Hi, What''s the easiest way to install a Fedora 8 domU from a Debian dom0? As far as I am aware, rpmstrap is unmaintained now and stopped being able to install Fedora somewhere around FC6? The procedure I use for Centos is here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Xen/InstallingCentOSDomU That doesn''t work for Fedora though; the initial install kernel doesn''t seem to want to boot. I have heard somewhere that this kernel can only function as dom0. The Fedora docs: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Fedora8VirtQuickStart only cover using virt-install, virt-manager or something called cobbler & koan. I haven''t yet investigated installing any of that on Debian (if it is indeed possible) as I would rather not install a mass of dependencies just to manage one domU OS. How does everyone else do it? Cheers, Andy _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Thomas Bellembois
2008-Jan-29 12:32 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Installing Fedora domU from a Debian dom0
Hi Andy, I tried to install a RHEL4 domU on a debian dom0. It should be equivalent on FC. I have tried many solutions without succeeding yet : - cd installation with Xen HVM (the installation process failed after partitioning) - installation on a classic partition, "dd" the partition in a file, booting with Xen HVM (did not work, but I don''t remember why) - installation using qEmu (the installation worked, I could boot and log in) - I would like now to be able to paravirtualized this domU, I think I have to recompile/xenify a RHEL4 kernel... I have not tried with the debian kernel. - installation using yum installroot (apt-get install yum and yum --installroot=/mnt -y install \*). I have built a Yum repository with my RHEL4 cd''s, installed RH on a LVM partition using yum installroot. I have not tried to boot yet. I think I will have to xenify a RH kernel too as for the solution above. Hope it helps. Thomas Andy Smith wrote:> Hi, > > What''s the easiest way to install a Fedora 8 domU from a Debian > dom0? > > As far as I am aware, rpmstrap is unmaintained now and stopped being > able to install Fedora somewhere around FC6? > > The procedure I use for Centos is here: > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Xen/InstallingCentOSDomU > > That doesn''t work for Fedora though; the initial install kernel > doesn''t seem to want to boot. I have heard somewhere that this > kernel can only function as dom0. > > The Fedora docs: > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Fedora8VirtQuickStart > > only cover using virt-install, virt-manager or something called > cobbler & koan. I haven''t yet investigated installing any of that > on Debian (if it is indeed possible) as I would rather not install a > mass of dependencies just to manage one domU OS. > > How does everyone else do it? > > Cheers, > Andy > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
Todd Deshane
2008-Jan-30 04:49 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Installing Fedora domU from a Debian dom0
On Jan 26, 2008 2:28 PM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote:> Hi, > > What''s the easiest way to install a Fedora 8 domU from a Debian > dom0? >You should take a look at rinse: http://www.xen-tools.org/software/rinse/ I did a quick install in a chroot and it seemed to work well.> > As far as I am aware, rpmstrap is unmaintained now and stopped being > able to install Fedora somewhere around FC6? > > The procedure I use for Centos is here: > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Xen/InstallingCentOSDomU > > That doesn''t work for Fedora though; the initial install kernel > doesn''t seem to want to boot. I have heard somewhere that this > kernel can only function as dom0. > > The Fedora docs: > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Fedora8VirtQuickStart > > only cover using virt-install, virt-manager or something called > cobbler & koan. I haven''t yet investigated installing any of that > on Debian (if it is indeed possible) as I would rather not install a > mass of dependencies just to manage one domU OS. > > How does everyone else do it? > > Cheers, > Andy > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFHm4nHIJm2TL8VSQsRAoZvAKChJuR7n97Qq7KSiI3CjxBmssj8OgCeIicG > eXLOGVa78G+B8F10Bj6eS+s> =SNcH > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
Andy Smith
2008-Jan-31 14:10 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Installing Fedora domU from a Debian dom0
Hi Todd, On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 11:49:05PM -0500, Todd Deshane wrote:> On Jan 26, 2008 2:28 PM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > What''s the easiest way to install a Fedora 8 domU from a Debian > > dom0? > > > > You should take a look at rinse: http://www.xen-tools.org/software/rinse/Thanks for the pointer. This looks a bit more like it, although I didn''t really get any further: the kernel seems to crash as soon as Xen loads it, without any kind of output. Is the Fedora 8 Xen kernel incompatible (perhaps too new?) with the stock Debian Etch dom0 kernel and/or hypervisor? Cheers, Andy _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Todd Deshane
2008-Jan-31 16:04 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Installing Fedora domU from a Debian dom0
On Jan 31, 2008 9:10 AM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote:> Hi Todd, > > On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 11:49:05PM -0500, Todd Deshane wrote: > > On Jan 26, 2008 2:28 PM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > What''s the easiest way to install a Fedora 8 domU from a Debian > > > dom0? > > > > > > > You should take a look at rinse: > http://www.xen-tools.org/software/rinse/ > > Thanks for the pointer. This looks a bit more like it, although I > didn''t really get any further: the kernel seems to crash as soon as > Xen loads it, without any kind of output. > > Is the Fedora 8 Xen kernel incompatible (perhaps too new?) with the > stock Debian Etch dom0 kernel and/or hypervisor? >What method are you using to boot? pygrub or with kernel and ramdisk? if pygrub than typically the main compatibility point is PAE vs. non PAE. If kernel then you shouldn''t have a compatibility issue as you should just use the dom0 kernel.> > Cheers, > Andy > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFHodbNIJm2TL8VSQsRAvBmAJ9PGsHV1+KQvO5AtNkjwQbjNHJVjQCgm7sX > UgVhri1Wm6Opkh9LeDE897E> =7+rw > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
Andy Smith
2008-Jan-31 16:17 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Installing Fedora domU from a Debian dom0
Hi Todd, On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:04:53AM -0500, Todd Deshane wrote:> On Jan 31, 2008 9:10 AM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote: > > Is the Fedora 8 Xen kernel incompatible (perhaps too new?) with the > > stock Debian Etch dom0 kernel and/or hypervisor? > > What method are you using to boot? pygrub or with kernel and ramdisk?Pygrub: name = ''fedora8'' memory = 120 disk = [ ''phy:mapper/mainvg-domu_fedora8_root,xvda1,w'', ''phy:mapper/mainvg-domu_fedora8_swap,xvda2,w'' ] vif = [ ''mac=00:16:3e:1b:b2:f8, bridge=xenbr0, vifname=v-fedora8'' ] bootloader = ''/usr/lib/xen-3.0.3-1/bin/pygrub'' (same thing works fine for centos5)> if pygrub than typically the main compatibility point is PAE vs. non PAE.All Etch kernels and hypervisor are PAE, and I thought that Fedora kernels were too. Cheers, Andy _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Todd Deshane
2008-Jan-31 20:43 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Installing Fedora domU from a Debian dom0
On Jan 31, 2008 11:17 AM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote:> Hi Todd, > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:04:53AM -0500, Todd Deshane wrote: > > On Jan 31, 2008 9:10 AM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote: > > > Is the Fedora 8 Xen kernel incompatible (perhaps too new?) with the > > > stock Debian Etch dom0 kernel and/or hypervisor? > > > > What method are you using to boot? pygrub or with kernel and ramdisk? > > Pygrub: > > name = ''fedora8'' > memory = 120 > disk = [ ''phy:mapper/mainvg-domu_fedora8_root,xvda1,w'', > ''phy:mapper/mainvg-domu_fedora8_swap,xvda2,w'' ] > vif = [ ''mac=00:16:3e:1b:b2:f8, bridge=xenbr0, vifname=v-fedora8'' ] > bootloader = ''/usr/lib/xen-3.0.3-1/bin/pygrub'' > > (same thing works fine for centos5) > > > if pygrub than typically the main compatibility point is PAE vs. non > PAE. > > All Etch kernels and hypervisor are PAE, and I thought that Fedora > kernels were too. >How did you install the fedora kernel into the image? I have a debian sid box that i just setup and can try to test.> > Cheers, > Andy > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFHofS1IJm2TL8VSQsRAui7AKDj03GpiIsWgKDQPsixAihWDwPrswCbBdH9 > /AGEvjiVSszsW8w8xHg7rpA> =DBaE > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
Andy Smith
2008-Jan-31 21:13 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Installing Fedora domU from a Debian dom0
Hi Todd, On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 03:43:46PM -0500, Todd Deshane wrote:> On Jan 31, 2008 11:17 AM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:04:53AM -0500, Todd Deshane wrote: > > > On Jan 31, 2008 9:10 AM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote: > > > > Is the Fedora 8 Xen kernel incompatible (perhaps too new?) with the > > > > stock Debian Etch dom0 kernel and/or hypervisor?[...]> How did you install the fedora kernel into the image? I have a debian sid > box that i just setup and can try to test.# yum install kernel-xen Hence my question if the Fedora 8 Xen kernel is in some way incompatible with the dom0 kernel / hypervisor from Debian Etch. Cheers, Andy _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Todd Deshane
2008-Jan-31 21:42 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Installing Fedora domU from a Debian dom0
Hi Andy, On Jan 31, 2008 4:13 PM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote:> Hi Todd, > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 03:43:46PM -0500, Todd Deshane wrote: > > On Jan 31, 2008 11:17 AM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:04:53AM -0500, Todd Deshane wrote: > > > > On Jan 31, 2008 9:10 AM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote: > > > > > Is the Fedora 8 Xen kernel incompatible (perhaps too new?) with > the > > > > > stock Debian Etch dom0 kernel and/or hypervisor? > > [...] > > > How did you install the fedora kernel into the image? I have a debian > sid > > box that i just setup and can try to test. > > # yum install kernel-xen > > Hence my question if the Fedora 8 Xen kernel is in some way > incompatible with the dom0 kernel / hypervisor from Debian Etch. >I tried this and when I boot I get the message: Error: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, NoneType found. Did you get that error or get past it?> > Cheers, > Andy > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFHojoQIJm2TL8VSQsRAmdyAJ0c6HE7PYp5KNmLpzYF7fool6dimwCfVpSo > 58zTlype93EoaqftryMUPVk> =Z1KW > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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