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Re: [Xen-users] Debian Lenny / Xen 3.4 backported / qemu-dm problem.

To: Thomas Halinka <lists@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Debian Lenny / Xen 3.4 backported / qemu-dm problem.
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:27:37 +0200
Cc: Xavier Beaudouin <xb@xxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 04:31:13PM +0100, Thomas Halinka wrote:
> Hi Xavier,
> 
> Am Mittwoch, den 24.02.2010, 16:23 +0100 schrieb Xavier Beaudouin:
> > Hello there,
> > 
> > I am trying to setup Xen 3.4.2 and debian Lenny (I don't use yet Testing 
> > because the fscking grub2 is a bloody mess and there is not yet any Xen 
> > Dom[0U] kernel image.
> 
> 
> im running a backported XEN 3.4 on Lenny without any issues. How did you
> backport XEN?
> 
> If using debian-packages/sources they have a patch which disable qemu-dm
> because of any License-trouble.
> 

There are no license issues, debian disables qemu-dm because the debian xen 
maintainer
doesn't want to maintain qemu security patches, he believes it's too big 
security risk.

There's someone else working on extra .deb adding qemu-dm functionality.. I 
don't know the status of that.

-- Pasi

> Just disable the patch and it should work.
> 
> hth,
> 
> thomas
> 
> > 
> > I have backported lots of stuff, but it seems when I use a HVM setup, 
> > qemu-dm make me fscking error like this :
> > 
> > --//---
> > domid: 9
> > qemu: the number of cpus is 1
> > -append only allowed with -kernel option
> > --//---
> > 
> > The cfg file used to start the VM :
> > 
> > ---//---
> > kernel = '/usr/lib/xen-3.4/boot/hvmloader'
> > builder = 'hvm'
> > shadow_memory = 8
> > memory = 1024
> > name = 'Windows7'
> > vcpus=1
> > pae=1
> > acpi=1
> > apic=1
> > dhcp='dhcp'
> > vif=['mac=00:16:3E:47:7B:4D,type=ioemu,bridge=eth0']
> > disk = [
> > 'file:/vm/domains/domU-2.local.soprive.net/dd01.img,ioemu:hda,w',
> > #'file:/vm/iso/en_windows_7_ultimate_x64_dvd_x15-65922.iso,ioemu:hdc:cdrom,r'
> > ]
> > on_poweroff = 'destroy'
> > on_reboot = 'restart'
> > on_crash = 'destroy'
> > device_model = '/usr/lib64/xen-3.4/bin/qemu-dm'
> > #cdrom = '/dev/cdrom'
> > ne2000=0
> > #boot='dc'
> > boot='c'
> > #vnc=1
> > keymap='fr'
> > #usb='1'
> > #usbdevice='tablet'
> > ---//---
> > 
> > xm create /etc/xend/Windows7.cfg says it cannot start the domain, so... 
> > This is quite anoying.... 
> > 
> > Do some people has an idea to make this working.
> > 
> > I know, that debian is not the best distribution, but I don't have yet a 
> > better distribution to make me happy... Since I came back from 
> > s/Sun/Orcale/ xvm since they are not sure to say if they will continue to 
> > support xvm or not....
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Xavier
> > 
> > --
> > Xavier Beaudouin - xb@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> > 
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