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Re: [Xen-devel] boot Xen 4.0

To: ccmail111 <ccmail111@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] boot Xen 4.0
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 22:11:29 +0300
Cc: deshantm@xxxxxxxxx, yingbin wang <yingbin.wangyb@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 12:08:36PM -0700, ccmail111 wrote:
>    Thanks for tip below.
> 
>    1) I tried rebuild kernel with option below. I now build kernel with:
> 
>    CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED=y
>    CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2=y
> 
>    But see problem below during boot up as below..
> 
>    grub.conf:
> 
>    title Xen 4.0 debug  XenLinux 2.6
>            root (hd0,0)
>           kernel /xen-4.0.0.gz console=com1, com1=115200,8n1 noreboot
>    loglvl=all  vga=text-80x50,keep iommu=off apic=debug guest_loglvl=all
>           module /vmlinuz-2.6.31.13  ro root=/dev/ram0 console=hvc0
>    earlyprintk=xen nomodeset initcall_debug debug loglevel=10

your root= parameter is wrong.
You need to have the actual root partition path there.


-- Pasi


>           module /initrd.img-2.6.31.13
> 
>    2) Is there a reference (working) ramdisk/initrd for Xen4.0 with busybox
>    or such ? I created ramdisk as:
> 
>    # mkinitrd -v -f --builtin=ehci-hcd --builtin=ohci-hcd --builtin=uhci-hcd
>    --builtin=ahci --builtin=aacraid --builtin=aacraid --builtin=sd_mod
>    --builtin=scsi_mod /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31.13 2.6.31.13
> 
>    Using this (since there is no busybox or such):
> 
>    Trying to resume from /dev/sdb2
>    Unable to access resume device (/dev/sdb2)
>    Creating root device.
>    usb 5-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
>    Mounting root filesystem.
>    VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev ram0.
>    mount: error mounting /dev/root on /sysroot as ext3: Invalid argument
>    Setting up other filesystems.
>    Setting up new root fs
>    setuproot: moving /dev failed: No such file or directory
>    no fstab.sys, mounting internal defaults
>    setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory
>    setuproot: error mounting /sys: No such file or directory
>    Switching to new root and running init.
>    unmounting old /dev
>    unmounting old /proc
>    unmounting old /sys
>    switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory
>    Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
>    Pid: 1, comm: init Not tainted 2.6.31.13 #8
>    Call Trace:
>     [<ffffffff8106bbeb>] panic+0xb7/0x172
>     [<ffffffff8106fe04>] ? do_exit+0x37c/0x6de
>     [<ffffffff8100fa6f>] ? xen_restore_fl_direct_end+0x0/0x1
>     [<ffffffff810a1c6b>] ? lock_release+0x197/0x1b8
>     [<ffffffff8109ef6e>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x20/0x36
>     [<ffffffff815436be>] ? _write_unlock_irq+0x46/0x61
>     [<ffffffff8106fb15>] do_exit+0x8d/0x6de
>     [<ffffffff8107021e>] sys_exit_group+0x0/0x42
>     [<ffffffff8154265c>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
>     [<ffffffff81070248>] sys_exit_group+0x2a/0x42
>     [<ffffffff81015332>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
> 
>    Any suggestions ?
> 
>    Thanks !
> 
>    CM
> 
>    --- On Sat, 5/15/10, yingbin wang <yingbin.wangyb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>      From: yingbin wang <yingbin.wangyb@xxxxxxxxx>
>      Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] boot Xen 4.0
>      To: "ccmail111" <ccmail111@xxxxxxxxx>
>      Cc: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>, deshantm@xxxxxxxxx,
>      xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010, 12:34 PM
> 
>      I met similar problems and solved it.
> 
>      if your grub.conf is OK, you can try to edit a option of  your .config.
>      CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2=y
> 
>      2010/5/14 ccmail111 <ccmail111@xxxxxxxxx>
>      >
>      > Thanks Pasi/Todd,
>      >
>      > I did:
>      > # mkinitrd -v -f --builtin=ehci-hcd --builtin=ohci-hcd
>      --builtin=uhci-hcd --builtin=ahci --builtin=aacraid --builtin=aacraid
>      --builtin=sd_mod --builtin=scsi_mod /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31.13 2.6.31.13
>      >
>      >
>      > Now
>      > I see during boot: kernel panic:
>      >
>      > Mounting root filesystem.
>      > mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root'
>      > setting up other filesystems
>      > setting up new root fs
>      > setuproot: moving /dev failed No such file or directory
>      > setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory
>      > setuproot: error mounting /sys: No such file or directory
>      > switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory
>      >   kernel panic - not syncing : Attempted to kill init !
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > --- On Thu, 5/13/10, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:
>      >
>      > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
>      > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] initrd Xen 4.0
>      > To: "ccmail111" <ccmail111@xxxxxxxxx>
>      > Cc: deshantm@xxxxxxxxx, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      > Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 4:27 PM
>      >
>      > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 01:08:36PM -0700, ccmail111 wrote:
>      > >    The #5 of README is not clear in details.
>      > >    which directory to run depmod and mkinitrd from ?
>      > >
>      >
>      > It doesn't matter.
>      >
>      > >    I see:
>      > >
>      > >    # depmod xen-4.0.0
>      > >    WARNING: Couldn't find symtab and strtab in module xen-4.0.0
>      > >
>      >
>      > Wrong. You need to run depmod for the *kernel*, not for xen.
>      >
>      > So like this:
>      > depmod -a 2.6.32.12
>      >
>      > Or whatever is your kernel version.
>      >
>      > -- Pasi
>      >
>      > >    # ls -l
>      > >    total 1356
>      > >    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1380620 May 13 13:05 xen-4.0.0
>      > >
>      > >    Any suggestions ?
>      > >
>      > >    --- On Wed, 5/12/10, Todd Deshane <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>      > >
>      > >      From: Todd Deshane <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>
>      > >      Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] initrd Xen 4.0
>      > >      To: "ccmail111" <ccmail111@xxxxxxxxx>
>      > >      Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      > >      Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 9:46 PM
>      > >
>      > >      Hi,
>      > >
>      > >      See inline.
>      > >
>      > >      On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:25 PM, ccmail111
>      <[1]ccmail111@xxxxxxxxx>
>      > >      wrote:
>      > >      >
>      > >      > Hi,
>      > >      >
>      > >      > I downloaded Xen 4.0 and did:
>      > >      > make install
>      > >      > I donot see initrd (ramdisk) being created at all.
>      > >      >
>      > >      > Any suggestions ?
>      > >      >
>      > >
>      > >      Step 5 of the README
>      > >         Depending on your config, you may need to use 'mkinitrd' to
>      create
>      > >         an initial ram disk, just like a native system e.g.
>      > >          # depmod 2.6.18-xen
>      > >          # mkinitrd -v -f --with=aacraid --with=sd_mod
>      --with=scsi_mod
>      > >      initrd-2.6.18-xen.img 2.6.18-xen
>      > >         Other systems may requires the use of 'mkinitramfs' to
>      create the
>      > >         ram disk.
>      > >          # depmod 2.6.18-xen
>      > >          # mkinitramfs -o initrd-2.6.18-xen.img 2.6.18-xen
>      > >
>      > >      You may need to change the kernel version based on what you
>      built.
>      > >      Also some distros use different commands to build initrd files.
>      > >
>      > >      I actually forgot about this step for a second too.
>      > >
>      > >      Thanks,
>      > >      Todd
>      > >
>      > >      --
>      > >      Todd Deshane
>      > >      [2][1]http://todddeshane.net
>      > >      [3][2]http://runningxen.com
>      > >
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