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Re[4]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kerne

No errors/messages from grub ?

What is in your domU config file ?



Thursday, July 23, 2009, 7:06:30 PM, you wrote:

> I switched to using PV-Grub and used xm create -c to start the guest domain.
> However, all I get is a grubdom prompt.

> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) 
> BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)

> Technical Support Engineer

> Information Technology Department
>   
> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>   
> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>   
> Singapore 529541

> Republic of Singapore
>   
> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>   
> MSN: teoenming@xxxxxxxxxxx


> -----Original Message-----

> From: "Teo En Ming" <enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> To: "Teo En Ming" <enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Sander Eikelenboom" 
> <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx

> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:03:35 +0800

> Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's 
> PVOPS Kernel




> Hi Sander



> I added boot to kernel and initrd in the grub config of the centos 4.7 
> pv guest but it still doesn't work.

> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) 
> BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)

> Technical Support Engineer

> Information Technology Department
>   
> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>   
> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>   
> Singapore 529541

> Republic of Singapore
>   
> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>   
> MSN: teoenming@xxxxxxxxxxx



> -----Original 
> Message-----
>   
>  From: "Teo En Ming" <enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   
>  To: "Sander Eikelenboom" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   
>  Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx
>   
>  Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:44:58 +0800
>   
>  Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in 
> Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>   

>   
>  Hi Sander,
>   

>   
> The grub config in the centos 4.7 pv guest was automatically added by 
> centos installer.
>   
> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) 
> BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
>   
> Technical Support Engineer
>   
> Information Technology Department
>     
> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>     
> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>     
> Singapore 529541
>   
> Republic of Singapore
>     
> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>     
> MSN: teoenming@xxxxxxxxxxx
>   

>   
> -----Original 
> Message-----
>     
>  From: Sander Eikelenboom <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     
>  To: "Teo En Ming" <enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     
>  Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx
>     
>  Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:40:48 +0200
>     
>  Subject: Re[2]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in 
> Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
>     

>     

>     
> Hello Teo,
>       

>       
>  Are you sure the path in your grub menu is correct ?
>       
>  Shouldn't you add /boot infront of vmlinuz and initrd ?
>       

>       
>  Regards,
>       

>       
>  Sander
>       

>       
>  Thursday, July 23, 2009, 6:13:02 PM, you wrote:
>       

>       
 >> Hi!!!
>       

>       
 >> I have managed to install CentOS 4.7 paravirtualized guest 
> on Xen Dom 0
>       
 >> Jeremy Fitzhardinge's pv_ops kernel successfully. Please 
> see screenshots
>       
 >> here:
>       
 >> 
> http://teo-en-ming-aka-zhang-enming.blogspot.com/2009/07/creating-centos-47-32-bit.html
> [http://teo-en-ming-aka-zhang-enming.blogspot.com/2009/07/creating-centos-47-32-bit.html]

>       

>       
 >> However, after installation of CentOS 4.7 PV, I can't 
> start the guest
>       
 >> domain.
>       

>       
 >> I have tried to mount/access the CentOS 4.7 guest disk 
> image file and found
>       
 >> out that xenU (xen-aware) kernel and initial ramdisk 
> images were installed.
>       
 >> PV Guest GRUB was also configured to boot the xenU kernel. 
> Please see
>       
 >> screenshot:
>       
 >> 
> http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/SmiMcYsFzAI/AAAAAAAAACk/rYxOFDHuD00/s1600-h/xen18.jpeg
> [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/SmiMcYsFzAI/AAAAAAAAACk/rYxOFDHuD00/s1600-h/xen18.jpeg]

>       

>       
 >> My CentOS 4.7 PV guest domain configuration is as follows: 
>  
>       
 >> 
> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/SmiMcrnOfEI/AAAAAAAAACs/s-xguFnf25U/s1600-h/xen19.jpeg
> [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/SmiMcrnOfEI/AAAAAAAAACs/s-xguFnf25U/s1600-h/xen19.jpeg]

>       

>       
 >> Any idea why I can't start the CentOS 4.7 PV guest after 
> installation? Is
>       
 >> the guest domain configuration correct/sufficient? Please 
> advise.
>       

>       
 >> Thank you!!!
>       

>       
 >> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics 
> Engineering)
>       
 >> BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
>       

>       
 >> Technical Support Engineer
>       

>       
 >> Information Technology Department
>       
 >>  
>       
 >> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>       
 >>  
>       
 >> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>       
 >>  
>       
 >> Singapore 529541
>       

>       
 >> Republic of Singapore
>       
 >>  
>       
 >> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>       
 >>  
>       
 >> MSN: teoenming@xxxxxxxxxxx
>       

>       

>       
 >> -----Original Message-----
>       

>       
 >> From: "Teo En Ming" <enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>       

>       
 >> To: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>
>       

>       
 >> Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
> jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx
>       

>       
 >> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:52:23 +0800
>       

>       
 >> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in 
> Jeremy's PVOPS
>       
 >> Kernel
>       

>       

>       

>       

>       
 >> Dear Pasi,
>       

>       

>       

>       
 >> Thank you!!!
>       

>       

>       

>       
 >> I am now creating a virtual harddisk for my Xen virtual 
> machine.
>       
 >> Creating a 146 GB virtual harddisk:
>       

>       

>       

>       
 >> # dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/enming/ga-nfs.img bs=1M 
> count=149504
>       

>       

>       

>       
 >> I am going to run CentOS 4.7 32-bit linux on it!
>       

>       
 >> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics 
> Engineering)
>       
 >> BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
>       

>       
 >> Technical Support Engineer
>       

>       
 >> Information Technology Department
>       
 >>  
>       
 >> Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
>       
 >>  
>       
 >> Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
>       
 >>  
>       
 >> Singapore 529541
>       

>       
 >> Republic of Singapore
>       
 >>  
>       
 >> Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>       
 >>  
>       
 >> MSN: teoenming@xxxxxxxxxxx
>       

>       

>       

>       
 >> -----Original
>       
 >> Message-----
>       
 >>  
>       
 >>  From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
>       
 >>  
>       
 >>  To: Teo En Ming <enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>       
 >>  
>       
 >>  Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
> jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx
>       
 >>  
>       
 >>  Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:41:28 +0300
>       
 >>  
>       
 >>  Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 
> 0 in Jeremy's
>       
 >> PVOPS Kernel
>       
 >>  
>       

>       
 >>  
>       

>       
 >>  
>       
 >> On Thu, Jul 23,
>       
 >> 2009 at 06:25:33PM +0800, Teo En Ming wrote:
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> Dear Pasi,
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> I ran "mount /proc/xen" manually *after* the 
> system booted
>       
 >> up, it read
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> /etc/fstab, and mounted /proc/xen 
> successfully!!!
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> Please see the last line of the following 
> "mount" output:
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> /dev/sda2 on / type ext3 (rw,acl,user_xattr)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> /proc on /proc type proc (rw)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts 
> (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> /dev/sda3 on /home type ext3 (rw,acl,user_xattr)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl 
> (rw)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type 
> binfmt_misc (rw)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/enming/.gvfs type
>       
 >> fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=enming)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> none on /proc/xen type xenfs (rw)
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
 >>  Yep, now it's mounted :)
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> It is very strange that the system did not mount 
> /proc/xen
>       
 >> automatically as
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> indicated in /etc/fstab during bootup.
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
 >>  Indeed.
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> Now I am able to start xend daemon. Please see
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >> 
> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/Smg7pKoH_JI/AAAAAAAAABU/TVkqEEyLzYQ/s1600-h/xen08.jpeg
> [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/Smg7pKoH_JI/AAAAAAAAABU/TVkqEEyLzYQ/s1600-h/xen08.jpeg]

>       
 >> 
> [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/Smg7pKoH_JI/AAAAAAAAABU/TVkqEEyLzYQ/s1600-h/xen08.jpeg
> [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/Smg7pKoH_JI/AAAAAAAAABU/TVkqEEyLzYQ/s1600-h/xen08.jpeg]
>  ]
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> And I can see domain 0 using the "xm list" 
> command already!
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
 >>  Congrats! :)
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> Any ideas how to make /proc/xen automatically 
> mounted while
>       
 >> booting? I
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> thought I already have the xenfs entry in 
> /etc/fstab.
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_9QF97Q42-part1 
> swap  
>       
 >>               swap 
>    
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>   defaults         
>    
>       
 >>  0 0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_9QF97Q42-part2 / 
>  
>       
 >>                 
>  ext3  
>       
 >>  
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>   acl,user_xattr       
>  1 1
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_9QF97Q42-part3 
> /home  
>       
 >>              ext3 
>    
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>   acl,user_xattr       
>  1 2
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> proc             
>    
>       
 >> /proc               
>  proc  
>       
 >>     defaults           
>    0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> 0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> sysfs             
>  
>       
 >>  /sys             
>     sysfs
>       
 >>      noauto         
>      
>       
 >>  0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> 0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> debugfs           
>  
>       
 >>  /sys/kernel/debug    debugfs   
>  noauto  
>       
 >>              0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> 0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> devpts             
>  
>       
 >> /dev/pts             devpts 
>    
>       
 >> mode=0620,gid=5       0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> 0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> none             
>    
>       
 >> /proc/xen            xenfs 
>    
>       
 >>  defaults             
>  0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> 0
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> Seems the initscripts did not attempt to mount 
> /proc/xen
>       
 >> during system
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> startup.
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
 >>  That's weird.. it should be mounted automatically 
> when it's in
>       
 >> fstab.
>       
 >>    
>       
 >>  Maybe it's because sysfs /sys is 'noauto'? Try to 
> change that to
>       
 >> 'defaults'.
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
  >>> Or should I put "mount /proc/xen" in 
> /etc/rc.local?
>       
 >>    
>       
  >>>
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
 >>  That shouldn't be necessary.
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
 >>  -- Pasi
>       
 >>    
>       

>       
 >>    
>       
 >>  _______________________________________________
>       
 >>    
>       
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>       
 >>    
>       
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>       
 >>    
>       
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> [http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel]
>       
 >> [http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel 
> [http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel]]
>       

>       

>       

>       
>  --
>       
>  Best regards,
>       
>   Sander               
>              mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>       

>       

>       
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Best regards,
 Sander                            mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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