Re: [Xen-users] kernel 2.6.30 xenified --- report - firmware problem

[Peter Braun <xenware@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rob,

thanks for your hint!

Rebuilding 2.6.30.2 xenified kernel without "update cpu microcode"
option solved the 30s pause.


Peter



2009/8/6 Robert Dunkley <Robert@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Peter,
>
>
> Thanks for posting this. I'm new to kernel building and was getting the
> exact same IO APIC error with the 30.4 kernel (Nice to know it wasn't
> something I was doing wrong). I will try the 30.2 kernel (I'm trying to
> build on Centos).
>
> Did you include the microcode options in the kernel build? My build did
> not include microcode in menu config by default.
>
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Braun
> Sent: 06 August 2009 01:22
> To: Xen List
> Subject: [Xen-users] kernel 2.6.30 xenified --- report - firmware
> problem
>
> Hi,
>
> I am sucesfully running 2.6.30 xenified kernel:
>
> Machine
> DELL Optiplex 960
> CPU intel E8400
> 8GB RAM
>
> Debian lenny 5.0 x64
>
> Xen 3.4.1 rc11
> +
> kernel 2.6.30.2 xenified
>
> thanks to howto from bderzhavets:
>
> http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/building-xenified-2-6-30-1-k
> ernel-via-xen-patches-2-6-30-2-tar-bz2/
>
> So far running ok.
>
>
> 1) I am not able to resolve issue while booting xenified kernel. There
> is like 30s pause.
>
> -----------------
> Simple Boot Flag at 0x7a set to 0x1
> cpu0(2) debug files 120
> cpu1(2) debug files 120
> platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/06-17-0a
>
> ****** Here comes 30s pause********
>
> Microcode Update Driver: v2.00-xen <tigran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Peter
> Oruba
> ------------------
>
> Anybody knows what is the cause?
>
>
>
> 2) its not possible to build latest available 2.6.30.4 + xen patches
>
> Trying to build it ends with:
>
> --------------------------
>  LD      init/built-in.o
>  LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
> arch/x86/pci/built-in.o: In function `pcibios_resource_survey':
> (.init.text+0x340): undefined reference to `ioapic_insert_resources'
> make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1
> ---------------------------
>
>
>
> 3) minor problem you can face is that intel nic is not working with
> kernel driver
>
>  Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network
> Connection (rev 02)
>
> You have do download e1000e-1.0.2.5.tar.gz driver - unpack and run
> "make install" and than "modprobe e1000e" to have it running
>
>
> Thank you bderzhavets once again for great xen howtos
>
>
>
> Peter
>
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