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Re: [Xen-users] VFS: Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block(0,

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Subject:	Re: [Xen-users] VFS: Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block(0, 0) -- in domU
From:	Mike Williams <mike.williams@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:06:08 +0100
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On Thursday 22 June 2006 18:28, Christopher G. Stach II wrote:
> > This error only happens if I start two or more VMs in quick sucession. If
> > I wait a short while (i.e. time to figure out why a VM started then died)
> > and try again, it's fine.
> > For testing purposes I'm using loopback files, 2 for each VM (1
> > filesystem, 1 swap).
>
> Is that a block frontend device? Try renaming it to xvda1 in your fstab
> and domU config.

disk = 
['file:/home/xen/gentoo.2006-0-0.img,sda1,w', 
'file:/home/xen/gentoo.2006-0-0.swap,sda2,w'];

With xvda all 3 VMs start, but fail to boot as I don't have device nodes for 
xvda*. What major and minor are they supposed to be?

Thanks

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Mike Williams
System Administration Manager - Comodo
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