On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 09:52:37AM +0100, Ian Tobin wrote:
> Oh right, i hadn't realised it had changed. I have updated the config but am
> getting the same error :(
>
Did you change the root= line aswell?
-- Pasi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 May 2010 09:27
> To: Ian Tobin
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops Dom0 kernel for DomU?
>
> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 09:23:53AM +0100, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > # -*- mode: python; -*-
> > kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33.4"
> > ramdisk = "/boot/initrd.img-2.6.34.4"
> > #kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen"
> > memory = 128
> > name = "dbsrv1"
> > vif = ['bridge=xenbr0' ]
> > disk = ['phy:/dev/XEN/dbsrv1,hda1,w','phy:/dev/XEN/dbsrv1swap,sda2,w']
> >
>
> The problem is on the disk line.
> You need to use xvda1 and xvda2, not hda1 and sda2.
>
> xvd = Xen Virtual Disk.
>
> -- Pasi
>
>
> > ip="..."
> > netmask="..."
> > gateway="..."
> > hostname = "dbsrv1"
> > root = "/dev/hda1 ro"
> > extra = "3 xencons=tty"
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Ian
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx]
> > Sent: 17 May 2010 09:19
> > To: Ian Tobin
> > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops Dom0 kernel for DomU?
> >
> > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 09:17:24AM +0100, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > > Ive never used pygrub before.
> > >
> > > I did try chrooting but it was complaining about the initramfs command
> > > not being found.
> > >
> > > So if the XEN stuff is ok, what else do you think it could be?
> > >
> >
> > Paste your /etc/xen/<guest> cfgfile.
> >
> > -- Pasi
> >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Ian
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 17 May 2010 09:02
> > > To: Ian Tobin
> > > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops Dom0 kernel for DomU?
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 08:54:35AM +0100, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > How do you gernerate it from DomU when it wont boot?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Well.. mount + chroot + mkinitrd from dom0 might work.
> > >
> > > I prefer installing domUs using the distro installer so things
> > > like this get handled automatically.
> > >
> > > And I prefer using Xen pygrub so I don't have to have the kernel+initrd
> > > in dom0 at all!
> > >
> > > > Here is the domU config
> > > >
> > > > CONFIG_XEN=y
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_MAX_DOMAIN_MEMORY=32
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_SAVE_RESTORE=y
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_DEBUG_FS=y
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_FRONTEND=y
> > > >
> > >
> > > So the xen-blkfront is compiled in, you don't necessarily need an initrd
> > > then.
> > >
> > >
> > > > CONFIG_NETXEN_NIC=m
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND=y
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_KBDDEV_FRONTEND=y
> > > > CONFIG_HVC_XEN=y
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_FBDEV_FRONTEND=y
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_BALLOON=y
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_SCRUB_PAGES=y
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_DEV_EVTCHN=y
> > > > CONFIG_XENFS=y
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_COMPAT_XENFS=y
> > > > CONFIG_XEN_SYS_HYPERVISOR=y
> > > >
> > >
> > > -- Pasi
> > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Ian
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 17 May 2010 08:51
> > > > To: Ian Tobin
> > > > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops Dom0 kernel for DomU?
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 08:40:34AM +0100, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > > > > Hey Pasi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Ive downloaded 2.6.33.4 from kernel.org. The XEN stuff is compiled
> > > > > as static and so is raid,i have created a initrd image by issueing
> > > > > the following (Debian OS)
> > > > >
> > > > > Mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.33.4 2.6.33.4
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Did you generate the initrd in dom0? You should generate it in domU..
> > > > then you won't have all the dom0-specific md-raid stuff etc there.
> > > >
> > > > > When booting i get the same error
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Loading, please wait...
> > > > > Begin: Loading essential drivers ... done.
> > > > > Begin: Running /scripts/init-premount ... FATAL: Error inserting fan
> > > > > (/lib/modules/2.6.33.4/kernel/drivers/acpi/fan.ko): No such device
> > > > > FATAL: Error inserting thermal
> > > > > (/lib/modules/2.6.33.4/kernel/drivers/acpi/thermal.ko): No such device
> > > > > done.
> > > > > Begin: Mounting root file system ... Begin: Running
> > > > > /scripts/local-top ... Begin: LoadingFailure: failed to load module
> > > > > raid1.
> > > > > done.
> > > > > Begin: Assembling all MD arrays ... [ 1.991528] md: md0 stopped.
> > > > > mdadm: no devices found for /dev/md0
> > > > > [ 2.004392] md: md1 stopped.
> > > > > mdadm: no devices found for /dev/md1
> > > > > [ 2.021788] md: md2 stopped.
> > > > > mdadm: no devices found for /dev/md2
> > > > > [ 2.047173] md: md3 stopped.
> > > > > mdadm: no devices found for /dev/md3
> > > > > Failure: failed to assemble all arrays.
> > > > > done.
> > > > > Begin: Waiting for udev to process events ... done.
> > > > > done.
> > > > > Begin: Waiting for root file system ...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Im not sure if i have missed something out, any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Please paste "grep XEN .config" from the domU kernel.
> > > >
> > > > -- Pasi
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > >
> > > > > Ian
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: 14 May 2010 21:18
> > > > > To: Ian Tobin
> > > > > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops Dom0 kernel for DomU?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 09:05:02PM +0100, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > > > > > Oh right, thats new to me. Ive never had to do that before, is that
> > > > > > new to the pv_ops?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > It's not really pvops specific.. it's more about the fact that
> > > > > nowadays all/most
> > > > > drivers are built as modules - so you need to have an initrd image to
> > > > > load them.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you compiled all the xen* stuff as static/built-in then you
> > > > > wouldn't need an initrd..
> > > > >
> > > > > > Many thanks for the info, you learn something new everyday :)
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Np.
> > > > >
> > > > > -- Pasi
> > > > >
> > > > > > Ian
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx]
> > > > > > Sent: 14 May 2010 20:50
> > > > > > To: Ian Tobin
> > > > > > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops Dom0 kernel for DomU?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 08:45:03PM +0100, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > > > > > > Ah ok, what would be the procedure to do that?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Usually it's best to generate the initrd image in the guest,
> > > > > > and use the distro provided domU kernel.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you install the guest using the guest distro installer it'll do
> > > > > > it for you automatically.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You can also do it from dom0.. example for centos/rhel/fedora:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > mkinitrd -v -f --with-module=xenblk --with-module=xennet
> > > > > > /boot/initrd-domU-version.img <kernelversion>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -- Pasi
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ian
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx]
> > > > > > > Sent: 14 May 2010 20:32
> > > > > > > To: Ian Tobin
> > > > > > > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops Dom0 kernel for DomU?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 08:27:50PM +0100, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > > > > > > > Ok strange. I have set the DomU config to use the kernel i use
> > > > > > > > for Dom0 and when booting it gets so far to mount the root
> > > > > > > > filesystem and then complains that it cant load the raid1
> > > > > > > > module which then says it can't load md0, md1, md2 and md3
> > > > > > > > which are my Dom0 software raid disks.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > When i use the 2.6.8.18 kernel the domU boots fine.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I have in the config to use the initrd.img-2.6.32.12 ram disk
> > > > > > > > but it doesn't work, am i missing something obvious?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Are you using the dom0 initrd for domU?
> > > > > > > If you are, you shouldn't.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > domU needs to have its own initrd that loads drivers for the
> > > > > > > virtual hardware the Xen guest has..
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -- Pasi
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Ian
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen [mailto:pasik@xxxxxx]
> > > > > > > > Sent: 14 May 2010 19:48
> > > > > > > > To: Ian Tobin
> > > > > > > > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops Dom0 kernel for DomU?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 03:08:57PM +0100, Ian Tobin wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Just wondered if we can use the pv_ops kernel in Jermeys
> > > > > > > > > tree for linux PV
> > > > > > > > > domU or do we need to get that one from kernel.org ?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Both will work.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > upstream kernel.org kernels do have basic Xen PV domU support
> > > > > > > > out-of-the-box.
> > > > > > > > Jeremy's tree has some additional features, like
> > > > > > > > pcifront/pciback etc,
> > > > > > > > that are not yet upstream.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -- Pasi
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> > > > > > > > > Thanks
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> > > > > > > > > Ian
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