- Pasi

> Thanks
> BK
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Boris Derzhavets

> <[1]bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>

> Quote:-
>
> PVOPS kernel 2.6.31.6 may be installed via Jeremy Fitzhardinge
> Git Repository to support Xen 3.4.2 Dom0.

> # git clone git://[2]git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git
> linux-2.6-xen (THIS WENT THROUGH SUCCESSFULLY)

> # cd linux-2.6-xen
>
> end Quote.
>
> Add commands:-
>
> # git checkout origigin/xen/stable -b xen/stable
> # git pull
>
> Build with attached config :-
>
> # make -j2 (or 4 -number of cores your CPU)
> # make modules_install install
>
> Create initrd-2.6.32.9.img for your OS.
>
> Boris.
>
> --- On Mon, 3/1/10, kishore kumar <[3]bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: kishore kumar <[4]bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx>

> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] xen Installation through YUM
> To: "Boris Derzhavets" <[5]bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <[6]pasik@xxxxxx>, [7]xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> Date: Monday, March 1, 2010, 7:52 PM
>
> Hi All,
>
> To follow up this, after Installing Xen Hypervisor 3.4.2 successfully, I downloaded
> Linux 2.6.18 with Xen 3.4.x support source tarball, updated for Xen 3.4.2 from

> [8]xen.org website and compiled and installed.

>
> Later I changed my grub.conf file to boot from Xen.
>
> #######################
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /xen-3.4.2.gz
> module /vmlinuz-2.6.18 ro root=dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rhgb quiet
> module /initrd-2.6.18.8.img
> #######################
>
> After I reboot, I get the following messages.
>
> ################
>
> Xenopf Intel processor model 44 or P6 family is not supported.
> Initialization failed.
>
> LOADING DOMAIN 0
> Cannot load bzImage v2.04. v2.08 is required.
>
> Panic on CPU 0
> Could not set up DOM 0 Guest OS
> Reboot in 5 sec
>
> ###############
> What is wrong happening here?
>
> THanks
> BK

> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 12:14 PM, kishore kumar <[9]bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Boris,
>
> I was following your steps and got stuck in the middle. Here is what I did...
>
> Step 1 was sucessfull and Xen Hypervisor 3.4.2 is installed successfully.
>
> Now while doing the step 2
>
> STEP 2:
>
> Install Libvirt
> # yum install libvirt libvirt-python python-virtinst \
> virt-manager virt-viewer (THIS WENT THROUGH SUCCESSFULLY)
>
> PVOPS kernel 2.6.31.6 may be installed via Jeremy Fitzhardinge
> Git Repository to support Xen 3.4.2 Dom0.
> # git clone git://[10]git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git

> linux-2.6-xen (THIS WENT THROUGH SUCCESSFULLY)
> # cd linux-2.6-xen
> # make menuconfig ( setup Xen Dom0 support) (HOW TO SET UP THIS ?)
> # make -j(x)(number_of_kernels) (I DID MAKE -J, WHAT SHOULD I GIVE HERE IN PLACE OF
> x. ??
>
> BUT GAVE ME ERRORS. I DONT KNOW WHAT WRONG I AM DOING HERE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME
> OUT IN THIS?)
>
> I HAVE ATTACHED THE LOG FILE FOR YOUR REFERENCE. I AM USING FEDORA 12 MACHINE.
>
> Thanks
> BK
>

> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 4:27 AM, Boris Derzhavets <[11]bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Nothing went wrong.
> Now build pvops kernel.
> Instructions bellow.
> Reading PVOPS WIKI would help as well
>
> Boris.
>
> --- On Fri, 2/26/10, kishore kumar <[12]bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: kishore kumar <[13]bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx>

> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] xen Installation through YUM
> To: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <[14]pasik@xxxxxx>
> Cc: "Boris Derzhavets" <[15]bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>,
> [16]xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 9:41 PM
>
> Now I am able to do yum install kernel-xen xen.
>
> I can see the xen Images sitting in /boot directory. Its xen-3.4.2.gz and xen.gz.
>
> Is this what to be expected ?
>
> I changed the grub.conf file to boot with Xen as below
>
> title Fedora (2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64)
> root(hd0,0)
> kernel /xen-3.4.2.gz
>
> My question is I dont see vmlinuz-2.6-xen0 in /boot directory.
>
> Do I need to add this line module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6-xen0 ??? But I dont see this
> file .When we do yum to insall xen, will it also install vmlinuz-2.6-xen0 also ??
>
> Any idea what went wrong here??
>
> thanks
> BK
>
>

> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen <[17]pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 02:23:37PM -0800, kishore kumar wrote:
> > I have already set gpgcheck=0 in /etc/yum.conf file.
> >
> > I did not clearly understood on what you said in the next line.........
> >
> > to install unsigned rpms supposed to be built latter.
> > Activate rpmbuild on F12:-
> >
> > # yum install transfig texi2html libaio-devel dev86 \
> > glibc-devel.i686 e2fsprogs-devel gitk mkinitrd
> > what should I do can you please clarify me on the above statements you
> > said???
> >
> > I followed your next step and downloaded xen-3.4.2-2.fc13.src.rpm from
> > internet and started doing the steps mentioned by you. but at the very
> > step I get the messages saying
> >
> > After I ran the rpm -iv xen-3.4.2-2.fc13.src.rpm
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
> > warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
> >
> > Any idea what went wrong again??
> >
>
> Nothing went wrong, those are just warnings.
>
> -- Pasi
> > THanks
> > bk
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 5:39 AM, Boris Derzhavets

> > <[1][18]bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Set in /etc/yum.conf set gpgcheck=0 ( temporarily )
> > to install unsigned rpms supposed to be built latter.
> > Activate rpmbuild on F12:-
> >
> > # yum install transfig texi2html libaio-devel dev86 \
> > glibc-devel.i686 e2fsprogs-devel gitk mkinitrd
> >
> > 1. Install Xen 3.4.2 via xen-3.4.2-2.fc13.src.rpm. Download from Net
> > xen-3.4.2-2.fc13.src.rpm. Now :-
> >
> > # rpm -iv xen-3.4.2-2.fc13.src.rpm
> > # cd
> > # cd rpmbuild/SPEC
> > # rpmbuild -bb ./xen.spec
> > # cd ../RPMS/x86_64
> > yum install xen-3.4.2-2.fc12.x86_64.rpm \
> > xen-debuginfo-3.4.2-2.fc12.x86_64.rpm \
> > xen-devel-3.4.2-2.fc12.x86_64.rpm \
> > xen-doc-3.4.2-2.fc12.x86_64.rpm \
> > xen-hypervisor-3.4.2-2.fc12.x86_64.rpm \
> > xen-libs-3.4.-2.fc12.x86_64.rpm \
> > xen-runtime-3.4.2-2.fc12.x86_64.rpm
> >
> > Xen Hypervisor 3.4.2 installed
> >
> > 2. Install Libvirt
> >
> > # yum install libvirt libvirt-python python-virtinst \
> > virt-manager virt-viewer
> >
> > PVOPS kernel 2.6.31.6 may be installed via Jeremy Fitzhardinge
> > Git Repository to support Xen 3.4.2 Dom0.
> >
> > # git clone
> git://[2][19]git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git

> > linux-2.6-xen
> > # cd linux-2.6-xen
> > # make menuconfig ( setup Xen Dom0 support)
> > # make -j(x)(number_of_kernels)
> > # make modules_install install
> >
> > You may also want to build 2.6.32.9 pvops
> >
> > # git checkout origin/xen/stable -b xen/stable
> >
> > I just switched from xen/master ( default 2.6.31.6 ) to xen/stable (the most
> > recent supposed to become LTS - 2.6.32.9)
> >
> > Boris.
> >
> > --- On Fri, 2/26/10, Pasi Kärkkäinen <[3][20]pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <[4][21]pasik@xxxxxx>

> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] xen Installation through YUM
> > To: "kishore kumar" <[5][22]bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: [6][23]xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> > Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 4:50 AM
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 06:04:26PM -0800, kishore kumar wrote:
> > > HI,
> > >
> > > I am trying to install xen through yum. Here is what I did.
> > >
> > >
> > > [root@localhost Kishore]# yum install kernel-xen xen
> > >
> > > Setting up Install Process
> > >
> > > Resolving Dependencies
> > >
> > > --> Running transaction check
> > >
> > > ---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.31.9-174.fc12 set to be installed
> > >
> > > --> Processing Dependency: kernel-firmware >= 2.6.31.9-174.fc12 for
> > > package: kernel-2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64
> > >
> > > ---> Package xen.x86_64 0:3.4.2-1.fc12 set to be updated
> > >
> > > --> Processing Dependency: xen-runtime = 3.4.2-1.fc12 for package:
> > > xen-3.4.2-1.fc12.x86_64
> > >
> > > --> Processing Dependency: PyXML for package: xen-3.4.2-1.fc12.x86_64
> > >
> > > --> Running transaction check
> > >
> > > ---> Package PyXML.x86_64 0:0.8.4-17.fc12 set to be updated
> > >
> > > ---> Package kernel-firmware.noarch 0:2.6.31.9-174.fc12 set to be
> updated
> > >
> > > ---> Package xen-runtime.x86_64 0:3.4.2-1.fc12 set to be updated
> > >
> > > --> Processing Dependency: xen-libs = 3.4.2-1.fc12 for package:
> > > xen-runtime-3.4.2-1.fc12.x86_64
> > >
> > > --> Processing Dependency: xen-hypervisor-abi = 3.4 for package:
> > > xen-runtime-3.4.2-1.fc12.x86_64
> > >
> > > --> Running transaction check
> > >
> > > ---> Package xen-hypervisor.x86_64 0:3.4.2-1.fc12 set to be updated
> > >
> > > ---> Package xen-libs.x86_64 0:3.4.2-1.fc12 set to be updated
> > >
> > > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > >
> > > Dependencies Resolved
> > >
> > >
> >
> ================================================================================
> > >
> > > Package Arch Version Repository Size
> > >
> > >
> >
> ================================================================================
> > >
> > > Installing:
> > >
> > > kernel x86_64 2.6.31.9-174.fc12 updates-released 20 M
> > >
> > > xen x86_64 3.4.2-1.fc12 updates-released 898 k
> > >
> > > Installing for dependencies:
> > >
> > > PyXML x86_64 0.8.4-17.fc12 updates-released 906 k
> > >
> > > xen-hypervisor x86_64 3.4.2-1.fc12 updates-released 2.9 M
> > >
> > > xen-runtime x86_64 3.4.2-1.fc12 updates-released 4.0 M
> > >
> > > Updating for dependencies:
> > >
> > > kernel-firmware noarch 2.6.31.9-174.fc12 updates-released 906 k
> > >
> > > xen-libs x86_64 3.4.2-1.fc12 updates-released 165 k
> > >
> > > Transaction Summary
> > >
> > >
> >
> ================================================================================
> > >
> > > Install 5 Package(s)
> > >
> > > Upgrade 2 Package(s)
> > >
> > > Total download size: 29 M
> > >
> > > Is this ok [y/N]: y
> > >
> > > Downloading Packages:
> > >
> > > (1/7): PyXML-0.8.4-17.fc12.x86_64.rpm | 906 kB 00:00
> > >
> > > (2/7): kernel-2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64.rpm | 20 MB 00:02
> > >
> > > (3/7): kernel-firmware-2.6.31.9-174.fc12.noarch.rpm | 906 kB 00:00
> > >
> > > (4/7): xen-3.4.2-1.fc12.x86_64.rpm | 898 kB 00:00
> > >
> > > (5/7): xen-hypervisor-3.4.2-1.fc12.x86_64.rpm | 2.9 MB 00:00
> > >
> > > (6/7): xen-libs-3.4.2-1.fc12.x86_64.rpm | 165 kB 00:00
> > >
> > > (7/7): xen-runtime-3.4.2-1.fc12.x86_64.rpm | 4.0 MB 00:00
> > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Total 6.7 MB/s | 29 MB 00:04
> > >
> > > warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 signature: NOKEY, key
> ID
> > > 57bbccba
> > >
> > > Public key for xen-libs-3.4.2-1.fc12.x86_64.rpm is not installed
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Did Xen got installed with this?
> > >
> > > Will the grub.conf be automatically updtaed after I run this command.
> > > (But I dont see my grub.conf being updated)
> > >
> > > Any Idea what went wrong here.
> > >
> >
> > Fedora 12 doesn't include Xen dom0 capable kernel, see:
> > [7][24]http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XenPvopsDom0

> >
> > You need to get one of the 'testing' rpms, or compile it yourself.
> >
> > -- Pasi
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > [9][26]http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> >
> > References
> >
> > Visible links
> > 1. mailto:[27]bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
> > 2. [28]http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git
> > 3. mailto:[29]pasik@xxxxxx
> > 4. mailto:[30]pasik@xxxxxx
> > 5. mailto:[31]bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx
> > 6. mailto:[32]xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 7. [33]http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XenPvopsDom0
> > 8. [34]http://mc/compose?to=Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 9. [35]http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users

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>
> Visible links
> 1. mailto:bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
> 2. http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git

> 3. mailto:bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx
> 4. mailto:bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx
> 5. mailto:bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
> 6. mailto:pasik@xxxxxx

> 7. mailto:xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 8. http://xen.org/

> 9. http://mc/compose?to=bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx
> 10. http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git

> 11. http://mc/compose?to=bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
> 12. http://mc/compose?to=bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx
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> 14. http://mc/compose?to=pasik@xxxxxx
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> 16. http://mc/compose?to=xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 17. http://mc/compose?to=pasik@xxxxxx
> 18. http://mc/compose?to=bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
> 19. http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git
> 20. http://mc/compose?to=pasik@xxxxxx
> 21. http://mc/compose?to=pasik@xxxxxx
> 22. http://mc/compose?to=bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx
> 23. http://mc/compose?to=xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 24. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XenPvopsDom0
> 25. http://mc/compose?to=Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 26. http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> 27. http://mc/compose?to=bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
> 28. http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git
> 29. http://mc/compose?to=pasik@xxxxxx

> 30. http://mc/compose?to=pasik@xxxxxx
> 31. http://mc/compose?to=bodkekumar@xxxxxxxxx
> 32. http://mc/compose?to=xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 33. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XenPvopsDom0
> 34. http://mc/compose?to=Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 35. http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
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Re: [Xen-users] xen Installation through YUM