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RE: [Xen-devel] xen 4.2 unstable; HVM; 2.6.39.3; HD/Network card error

To: "'Mark Schneider'" <ms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] xen 4.2 unstable; HVM; 2.6.39.3; HD/Network card error
From: "Walter Robert Ditzler" <ditwal001@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:04:50 +0200
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nope, but have all documented in 2 txt file, 1 is the kernel config and the
other a complete install after having a running virgin squeeze box.
checkinstall made problems.

thanks walter

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Schneider [mailto:ms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Sonntag, 24. Juli 2011 23:33
To: Walter Robert Ditzler; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] xen 4.2 unstable; HVM; 2.6.39.3; HD/Network card
error

Hello Walter,

good news - congratulations :)

Do you have .deb packages for xen 4.2 unstable and the xen-kernel you have
used?

Thank you for your short info.

regards,
Mark


Am 25.07.2011 00:21, schrieb Walter Robert Ditzler:
> hi list members,
>
> i had several problems with my new xen installations, 4.2 unstable 
> with
> 2.6.39-3 and hvm guests. I can finally say that almost all problems 
> have been gone :-) to  be honest I believe the kernels 2.6.39.1/2 and 
> 3 were the problem.
>
> this weekend I used the mainline 3.0.0 kernel with an actual version 
> of xen
> 4.2 unstable, and here we go:
>
> - booting of squeeze guests, ok (before hang on grub)
> - booting of win 7 x64 guests, ok
> - booting of win 2008r2 x64 guests, ok
>
> the only little problem which has left is on squeeze guests.
>
> the squeeze guest comes up until grub. but then it takes around 2 
> minutes until the squeeze guest installation continues to start up. 
> that would be really nice get to be solved in the near future.
>
> thanks walter
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Robert Ditzler [mailto:ditwal001@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Mittwoch, 20. Juli 2011 14:09
> To: 'Stefano Stabellini'
> Cc: konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 
> xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] xen 4.2 unstable; HVM; 2.6.39.3; HD/Network 
> card error
> Importance: High
>
> stefano,
>
> i found the problem, if it is really a one! I will explain it step by 
> step what solved my problem which works for both, win7 and debian 
> squeeze
> guest's:
>
> network card / network
> **********************
> the guest network works brilliant only with that configuration:
>
> auto brX
> iface brX inet static
>          address         10.41.10.42
>          netmask         255.255.255.0
>          network         10.41.10.0
>          broadcast       10.41.10.255
>          gateway         10.41.10.1
>          bridge_ports    eth0
>          bridge_stp      on
>          bridge_maxwait  0
>
> vif             = [ 'bridge=brX,mac=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx' ]
>
>
> strange is that I now have to configure a bridge interface. with older 
> xen version it was enough to setup "bridge=eth0". now I had to setup 
> "bridge=brX"!
>
>
> disk controller
> ***************
> for a windows 7 x64 guest system I got it running with:
> disk            = [
> 'phy:/dev/vgmain/lv_server01,hda,w','file:/var/xen/win7.iso,hdc:cdrom,
> r' ]
>
> for a debian squeeze guest system I needed to change it into:
> disk            = [
> 'phy:/dev/vgmain/lv_server01,sda,w','file:/var/xen/debian-6.0.1a-amd64
> -netin
> st.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
>
>
> even here is strange that debian squeeze guest's now see the qemu disk 
> as a "SDA". squeeze used to see qemu disk in older xen versions (<  4.2)
as "HDA"
> and that definitely doesn't work anymore.
>
> I found that out having a deeper look at the debian installer log.
>
>
> guy's, thank you very much for your help, had become a lot of new 
> input's. I hope I could give some useful feedback back to you too.
>
> finally I only would like to know, if this SDA-behavior is now a new 
> behavior of xen 4.2 ++?
>
> thanks a lot, walter
>
>
>
> *** original guest config file ***
> name            = 'server01'
> kernel          = 'hvmloader'
> builder         = 'hvm'
> device_model    = 'qemu-dm'
> maxmem          = 1024
> memory          = 1024
> vcpus           = 1
> acpi            = 1
> apic            = 1
>
> vif             = [ 'bridge=eth0,mac=00:16:3e:1a:b3:4b' ]
> #vfb            = [ 'type=vnc,vnclisten=0.0.0.0,vncunused=0,vncdisplay=1'
]
>
> disk            = [
> 'phy:/dev/vgmain/lv_server01,hda,w','file:/var/xen/debian-6.0.1a-amd64
> -netin
> st.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
>
> boot            = 'dc'
> usbdevice       = 'tablet'
>
> sdl             = 0
>
> stdvga          = 1
> serial          = 'pty'
>
> on_poweroff     = 'destroy'
> on_reboot       = 'restart'
> on_crash        = 'restart'
>
> vnc             = 1
> vnclisten       = '0.0.0.0'
> vncviewer       = 1
> ***
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefano Stabellini [mailto:stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Mittwoch, 20. Juli 2011 13:40
> To: Walter Robert Ditzler
> Cc: Stefano Stabellini; konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx; 
> xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] xen 4.2 unstable; HVM; 2.6.39.3; HD/Network 
> card error
>
> On Tue, 19 Jul 2011, Walter Robert Ditzler wrote:
>    
>> hi stefano,
>> hi konrad,
>>
>> thanks for replying :-) i followed your suggestions and changed the 
>> guest config file. I have now the following test szenario:
>>
>> server01>  should be a debian squeeze 6.0.1a amd64 netinst
>> installation
>> server02>  is a successfully installed windows 7 x64 installation
>>
>> bellow I paste the both config files. as you can see from the screen
>>      
> shots:
>    
>> server01 installation
>> *********************
>> sh11: server01_debian-installer-1.JPG
>> sh12: server01_debian-installer-2.JPG
>> sh13: server01_debian-installer-3.JPG
>>
>> the debian installation has some difficulties to find a harddisk.
>> strange is, that the networkcard was found straight away and I became 
>> a dhcp lease from my infrastructure.
>>
>> server02 installation
>> *********************
>> sh21: server02_xen_win7.JPG
>>
>> the windows has been successfully installed onto my xen guest, but!!!!!
>>
>>
>> Q U E S T I O N S
>> *****************
>> - why do I see my server HP DL320G5 network card and disk controller?
>> - I thought, HVM means fully virtualized?! I expected to see 
>> something like qemu/xen harddrive and qemu/xen network card!?
>> - Is here my xen really doing HVM
>> - how can I do HVM, I need my guests to be transferred to any 
>> different hw boxes without need to deal with guest disk and network 
>> card
>>      
> drivers?
>
> What exactly are the network card and disk controller that you are 
> seeing in your guests?
>
>
>
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