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[Xen-users] Solution to 'asms file is needed"

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Subject: [Xen-users] Solution to 'asms file is needed"
From: "Hu Jia Yi" <jyhu@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:15:37 +0800
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This is a follow-up to my old request "asms" problem when using virt-manager to 
install Winxp. Prerequisite: your installation CD/DVD is healthy. I didn't try 
ISO image.

Quick steps:

1. create a domain in virt-manager
2. If "asms file is needed" comes out, shut down the domain.
3. run command line "virsh dumpxml domainname > xmlfile.xml"
        domainname is the string input in the virt manager installation dialog
        xmlfile.xml can be any preferred name 
4. edit xmlfile.xml by adding the following section in the disk part; then save
        <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
                <driver name='phy' />
                <source dev='/dev/cdrom' />
                <target dev='hdc' />
                <readonly />
        </disk>
5. run command line "virsh define xmlfile.xml"
6. re-run the guest domain.

Note: virsh is a script. run "virsh help" for more helps

The detailed solution is in the following link. Other problems such as mouse 
point can also be found in the following link or in xen3.0 user manual appendix.

http://skinetwork.org/mediawiki/index.php/Fedora-T61-Xen


Best regards,
Hu Jia Yi
Ext: 20430
Tel: 65-67510430

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Today's Topics:

   1. Linux 2.3.23-rc3 on Xen 3.1 fails in xen_write_cr4 (Bastian Blank)
   2. Re: Linux 2.3.23-rc3 on Xen 3.1 fails in xen_write_cr4
      (Bastian Blank)
   3. vifX.X and vethX not showing (Bart Verwilst)
   4. Re: One dedicated NIC per domU (Jordi Espasa Clofent)
   5. Re: One dedicated NIC per domU (Emre Erenoglu)
   6. Xen under vmware (snacktime)
   7. Re: Live Demo CD (Christian Horn)
   8. Re: Xen and serial port (Christian Horn)
   9. Re: Debian Etch: Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be
      connected. Hotplug scripts not working. (Dan Goscomb)


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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:46:18 +0200
From: Bastian Blank <bastian@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-users] Linux 2.3.23-rc3 on Xen 3.1 fails in
        xen_write_cr4
To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20070825154617.GA27424@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

Hi folks

Linux 2.6.23-rc3 with xen enabled fails on Xen 3.1:
| (XEN) traps.c:1642:d4 Attempt to change CR4 flags.
| general protection fault: 0000 [#1]
[...]
| EIP is at xen_write_cr4+0x3/0x7
[...]
| Call Trace:
|  [<c0318f2c>] stop_mce+0x21/0x22

Any suggestions? It seems that some parts of the kernel wants to mess
with CR4. Is it the MCE support?

The complete gpf:
| general protection fault: 0000 [#1]
| SMP 
| Modules linked in:
| CPU:    0
| EIP:    e019:[<c010191f>]    Not tainted VLI
| EFLAGS: 00010202   (2.6.23-rc3-xen-686 #1)
| EIP is at xen_write_cr4+0x3/0x7
| eax: 00000620   ebx: c110a000   ecx: 078bc136   edx: 078bc136
| esi: c033ee2c   edi: c1107e2c   ebp: 00000020   esp: c030df9c
| ds: e021   es: e021   fs: 00d8  gs: 0000  ss: e021
| Process swapper (pid: 0, ti=c030c000 task=c02e4260 task.ti=c030c000)
| Stack: c0318f2c c0318846 c0318e03 0000e019 00010202 c110a000 c0311905 
0000002c 
|        c03110e9 c030dff0 00009000 c0329ba0 c030dff0 00388000 c030dfe4 
00000000 
|        c0316c27 00000000 078bc1f1 00000001 00000800 00000623 00000000 
c0a24000 
| Call Trace:
|  [<c0318f2c>] stop_mce+0x21/0x22
|  [<c0318846>] alternative_instructions+0xe/0x10c
|  [<c0318e03>] check_bugs+0x90/0x130
|  [<c0311905>] start_kernel+0x30a/0x317
|  [<c03110e9>] unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x195
|  [<c0316c27>] xen_start_kernel+0x162/0x169
|  =======================
| Code: 5a 89 f0 5b 5e 5f 5d c3 c3 31 c0 c3 64 8b 15 08 80 33 c0 89 42 08 c3 64 
a1 08 80 33 c0 8b 40 08 c3 64 a1 28 80 33 c0 c3 83 e0 fb <0f> 22 e0 c3 64 a1 0c 
80 33 c0 c3 56 89 c6 53 bb 02 00 00 00 ff 
| EIP: [<c010191f>] xen_write_cr4+0x3/0x7 SS:ESP e021:c030df9c
| Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task!

BAstian

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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:24:04 +0200
From: Bastian Blank <bastian@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Linux 2.3.23-rc3 on Xen 3.1 fails in
        xen_write_cr4
To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20070825162404.GA29648@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Sat, Aug 25, 2007 at 05:46:18PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> Any suggestions? It seems that some parts of the kernel wants to mess
> with CR4. Is it the MCE support?

After disabling the MCE support, the kernel crashs:
| (XEN) domain_crash_sync called from entry.S (ff16f829)
| (XEN) Domain 1 (vcpu#0) crashed on cpu#0:
| (XEN) ----[ Xen-3.1.0  x86_32p  debug=n  Not tainted ]----
| (XEN) CPU:    0
| (XEN) EIP:    0061:[<c0107a20>]
| (XEN) EFLAGS: 00010286   CONTEXT: guest
| (XEN) eax: 00010061   ebx: 00010061   ecx: c027ac8c   edx: 0000000d
| (XEN) esi: ffffffff   edi: 00000000   ebp: 00000020   esp: c004000c
| (XEN) cr0: 80050033   cr4: 000006f0   cr3: 0bd89000   cr2: 00010061
| (XEN) ds: 007b   es: 007b   fs: 00d8   gs: 0000   ss: e021   cs: 0061
| (XEN) Guest stack trace from esp=c004000c:
| (XEN)    c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 
c027abd0
| (XEN)    00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 
00010061
| (XEN)    00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 
00010086
| (XEN)    00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 
00000002
| (XEN)    c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 
c0107a20
| (XEN)    00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 
00010061
| (XEN)    00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 
00010086
| (XEN)    c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 
c027abd0
| (XEN)    00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 
00010061
| (XEN)    00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 
00010086
| (XEN)    00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 
00000002
| (XEN)    c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 
c0107a20
| (XEN)    00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 
00010061
| (XEN)    00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 
00010086
| (XEN)    c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 
c027abd0
| (XEN)    00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 
00010061
| (XEN)    00010086 00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 
00010086
| (XEN)    00000002 c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 
00000002
| (XEN)    c0107a20 00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 
c0107a20
| (XEN)    00010061 00010086 c027abd0 00010061 00010086 00000002 c0107a20 
00010061

There seems to be two code adresses in the trace:
| c027abd0 T page_fault
| c0107a20 T invalid_op
which are called in a loop.

Bastian

-- 
I'm a soldier, not a diplomat.  I can only tell the truth.
                -- Kirk, "Errand of Mercy", stardate 3198.9



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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:50:11 +0200 (CEST)
From: Bart Verwilst <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-users] vifX.X and vethX not showing
To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Chuck Short <zulcss@xxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <15995559.143841188060611359.JavaMail.root@zimbra01>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

Hi!

I have 2 xen enabled kernels. One is the official amd64 2.6.18-xen kernel from 
xensource itself. When i boot with this one, i can see xenbr0, several vif's, 
and several veth's. ( I already configured xend-config.sxp correctly. )
When i boot with gutsy's experimental amd64 2.6.22-xen kernel, it boots fine, 
but i cannot seem to make the system show the vif's and veth's. I _know_ this 
is an experimental kernel and OS, but it would be nice to flush out this bug 
before it hits the streets :) The only thing "ip a" shows is the normal eth's 
and xenbr0. Starting a vm doesn't work because it cannot find vif0.0.

I was just wondering if any of you guys would have an idea what difference in 
these 2 kernels would make vif and peth on the ubuntu kernel fail.. A driver 
that's not enabled? a bug?

Any of you had the same experience before?

Thanks a lot!

Kind regards,

Bart Verwilst



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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:03:06 +0200
From: Jordi Espasa Clofent <sistemes.llistes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] One dedicated NIC per domU
To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <46D06EDA.6090605@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Jordi Espasa Clofent escribió:
>> If each nic has its own PCI controller, why don't you just hide those 
>> controllers from Dom0 and export them to each DomU accordingly?
> 
> Not in this case. I'm talking about a device which has several gigabit 
> eth connection in same PCIe. I'm searching the concrete 
> manufacturer/model to show you.

http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro1000pt_quad_server_adapter.htm

;)

-- 
Thanks,
Jordi Espasa Clofent



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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:06:10 +0200
From: "Emre Erenoglu" <erenoglu@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] One dedicated NIC per domU
To: "Jordi Espasa Clofent" <sistemes.llistes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID:
        <fe9771a80708251806q3857133en9783370049e7b161@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Well, as far as I know, you will just use bridged mode and have many xenbr
's around. You can then assign each to one DomU. Would this solve your
problem?

Emre

On 8/25/07, Jordi Espasa Clofent <sistemes.llistes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Jordi Espasa Clofent escribió:
> >> If each nic has its own PCI controller, why don't you just hide those
> >> controllers from Dom0 and export them to each DomU accordingly?
> >
> > Not in this case. I'm talking about a device which has several gigabit
> > eth connection in same PCIe. I'm searching the concrete
> > manufacturer/model to show you.
>
>
> http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro1000pt_quad_server_adapter.htm
>
> ;)
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Jordi Espasa Clofent
>
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:23:47 -0700
From: snacktime <snacktime@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-users] Xen under vmware
To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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So today I was playing around with xen for the first time.  I'm
running ubuntu feisty and the xen packages that come with it under
vmware 5.  Everything seems to work great but the single DomU I have
runs extremely slow.  Disk IO seems ok but anything that touches the
cpu just drags.  Compiling takes 4-5 times as long.

Any idea what the problem might be?  Not that I expected it to work
at all, but thought I would post anyways since I got this far.

Chris



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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:43:49 +0200
From: Christian Horn <chorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Live Demo CD
To: Brian Lavender <brian@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20070826074349.GA23536@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

On Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 05:07:57PM -0700, Brian Lavender wrote:
> 
> xen-3.0-demo-livecd-3.0.iso

xenoppix ( http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/xen/index-en.html ) at
least features xen 3.0.4.

Christian



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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:55:17 +0200
From: Christian Horn <chorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen and serial port
To: shacky <shacky83@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20070826075517.GB23536@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

On Sat, Aug 25, 2007 at 11:33:44AM +0200, shacky wrote:
> How I can let a domU to use the physical /dev/ttyS0 serial port of the dom0?
> I used the PCI redirection, but I don't understand how to do this with
> the serial port.

Maybe you can set something up with socat, connecting the serial-port
from dom0 and domU via network.


Christian



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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:42:24 +0100
From: Dan Goscomb <dgoscomb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Debian Etch: Error: Device 0 (vif) could not
        be      connected. Hotplug scripts not working.
To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <1188124944.5790.25.camel@dang-laptop>
Content-Type: text/plain

does anyone have any more ideas on this? its causing a real headache and
happens on 3 different servers (all AMD64).

Cheers

Dan

On Fri, 2007-08-24 at 19:54 +0530, trilok nuwal wrote:
> 
> you shoud put in yr config file then try.
> 
> vif  = [ 'bridge=xenbr2' ]
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/24/07, Dan Goscomb <dgoscomb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>         Hi
>         
>         The bridges work for some DomU... as I said... the bridge is
>         automatically created:
>         
>         vps2:~# brctl show
>         bridge name     bridge id               STP enabled
>         interfaces
>         xenbr2          8000.feffffffffff       no              vif0.2
>                                                                 peth2
>                                                                 vif15.0
>                                                                 vif2.0 
>                                                                 vif4.0
>                                                                 vif11.0
>                                                                 vif6.0
>         
>         vif13.0
>                                                                 vif14.0
>         
>         
>         Config file of one of the DomU:
>         
>         kernel  = '/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-xen-amd64'
>         ramdisk = '/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-xen-amd64 '
>         memory  = '128'
>         root    = '/dev/sda1 ro'
>         disk    = [ 'phy:vg0/domu-disk,sda1,w',
>         'phy:vg0/domu-swap,sda2,w' ]
>         name    = 'domu'
>         vif  = [ 'ip=<IP_ADDRESS>' ] 
>         on_poweroff = 'destroy'
>         on_reboot   = 'restart'
>         on_crash    = 'restart'
>         
>         
>         Cheers
>         
>         Dan
>         
>         
>         On Fri, 2007-08-24 at 19:45 +0530, trilok nuwal wrote:
>         > better post the config file as well as #ifconfig output in
>         dom0. 
>         >
>         > On 8/24/07, trilok nuwal <tc.nuwal@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
>         >         Did you created bridges in dom0 whtever u r
>         exporting to domU.
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         >         On 8/24/07, Dan Goscomb <dgoscomb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>         wrote:
>         >                 Hi All
>         >
>         >                 We have an issue whereby after X number
>         (where X can
>         >                 change) DomU are
>         >                 booted, subsequent ones fail with the error
>         message in
>         >                 the title.
>         >
>         >                 Is this a known issue? I have been unable to
>         work out
>         >                 why that error
>         >                 message is appearing...
>         >
>         >                 Any hints would be appreciated!
>         >
>         >                 Cheers
>         >
>         >                 Dan
>         >
>         >
>         >
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>         >
>         >
>         
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