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Re: [Xen-devel] Problem: "short write" while starting domain

To: Ian Pratt <Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Problem: "short write" while starting domain
From: Vitez Gabor <vitezg@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:15:14 +0100
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Hi,

On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 11:24:38AM +0000, Ian Pratt wrote:
> > Sometimes when I try to start a domain (with a config file similar to the 
> > one in
> > /etc/xen/xmexample1), I get the following error:
> > 
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > Checking root filesystem
> > [/sbin/fsck.ext3 (1) -- /] fsck.ext3 -a /dev/hda4
> > /1: clean, 124212/2441216 files, 676342/4873719 blocks
> > Error writing block 522 (Attempt to write block from filesystem resulted in
> > short write).  Error writing block 522 (Attempt to write block from 
> > filesystem
> > resulted in short write).
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > I have'nt done any changes apart from from the simple installation 
> > instructions
> > given on the website. Can anyone give a pointer as to where I should look, 
> > and
> > what I should be looking to correct?

Try importing the block device as sda4 in the domain. I had problems like 
this with importing block devices as IDE disks. I'm pretty curious if it 
solves your problem.


        Gabor


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