Xen users - Dec 2007 - Xen console hangs

Hello,

  I''m running XEN 3.0.3 on RHEL5 2.6.18-53.1.4.el5xen. I used to start
the
vm with "xm create myvm -c". I see the boot during a couple of second,
then, it freeze.
  The console is freezed, not the vm, a couple of second later, I can ssh
the vm without any problem.
  "xm console myvm" also display a freezed state. This is an extrat of
the
console :

  # xm create myvm -c
Using config file "/etc/xen/myvm".
Started domain myvm
rtc: IRQ 8 is not free.
i8042.c: No controller found.

  --- freeze : no more keyboard input but the vm is up and running
  --- something it freeze later in the boot, around HALD..



  Do you have any ideas why ?



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Paravirt or fully virt?

For paravirt: --

To get the boot messages on the console please append the below 
parameters to the kernel line in the grub.conf of the guest.

console=tty0 console=xvc0

kernel line in my grub.conf is as below.

kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.el5xen ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb 
quiet console=tty0 console=xvc0

To get a log in prompt on the console, please add the below line to your 
/etc/inittab, before ttyx defenitions. Once you do "xm console
<guest>",
you may have to press "return" to get the console.

co:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty xvc0 9600 vt100-nav

For fully virt: ---

Edit guest configuration file and add "serial = pty"

Then edit guest configuration file and add console=ttyS0 to kernel line 
in grub and add "co:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty ttyS0 9600 vt100-nav" to
your /etc/inittab.

--Sadique

L.M.J. wrote:
> Hello,
>
>   I''m running XEN 3.0.3 on RHEL5 2.6.18-53.1.4.el5xen. I used to
start the
> vm with "xm create myvm -c". I see the boot during a couple of
second,
> then, it freeze.
>   The console is freezed, not the vm, a couple of second later, I can ssh
> the vm without any problem.
>   "xm console myvm" also display a freezed state. This is an
extrat of the
> console :
>
>   # xm create myvm -c
> Using config file "/etc/xen/myvm".
> Started domain myvm
> rtc: IRQ 8 is not free.
> i8042.c: No controller found.
>
>   --- freeze : no more keyboard input but the vm is up and running
>   --- something it freeze later in the boot, around HALD..
>
>
>
>   Do you have any ideas why ?
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-users mailing list
> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
>
>   

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