Joseph M. Deming
2010-Jul-02 15:06 UTC
[Xen-users] Woohoo! Windows Server 2008 RC2 on Xen 4.0
Surely you hear plenty about what''s not working, so I thought I''d shoot a quick message on something that did work. I got Windows Server 2008 RC2 installed. I have yet to even activate it and prove all internal features/devices work, but installation alone satisfied me! I had to fight a couple issues and I''ll mention them here, i think they''d be pretty generic fixes to installing any os from a standard ISO. Config: Xen 4.0 distro pkg from debian sid tree Dom0: linux-image-2.6.35-xen-amd64 from sid tree DomU config: (pasted below) Work-arounds: - had to download and install xen-qemu-dm-4.0_4.0.0-1_amd64.deb from http://ftparchive.gplhost.com/debian/pool/lenny/main/x/xen-qemu-dm-4.0/ because qemu-dm is missing from current xen-hypervisor pkg in sid tree - had to download and install libbluetooth2 from http://packages.debian.org/lenny/amd64/libbluetooth2/download because the above pkg is compiled against it and sid has libbluetooth3 on dist tree - had to work through this bug, i chose to manually link the missing keypad file as described in the bug http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=562703 (according to report patch is coming soon) - had to use the vfb line below to config the vnc display, was having issues (failure-to-auth) using the other settings listed below... think that was a idiot-minute for myself, i doubt it''s a bug thinking it PEBKAC moment. i think that''s it. i could provide some dumps of other system config details if requested, but i don''t have much time to troubleshoot individual issues (sorry). just hoping this may help someone. config: import os, re arch = os.uname()[4] if re.search(''64'', arch): arch_libdir = ''lib64'' else: arch_libdir = ''lib'' kernel = ''/usr/lib/xen-4.0/boot/hvmloader'' builder = ''hvm'' device_model= ''/usr/lib/xen-4.0/bin/qemu-dm'' memory = ''2048'' # NEW SYSTEM NAME/DRIVES/NETWORK name = ''sonic'' vcpus = ''1'' disk = [ ''phy:/dev/xendisks/sonic-root,ioemu:hda,w'', ''file:/matrix/data/staffdrive/TEMP/en_windows_server_2008_r2_standard_enterprise_datacenter_web_vl_build_x64_dvd_x15-59754.iso,ioemu:hdc:cdrom,r'' ] vif = [ ''type=ioemu, ip=XX.XX.XX.XX, mac=00:16:3e:09:12:17, bridge=eth0'' ] vfb = [''type=vnc, vncdisplay=10, vncpasswd=ok''] on_poweroff = ''destroy'' on_reboot = ''restart'' on_crash = ''restart'' boot = ''d'' vnc = ''1'' vncviewer = ''1'' vncpassword =''xxxxxxx'' sdl = ''0'' apic = ''1'' acpi = ''1'' -- Joseph M. Deming System Administrator MATRIX/History 415 Nat Sci Bldg East Lansing, MI 48824 (517) 884-2472 joseph.deming@matrix.msu.edu _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
James Harper
2010-Jul-03 01:39 UTC
RE: [Xen-users] Woohoo! Windows Server 2008 RC2 on Xen 4.0
> I got Windows Server 2008 RC2 installed.Just to make sure, you mean Windows Server 2008 R2 - the server version of Windows 7 -right? James _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users