Hello all, I''ve managed to get xen to boot into a linux installation and everything seems to be working beautifuly. I have two issues, I need to boot off a CDrom to install windows xp, and I''m still not sure how to do that, and I''m also not sure of what I should put for the kernel= line when I have a winxp install. this is my current config: I''m converting the config from a gentoo install to a winxp, this won''t boot, and I''m not exactly sure how to ensure that it uses the iso instead of the harddirve. I tested the disk line in my gentoo install and I can mount the iso etc. the iso is just a dd image of a valid working winxp install disk. #general name = "winxp"; memory = 256; #booting #kernel = "/boot/gentoo-domU"; #virtual disks disk = [ "file:/var/virtual/disk.img,xvda,w", "file:/var/virtual/swap,xvdb,w", "file:/var/virtual/iso/winxp.iso,xvdc:cdrom,r" ]; #root = "/dev/xvda ro"; boot = "d" #virtual network sdl=1 vif = [""]; dhcp = "dhcp"; vnc=1 vnclisten="0.0.0.0" vncviewer=0 #misc on_poweroff = ''destroy'' on_reboot = ''destroy'' on_crash = ''destroy'' Any help would be appreciated. -- Samir _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
i can send you the config for my windows 2003 installation. kernel = ''/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader'' builder = ''hvm'' memory = ''1024'' name = ''winxp'' shadow_memory = 8 vcpus = 1 disk = [ ''phy:/dev/vg0/winxp,hda,w'', ''file:/mnt/data/win2003.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'' ] vif = [ ''mac=00:00:00:00:03:02, bridge=xenbr0'' ] device_model = ''/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'' boot = ''d'' acpi=0 apic=0 usb=0 sdl = 0 vnc = 1 vncviewer = 1 vnclisten=''10.1.0.5'' you have to verufy the right path for the kernel and the device model. greetinx christo On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 22:13 -0500, Samir Faci wrote:> Hello all, > > I''ve managed to get xen to boot into a linux installation and > everything seems to be working beautifuly. I have two issues, I need > to boot off a CDrom to install windows xp, and I''m still not sure how > to do that, and I''m also not sure of what I should put for the kernel> line when I have a winxp install. > > this is my current config: > > I''m converting the config from a gentoo install to a winxp, this won''t > boot, and I''m not exactly sure how to ensure that it uses the iso > instead of the harddirve. I tested the disk line in my gentoo install > and I can mount the iso etc. the iso is just a dd image of a valid > working winxp install disk. > > #general > name = "winxp"; > memory = 256; > > #booting > #kernel = "/boot/gentoo-domU"; > > #virtual disks > disk = [ "file:/var/virtual/disk.img,xvda,w", > "file:/var/virtual/swap,xvdb,w", > "file:/var/virtual/iso/winxp.iso,xvdc:cdrom,r" ]; > #root = "/dev/xvda ro"; > boot = "d" > > #virtual network > sdl=1 > vif = [""]; > dhcp = "dhcp"; > vnc=1 > vnclisten="0.0.0.0" > vncviewer=0 > > #misc > on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > on_reboot = ''destroy'' > on_crash = ''destroy'' > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > -- > Samir > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Thanks, that actually helps quiet a bit. my main issue right now is that I''m not sure where to get hvmloader. Is that build by the xen kernel, xen-tools? I have all the basic xen-* packages installed, and I can''t locate hvmloader for the life of me. -- Samir On 8/15/07, Christo Buschek <crito@toltech.nl> wrote:> > i can send you the config for my windows 2003 installation. > > kernel = ''/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader'' > builder = ''hvm'' > memory = ''1024'' > name = ''winxp'' > shadow_memory = 8 > vcpus = 1 > disk = [ ''phy:/dev/vg0/winxp,hda,w'', > ''file:/mnt/data/win2003.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'' ] > vif = [ ''mac=00:00:00:00:03:02, bridge=xenbr0'' ] > device_model = ''/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'' > boot = ''d'' > acpi=0 > apic=0 > usb=0 > sdl = 0 > vnc = 1 > vncviewer = 1 > vnclisten=''10.1.0.5'' > > you have to verufy the right path for the kernel and the device model. > > greetinx > christo > > On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 22:13 -0500, Samir Faci wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I''ve managed to get xen to boot into a linux installation and > > everything seems to be working beautifuly. I have two issues, I need > > to boot off a CDrom to install windows xp, and I''m still not sure how > > to do that, and I''m also not sure of what I should put for the kernel> > line when I have a winxp install. > > > > this is my current config: > > > > I''m converting the config from a gentoo install to a winxp, this won''t > > boot, and I''m not exactly sure how to ensure that it uses the iso > > instead of the harddirve. I tested the disk line in my gentoo install > > and I can mount the iso etc. the iso is just a dd image of a valid > > working winxp install disk. > > > > #general > > name = "winxp"; > > memory = 256; > > > > #booting > > #kernel = "/boot/gentoo-domU"; > > > > #virtual disks > > disk = [ "file:/var/virtual/disk.img,xvda,w", > > "file:/var/virtual/swap,xvdb,w", > > "file:/var/virtual/iso/winxp.iso,xvdc:cdrom,r" ]; > > #root = "/dev/xvda ro"; > > boot = "d" > > > > #virtual network > > sdl=1 > > vif = [""]; > > dhcp = "dhcp"; > > vnc=1 > > vnclisten="0.0.0.0" > > vncviewer=0 > > > > #misc > > on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > > on_reboot = ''destroy'' > > on_crash = ''destroy'' > > > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > -- > > Samir > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
hi, Samir Faci schrieb:> my main issue right now is that I''m not sure where to get hvmloader. Is > that build by the xen kernel, xen-tools? I have all the basic xen-* > packages installed, and I can''t locate hvmloader for the life of me.first, you didn''t sad, what for distribution you are using. Second, the hvm-loader can be build with xen, or is a separate packages, like for Debian it is the xen-ioemu-3.0.3-1 package. cu denny ps. please stop the TOFU -- Stoppt den Überwachungswahn - Stoppt den Schäuble Katalog: http://www.nopsis.de _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On 8/15/07, Denny Schierz <linuxmail@4lin.net> wrote:> > hi, > > Samir Faci schrieb: > > > my main issue right now is that I''m not sure where to get hvmloader. Is > > that build by the xen kernel, xen-tools? I have all the basic xen-* > > packages installed, and I can''t locate hvmloader for the life of me. > > first, you didn''t sad, what for distribution you are using. Second, the > hvm-loader can be build with xen, or is a separate packages, like for > Debian it is the xen-ioemu-3.0.3-1 package. > > cu denny > > ps. please stop the TOFU >I''m running Gentoo for my linux distribution, Xen 3.0.4, kernel 2.6.16kernel with an AMD Opteron 64 bit processor. how would I generate/build an hvmloader? -- Samir _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
hi, Samir Faci schrieb:> I''m running Gentoo for my linux distribution, Xen 3.0.4, kernel > 2.6.16kernel with an AMD Opteron 64 bit processor. > > how would I generate/build an hvmloader?you should read the available flags for Xen. Since you''re a gentoo user, you now the right way ;-) otherwise, why doesn''t use the great HOWTO? http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_XEN -- Stoppt den Überwachungswahn - Stoppt den Schäuble Katalog: http://www.nopsis.de _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users