Re: [Xen-users] Problems with fedora 7 paravirtualize

[Sadique Puthen <sputhenp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

neohtm wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sadique Puthen [mailto:sputhenp@xxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 3:22 PM
> To: neohtm
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Problems with fedora 7 paravirtualize
>
> neohtm wrote:
>   
> > I'm using Fedora 7 with xen's virt-manager. I'd manage to install a 
> > full virtualized WinXp domU after changing the settings in .xml files. 
> > Now I would like to try to install the paravirtualize fedora 7 using 
> > virt-manager
> > I'm using this install media address > 
> > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/6/i386/os/
> > And the virt-manager console was managed to show up the installation 
> > screen. After the normal steps of the installation, the console was 
> > hanged when it shows the 'Retrieving image2'
> >     
> It's most probably a network issue.
>
>   
> > I even had tried to used the Fedora 7 installation DVD as the 
> > installation media but it's cant detect the cdrom when the 
> > installation begins. I'd googled and find out that I can export the 
> > DVD using a FTP/NFS/HTTP from dom0 host, but how to do this?
> >     
> http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_108_10484.shtm
>
> explains how to set up an nfs repo. Specify - nfs:<ip of dom0>:/nfs - 
> when virt-manager asks for the installation source.
> I'd try that but still the console shows "That directory could not be
> mounted from the server"
> I even had disable the firewall and SELinux at dom0. Is there any more
> setting that I need to be done for the nfs server settings? 
>   
Switch to Alt + F3 of the guest installation screen and see what 
messages you see there.  Also switch to Alt + F2 and try to manually 
mount the nfs share from the shell and identify the problem.
--Sadique

> --Sadique
>
>   
> > According to Sadique, the Fedora 8 seems to have a better and easy 
> > virt-manager to manipulate the Xen virtualization. How to upgrade the 
> > fedora 7's virt-manager to fedora 8's?
> > --Stephen Neohtm,Malaysia
> >
> >     
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-users mailing list
> Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
>
>   
_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users