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Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
 
Can you run 
  # tcpdump -s 1600 -vv >log & at Dom0  
  and check for wrong udp checksums at the time of issueing DHCPDISCOVER by OSOL installer. When Dom0 send to DomU DHCPOFFER, i would run same command at DomU.
  Finally,  i would capture tcpdump logs at Dom0 and at DomU when you fail to obtain IP address for OSOL DomU, what causes udp packages to get discarded at corresponding ethetnet interface.
  It looks for me as failure of checksums offloading.
  Boris.
  --- On Mon, 7/27/09, Teo En Ming <enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  From: Teo En Ming <enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel To: "Boris
 Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 6:22 AM
 
 
Dear Boris,
 
 
 
I used the same ethernet network bridge in both installation and 
actually running of the pv guest. During installation, dhcpdiscover was sent 
out by the opensolaris pv guest. Dom 0 also sent out DHCPOFFER. However, 
opensolaris pv guest could not configure the virtual network interface using 
dhcp. So I had to manually configure the virtual network interface.
    
 
Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) 
BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering)
 
Technical Support Engineer
 
Information Technology Department
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 -----Original 
Message-----
    From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
    To: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Cc:
    Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:15:24 -0700 (PDT)
    Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's 
PVOPS Kernel
   
   
  
    
      OK. What happens if you put the same vif=['bridge=...'] in OSOL 
installation
       profile. Are you unable to get IP for install in this case ?
       
       Boris.
       
       --- On Mon, 7/27/09, Teo En Ming 
<enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
       
      
         From: Teo En Ming <enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
         Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in 
Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
         To: "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>, 
xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
         Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 5:57 AM
         
         
         
           
           
           
           
          Dear Boris,
           
          
             
           
          My CentOS 4.7 32-bit PV guest is getting the dynamic IP 
address assignment from the dnsmasq dhcp server I have setup and configured 
on Xen Dom 0 OpenSUSE 11.1 32-bit host correctly.
           
           
           
          So I think the issue is OpenSolaris specific.
              
           
          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: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
              To: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
              Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:57:43 -0700 (PDT)
              Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in 
Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
             
             
            
              
                Please, submit "brctl show"
                 
                 Boris.
                 
                 --- On Mon, 7/27/09, Teo En Ming  
<enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
                 
                
                   From: Teo En Ming <enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
                   Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 
0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
                   To: "Boris Derzhavets" 
<bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                   Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 12:58 AM
                   
                   
                   
                    Dear Boris,
                     
                     
                     
                    I have changed my opensolaris vm configuration. 
Please see 
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/Sm0yIVtghCI/AAAAAAAAAGE/ZGkYbBhhx5w/s1600-h/01.jpeg
                     
                     
                     
                     
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/Sm0yIDWV0RI/AAAAAAAAAF8/aP9riPOEZyk/s1600-h/02.jpeg
                     
                     
                     
                     
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/Sm0yHzY3WCI/AAAAAAAAAF0/gFxy7zJZXi8/s1600-h/03.jpeg
                     
                     
                     
                     
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/Sm0yHm0RO8I/AAAAAAAAAFs/hIgei-yTbx4/s1600-h/04.jpeg
                     
                     
                     
                     
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/Sm0yHcUoQ_I/AAAAAAAAAFk/9AiZKPqmG80/s1600-h/05.jpeg
                     
                     
                     
                     
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zzjv8MCM2sk/Sm0zdXRfyuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/ZqOaIbmTzB8/s1600-h/06.jpeg
                     
                     
                     
                    I see my OpenSolaris guest sending DHCPDISCOVER and 
my OpenSUSE 11.1 32-bit Dom 0 Xen host sending DHCPOFFER but the OpenSolaris 
virtual machine is not setting the offered dynamic IP address to it's 
virtual NIC.
                       
                     
                     
                     
                    
                        
                     
                    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: "Boris Derzhavets" 
<bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
                        To: <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
<enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
                        Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:01:54 +0800
                        Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure 
Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
                       
                       
                      
                         
                          
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                                View:-
                               
                                
 http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=104509&tstart=75
                               
                                To switch OSOL DomU run with static 
IP:-
                               
                                pfexec svcadm disable 
network/physical:nwam && \
                                pfexec svcadm enable  
network/physical:default
                                pfexec ifconfig xnf0 down
                                pfexec ifconfig xnf0 192.168.1.102 
netmask 255.255.255.0 mtu 1492
                                pfexec ifconfig xnf0 up
                                pfexec route add default 192.168.1.102
                               
                                which i can/do @ installer time to use 
static IP assignements.  i just
                                can't seem to get them to 'stick' or 
'be happy' after reboot and xen,
                                run-time launch.
                               
                                Use the same commands with the 
installed system.
                               
                                To make the settings permanent you also 
need (Jurgen Keil) :
                               
                                echo 192.168.1.102 netmask 
255.255.255.0 mtu 1492 > /etc/hostname.xnf0
                               
                                rm /etc/dhcp.xnf0
                               
                                echo 192.168.1.102 > 
/etc/defaultrouter
                               
                               
                                Boris.
                               
                                --- On Sun, 7/26/09, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)  < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
 wrote: 
                             
                            
                                From: Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) 
< enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
                                Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Unable to 
Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
                                To: bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx, 
xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009, 5:08 
AM 
                             
                            
                               
I am using static IP address.
                               
                              --
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  Technical Support Engineer
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  Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
 
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                                  Boris Derzhavets wrote: 
                               
                               
                                
                                  
                                   Does 
your OpenSuse 11.1 32-bit has static IP address or it obtain it via DHCP ?
                                      If second option is in place 
please submit
                                      # brctl show
                                     
                                      Boris.
                                     
                                      --- On  Sat, 7/25/09, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) 
  
<enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote: 
                                   
                                  
                                  
                                     At the moment there is only 
one network card installed on my lab PC in my company running OpenSUSE 11.1 
32-bit with Xen 3.4.1-rc8 Dom 0 kernel 2.6.30-rc6 (jeremy). So when there 
are more network cards installed, there will be eth0, eth1, eth2 ethernet 
bridges, etc.
                                       
                                        Then I can assign the virtual 
network card in each virtual machine to a specific ethernet network bridge 
(out of many bridges) in Domain 0 using the vif command in guest domain 
configuration. 
                                     
                                     --
  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  
                                    
                                        Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) 
wrote: 
                                     
                                     Dear Boris,
                                       
                                        The ethernet network bridge on 
OpenSUSE 11.1 is eth0.
                                     
                                     --
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  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  
                                    
                                        Boris Derzhavets wrote: 
                                     
                                     
                                      
                                        
                                         This means that OSOL installer (by default ) will issue 
DHCPDISCOVER via your Xen bridge, looking for DHCP server on your LAN. Only 
on RHEL 5.3
                                            (F10 with Xen 3.3.1 src.rpm 
been installed along with generated packages) with libvirtd & dnsmasq up 
and running you can specify
                                             vif=['bridge=virbr0' 
] to detect DHCP Server at your Dom0.
                                           
                                            View for instance :-
                                            
 
http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/backport-zfs-support-to-xen-331-f10-dom0-kernel-2630-rc3-tip/
                                           
                                            I don't have any experience 
with OpenSuse 11.1 . I hardly remind they tried to reproduce RH's 
technology. Most probably they did it in SLES 11 (not sure). Check for 
libvirtd&dnsmasq daemons up and running.
                                            But if your OpenSuse 11.1 
Dom0 is on "dhcp" bridge itself , then no problems. Just 
vif=['bridge=eth0'].
                                           
                                            Boris.
                                           
                                            --- On Sat, 7/25/09, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) 
 < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>  wrote:
                                         
                                         
                                            From: Mr. Teo En Ming 
(Zhang Enming) < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
                                            Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] 
Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
                                            To: bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
                                            Cc: "Sander Eikelenboom" 
<linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Pasi Kr@xxxxxxxxx, 
xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                            Date: Saturday, July 25, 
2009, 12:32 PM 
                                         
                                        
                                           Dear Boris,
                                             
                                              This means I have to 
install a DHCP server or dnsmasq in my Dom 0, listening on my Dom 0's IP 
address, so that it can assign dynamic IP addresses to the DomU.
                                             
                                              By the way, are there any 
paravirtualized device drivers that I can install in DomU to improve the 
performance of the virtual machine?
                                             
                                              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  
                                           
                                              Boris Derzhavets wrote: 
 
                                           
                                           
                                            
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>I noticed under the guest domain configuration there is a parameter 
called >'extra' kernel parameter. Does the 'nowin' argument stand for no 
>graphical windows?
                                                 
                                                  Login as jack/jack to 
text console.
                                                 
                                                  Wait until :-
                                                 
                                                  $ pfexec ifconfig -a
                                                 
                                                  will show up your 
IPv4 address
                                                 
                                                  $ mkdir .vnc
                                                  $ cp .Xclients 
.vnc/xstartup
                                                  $ vncserver
                                                 
                                                  Connect via vncviewer 
IP-DomU:1 from another terminal session to OSOL DomU. In case OSOL installer 
will fail to obtain IP via DHCPDISCOVER,
                                                  let me know. It might 
happen and requires Solaris Kernel Model Debugger
                                                  to disable checksum 
offloading at boot up. Seems to be hardware dependent issue for OSOL 2009.06
                                                 
                                                  
**********************************
                                                  Copy ramdisk and 
kernel to Dom0
                                                  
**********************************
                                                  
                                                   [root@ServerXen isos]# cat copy.sh
                                                   mount -o loop,ro osol-0906-x86.iso /mnt
                                                   cp /mnt/boot/amd64/x86.microroot 
/home/boris/solaris
                                                   cp /mnt/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix 
/home/boris/solaris
                                                  
                                                 
                                                 
                                                  
***********************
                                                  Installation 
profile:-
                                                  
***********************
                                                  
                                                   [root@ServerXen solaris]# cat osol200906.install
                                                   name = "sol0906"
                                                   vcpus = 1
                                                   memory = "1024"
                                                   kernel = "/home/boris/solaris/unix"
                                                   ramdisk = "/home/boris/solaris/x86.microroot"
                                                   extra = "/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix - nowin -B 
install_media=cdrom" 
                                                   disk = 
['phy:/dev/loop0,xvdc:cdrom,r','phy:/dev/sdb5,xvda,w']
                                                   # Would work as well
                                                   # disk = 
['phy:/dev/loop0,6:cdrom,r','phy:/dev/sdb5,0,w'] 
 
                                                  
vif = 
['bridge=eth1']
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                 
                                                  Boris
                                                 
                                                  --- On Sat, 7/25/09, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)  
< enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
  wrote:
                                               
                                              
                                                  From: Mr. Teo En Ming 
(Zhang Enming) < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
                                                  Subject: Re: 
[Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel
                                                  To: 
enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                  Cc: "Sander 
Eikelenboom" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Boris Derzhavets" 
<bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Pasi_K=E4r?=@xxxxxxxxx
                                                  Date: Saturday, July 
25, 2009, 7:14 AM
                                               
                                              
                                                
                                                 --
  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
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                                                    Teo En Ming wrote: 
 
                                                 
                                                
                                                  
 As a matter of fact, our servers are either Dell PowerEdge 
1950/2950 and IBM xSeries. 
                                                   
                                                 
                                                
                                                
                                                  
 I am just testing it out on our lab PC first.
                                                        
                                                   
                                                 
                                                
                                                  
 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 
 
                                                   
                                                 
                                                
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                                                      Mobile 
Phone   : +65-9648-9798
                                                      MSN: 
teoenming@xxxxxxxxxxx 
                                                   
                                                 
                                                
                                                  
  
                                                   
                                                  -----Original Message-----
                                                      From: "Teo En 
Ming" < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
                                                      To: "Boris 
Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>, "Pasi Kärkkäinen" 
<pasik@xxxxxx>
                                                      Cc: Sander 
Eikelenboom <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                      Date: Sat, 25 Jul 
2009 02:27:02 +0800
                                                      Subject: Re: 
Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel 
  
                                                   
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                    
 My next step will be a 64-bit Xen Dom 0 host.
                                                          
                                                     
                                                   
                                                  
                                                    
 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  
                                                     
                                                   
                                                  
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                                                        Mobile 
Phone 
 : +65-9648-9798
                                                        MSN: 
teoenming@xxxxxxxxxxx 
                                                     
                                                   
                                                  
                                                    
  
                                                     
                                                    -----Original Message-----
                                                        From: Boris 
Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
                                                        To: Pasi 
Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>, enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                        Cc: Sander 
Eikelenboom <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                        Date: Fri, 24 
Jul 2009 10:57:49 -0700 (PDT)
                                                        Subject: Re: 
Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel 
 
                                                     
                                                     
                                                      
                                                        | 
                                                          Teo, it is up to you how to manage, if you 
just having fun.
                                                            Otherwise, 
downloading 64-bit OpenSuse 11.1 ISO image
                                                            takes just 
12-14 hr even at slow ADSL speed ( like 100 KB/sec).
                                                            Install 
takes 30 minutes and brings you to the trusted results, instead
                                                            of wasting 
a lot of time in case of business environment assignment.
                                                            Pasi has 
32-bit experience due to hardware limitations, which you don't
                                                            have.
                                                           
                                                            Boris.
                                                           
                                                            --- On 
Fri, 7/24/09, Teo En Ming < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 
 wrote: 
                                                         
                                                        
                                                            From: Teo 
En Ming < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
                                                            Subject: 
Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's PVOPS 
Kernel
                                                            To: "Boris 
Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>, "Pasi Kärkkäinen" 
<pasik@xxxxxx>
                                                            Cc: "Sander 
Eikelenboom" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                            Date: 
Friday, July 24, 2009, 12:56 PM 
                                                         
                                                        
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                              My colleague installed OpenSUSE 11.1 32-bit on 
the Core 2 Duo machine in our labs. Please see my earlier replies in the 
same topic.  
                                                             
                                                           
                                                          
                                                          
                                                              I was too lazy to reformat and install 64-bit 
OpenSUSE, so I proceeded with Xen Dom 0 pvops kernel compilation on 32-bit 
Linux host.  
                                                             
                                                           
                                                          
                                                          
                                                              I admit I am getting a lot of headache. Haha.
                                                                  
 
                                                             
                                                           
                                                          
                                                              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: 
Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
                                                                To: 
enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx , Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
                                                                Cc: 
Sander Eikelenboom <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                                Date: 
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:57:18 -0700 (PDT)
                                                                
Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's 
PVOPS Kernel 
                                                             
                                                             
                                                              
                                                                | 
                                                                   Once again, i don't see any reason to to run 
32-bit OS on Core2Duo,
                                                                    
unless you like Xen head ache. Core development (PVOPS) is obviously
                                                                    
running in 64-bit environment.
                                                                   
                                                                    
Boris.
                                                                   
                                                                    --- 
On  Fri, 7/24/09, Boris Derzhavets 
<bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
  wrote: 
                                                                 
                                                                
                                                                    
From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
                                                                    
Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's 
PVOPS Kernel
                                                                    To: 
enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx , "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>
                                                                    Cc: 
"Sander Eikelenboom" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                                    
Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 12:47 PM 
                                                                 
                                                                
                                                                   
                                                                    
                                                                      | 
                                                                       
 >After doing the 
above, I re-installed back the Xen hypervisor, libraries and tools, and also 
>the kernel, initrd, and modules. Then I proceeded to reboot my machine. 
After rebooting, > my CentOS 4.7 32-bit PV guest is still able to start 
and run! 
                                                                         
                                                                          Why it wouldn't ? If your image stays  the same. 
  
                                                                       
                                                                      
                                                                         > I am still very puzzled! What causes the 
PV guest initially cannot start? Then what >subsequently causes the PV 
guest to suddenly be able to start and run??? 
                                                                        
 
                                                                       
                                                                      
                                                                       
                                                                          That is not supposed to happen. I would suggest clean OS (without any 
built in xen presence) install , followed by  Xen 3.4.1+pvops kernel 
clean install.
                                                                         
                                                                          Boris.
                                                                         
                                                                          --- On Fri, 7/24/09, Teo En Ming 
< enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
  wrote: 
                                                                       
                                                                      
 
                                                                          From: Teo En Ming < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
                                                                          Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in Jeremy's 
PVOPS Kernel
                                                                          To: "Teo En Ming" < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >, "Pasi 
Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>
                                                                          Cc: "Sander Eikelenboom" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                                          Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 12:19 PM 
                                                                       
                                                                      
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                          
 I am very puzzled. In 
investigating the cause of the sudden success of the CentOS 4.7 32-bit PV 
guest being able to run, I have uninstalled virt-manager and all of its 
dependencies:  
                                                                          
 
                                                                        
 
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                          
 Then I proceeded to "make 
uninstall" in xen-3.4-testing source tree, which also removed my self 
compiled Xen Dom 0 pvops enabled kernel, initrd and kernel modules. 
                                                                          
 
                                                                        
 
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                          
 After doing the above, I 
re-installed back the Xen hypervisor, libraries and tools, and also the 
kernel, initrd, and modules. Then I proceeded to reboot my machine. After 
rebooting, my CentOS 4.7 32-bit PV guest is still able to start and run! 
                                                                          
 
                                                                        
 
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                          
 I am still very puzzled! What 
causes the PV guest initially cannot start? Then what subsequently causes 
the PV guest to suddenly be able to start and run??? 
                                                                          
 
                                                                        
 
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                          
 Anyway my CentOS 4.7 guest 
domain is now running. I shall now proceed to virtualize OpenSolaris 
2009.06.  
                                                                          
 
                                                                        
 
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                          
 Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang 
Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering) 
                                                                          
 
                                                                        
 
                                                                        
                                                                          
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-----Original Message-----
                                                                            
  From: "Teo En Ming" < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
                                                                            
  To: "Teo En Ming" < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >, "Pasi 
Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>
                                                                            
  Cc: Sander Eikelenboom <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                                            
  Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:54:26 +0800
                                                                            
  Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in 
Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel 
                                                                          
 
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                            
It's very strange. Suddenly my CentOS 4.7 
32-bit PV guest is able to start!!! Previously it refuses to start at all. 
                                                                            
 
                                                                          
 
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                            
I think I must have changed something in Dom 0 
when I attempted "yast --install virt-manager". This action might have 
solved the problem. When I tried to install virt-manager, it also tries to 
install xen-libs-3.3.1 and xen-tools-3.3.1 as dependencies. However, I 
started off my Xen Dom 0 pvops kernel install with Xen 3.4.1 rc8 branch. 
                                                                            
 
                                                                          
 
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                            
I need to investigate more why suddenly my 
CentOS 4.7 32-bit PV guest is able to start.
                                                                             
     
                                                                            
 
                                                                          
 
                                                                          
                                                                            
Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics 
Engineering) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering) 
                                                                            
 
                                                                          
 
                                                                          
                                                                            
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-----Original Message-----
                                                                             
   From: "Teo En Ming" < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
                                                                             
   To: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>
                                                                             
   Cc: Sander Eikelenboom <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                                             
   Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:54:00 +0800
                                                                             
   Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in 
Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel 
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                             
 I realized that Fedora 10 
32-bit anaconda installer does not install PAE kernel after mounting the 
guest disk image file. I mounted the guest disk image file using losetup and 
kpartx which adds device nodes to /dev/mapper. I examined the /boot 
directory after mounting the guest disk image file and found no PAE vmlinuz 
and initrd. 
                                                                             
  
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                             
 Still using the mounted 
Fedora 10 32-bit guest disk image file, I changed root to the guest disk 
filesystems and attempted to install the PAE kernel. Then I modified 
menu.lst to boot the PAE kernel. After modifying the grub configuration of 
the guest domain, I un-mounted the guest filesystem. 
                                                                             
  
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                             
 I proceeded to boot the F10 
32-bit guest, since I changed to PAE kernel. It is able to boot now (since 
the PAE kernel is xen-aware) but then it complains cannot mount /dev/root. 
Probably something to do with the PAE initrd file. 
                                                                             
  
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                             
 Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang 
Enming) Dip(Mechatronics Engineering) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering) 
                                                                             
  
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
                                                                             
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 Information Technology 
Department
                                                                             
     Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
                                                                             
     Tampines Central 1 #04-01 Tampines Plaza
                                                                             
     Singapore 529541 
                                                                             
  
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
                                                                             
   
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     Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
                                                                             
     MSN: teoenming@xxxxxxxxxxx 
                                                                             
  
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
                                                                             
   
                                                                             
  
                                                                             
  
-----Original Message-----
                                                                             
     From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
                                                                             
     To: Teo En Ming < enming.teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
                                                                             
     Cc: Sander Eikelenboom <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                                                             
     Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:31:19 +0300
                                                                             
     Subject: Re: Re[8]: [Xen-devel] Unable to Configure Xen Dom 0 in 
Jeremy's PVOPS Kernel 
                                                                             
  
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
   On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 08:37:09PM +0800, Teo En 
Ming wrote:
                                                                             
       > Hi
                                                                             
       >
                                                                             
       > I attempted to install Fedora 10 32-bit PV guest using
                                                                             
       > images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE and 
images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img from the F10
                                                                             
       > media. The non-PAE kernel could not load the installer. I 
finished my Fedora
                                                                             
       > 10 32-bit PV guest installation but it also cannot boot up 
after
                                                                             
       > installation, same as the CentOS 4.7 PV guest installation.
                                                                             
       >
                                                                             
      
                                                                             
       Fedora 10 installer has a bug, as a default it installs non-PAE 
kernel for
                                                                             
       xen domU. You need to use a kickstart script (like this) to fix 
it:
                                                                             
        
http://pasik.reaktio.net/fedora/f10-xen-domu-ks.cfg
                                                                             
      
                                                                             
       The important lines being:
                                                                             
      
                                                                             
       -kernel
                                                                             
       kernel-PAE
                                                                             
      
                                                                             
       (Fedora 10 and Fedora 11 default kernels are compiled with 
pv_ops Xen domU
                                                                             
       support enabled, so there's no need for separate kernel-xen with 
these distros).
                                                                             
      
                                                                             
       Fedora 11 doesn't have that installer bug, so it installs right
                                                                             
       out-of-the-box as Xen domU.
                                                                             
      
                                                                             
       What's the error you get when you start the guest after 
installation?
                                                                             
       Please paste the "xm log" as text.
                                                                             
      
                                                                             
       I don't have any problems with CentOS 5.3 dom0.
                                                                             
      
                                                                             
       -- Pasi 
                                                                             
    
                                                                             
  
                                                                            
 
                                                                          
 
                                                                        
 
                                                                       
                                                                      
 
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