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Re: [Xen-users] HVM + physical LVM partitions with xen 4?

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] HVM + physical LVM partitions with xen 4?
From: Marcus Furlong <furlongm@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:51:15 +1100 (EST)
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Hi Jean-Paul,

Removing ioemu has no effect, the same errors remains.

Regards,
Marcus.

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jean-Paul Pozzi" <jpp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Marcus Furlong" <furlongm@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, 11 January, 2011 10:48:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] HVM + physical LVM partitions with xen 4?
> Hello ,
> 
> try without "ioemu:".
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mail d'origine -----
> De: Marcus Furlong <furlongm@xxxxxxxx>
> À: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Envoyé: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:52:57 +0100 (CET)
> Objet: [Xen-users] HVM + physical LVM partitions with xen 4?
> Hi,
> I am currently trying to use existing LVM partitions as follows:
> builder = "hvm"
> disk = ['phy:/dev/vg/hvm-disk,ioemu:xvda1,w',
> 'phy:/dev/vg/hvm-home,ioemu:xvda2,w',
> 'phy:/dev/vg/hvm-swap,ioemu:xvda3,w']
> but it gives the following error:
> Error: Device model isn't ready for commands
> and the log files show:
> qemu: ignoring not-understood drive `xvda1'
> qemu: ignoring not-understood drive `xvda2'
> qemu: ignoring not-understood drive `xvda3'
> I would like to use VGA Passthrough, which requires HVM. Does this
> mean that I need to convert the above LVM partitions to an image file
> or is it possible to use HVM and physical partitions with xen 4?
> Regards,
> Marcus.
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