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RE: [Xen-devel] XP: VBD could not connect to backend device:USB boot

To: "Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] XP: VBD could not connect to backend device:USB boot
From: "Kaushik Barde" <Kaushik_Barde@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 09:16:00 -0800
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] XP: VBD could not connect to backend device:USB boot
Thanks Mats,

We also tried looking at xm logs but could not see anything obvious.

Attached are our hvm files..

Please advise..

Best.

-Kaushik

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Petersson, Mats [mailto:Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 8:53 AM
To: Kaushik Barde; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] XP: VBD could not connect to backend device:USB
boot

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Kaushik Barde
> Sent: 09 March 2007 16:48
> To: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-devel] XP: VBD could not connect to backend 
> device: USB boot
> 
> Hi:
>  
> we have following setup:
>  
> 1. 2.6.16-33-based Xen 3.0.3/Xen-3.0.4 DOM-0 kernels.
> 2. Using LILO-mbootpack from USB we boot Xen-->DOM-0 setup
> 3. We mount harddisk and try to install xp.hvm
>  
> While,we are successful with FCs as DOM-U, for XP we get, VBD 
> (768) could not be connected.

But there's obviously something else wrong, as the conection of the VBD
happens LONG before the OS is loaded, so the fact that you're using XP
doesn't make any difference at all. 

Can you post a configuration file for the XP domain (strip comments and
empty lines please). 

--
Mats


Attachment: xp.hvm
Description: xp.hvm

Attachment: winxp.xm
Description: winxp.xm

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