reassign 578173 xen-utils-3.2-1 Dear xen maintainers, Ian is having issues with hvm install on Lenny. I have no means to help here since I'm lacking the hardware that supports this (and runs Lenny). Do you have an idea? -- Guido
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 09:19:22PM +0800, IAN DELANEY wrote: > > It's becoming likely that the problem is to do with xen paravirt vs hvm. > Here a a few more samples. > A guest, created on another system. The config file copied to /etc/xen and > adjusted to this lenny. > > .................................................... > > virsh # define /etc/xen/Simply-Mepis.xml > Domain SimplyMepis defined from /etc/xen/Simply-Mepis.xml > > virsh # create /etc/xen/Simply-Mepis.xml > Domain SimplyMepis created from /etc/xen/Simply-Mepis.xml > > virsh # list > Id Name State > ---------------------------------- > 0 Domain-0 running > 2 lenny01 idle > 6 SimplyMepis no state > > virsh # vncdisplay SimplyMepis > > virsh # console SimplyMepis > No console available for domain > > ide...@debian:~$ sudo xm console SimplyMepis > xenconsole: Could not read tty from store: No such file or directory > > .............................. > > This guest came up perfectly well on the other system. On this one, it > produces the bug. Console not active for guest. > I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that this xenconsole error is related to hvm. > > Let's take a paravirt from the other system, lenny-net.xml Make it iin virsh > as above, and > > .........See Screenshot-4.png and > Screenshot-5.png.............................. > > > virsh #console lenny-net > > ....................... > ...................... > Starting periodic command scheduler: crond. > > Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 lenny-net hvc0 > > lenny-net login: > Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 lenny-net hvc0 > > lenny-net login: > > .......................................... > > It made it to console login. Screenshot-4.png shows it does connect to vnc, > then it blanks out when it gets to login. > virsh shows it can get to the console. xm would di the same. It's a minimal > net install, I'm sure graphical display isn't installed, > so that's a xen good result. > > Now here is just the right example. Taken from the xen live cd. There's a > package that takes a lenny install, then boots it up in paravirt OR hvm, from > rtwo different scripys provided in the cd. I wish I had looked at this ages > ago, it explains much. > I'm currentl installing it from the provided script, but it's basically a > clone of the above guest. > > We have xm-debian-curses.cfg and xm-debian-vfb.cfg. The first > > ide...@debian:~$ xm create -c /etc/xen/xm-debian-curses.cfg > > .............................. > ............................. > ............................. > Starting internet superserver: inetd. > Starting Samba daemons: nmbd smbd. > Not starting S.M.A.R.T. daemon smartd, disabled via > /etc/default/smartmontools (warning). > Starting the Winbind daemon: winbind. > Starting DHCP D-Bus daemon: dhcdbd. > Starting Hardware abstraction layer: hald. > Starting network connection manager: NetworkManager. > Starting network events dispatcher: NetworkManagerDispatcher. > Starting GNOME Display Manager: gdm. > Starting System Tools Backends: system-tools-backends. > Starting Netatalk services (this will take a while): [ 15.516007] NET: > Registered protocol family 5 > eth0: disabled. > atalkd: zero interfaces, exiting. > Starting anac(h)ronistic cron: anacron. > Starting deferred execution scheduler: atd. > Starting periodic command scheduler: crond. > > Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 lenny-net hvc0 > > lenny-net login: > > > Makes it all the way to login. > > and > > ide...@debian:~$ sudo xm create /etc/xen/xm-debian-vfb.cfg > Using config file "/etc/xen/xm-debian-vfb.cfg". > Started domain lenny0s > ide...@debian:~$ > > .................See Screenshot-6.png................... > .................. See > > Makes it all the way to a blue screen, which is I assume an incomplete, > minimal net lenny install. > > > libvirt makes a strong appearance in syslog this time. I've included the > syslog. Today is 22nd, and > all its content represents this single session today while all these demos > were taking place. > > That outlines how xen is performing in a number of differeny angles. > > If you can't figure it from here, then it's too intricate and tricky. > > I hope this gets through to debian bugs, The last two got lost. > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > View photos of singles in your area! Looking for a hot date? > http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/150855801/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Pkg-libvirt-maintainers mailing list > pkg-libvirt-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-libvirt-maintainers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
