xen discuss - Nov 2007 - Install SNV76 DomU at CentOS 5.0 Dom0 (Xen 3.1 64 bit) hangs

Profile Snv76py.cfg for PVM created exactly as suggested:-
  http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/linux-dom0/

name = ''Snv76Xen31''
memory = ''1024''
disk =
[''file:/usr/lib/xen-solaris/snv76.iso,6:cdrom,r'',''phy:/dev/sda9,0,w''
]
on_shutdown = ''destroy''
on_reboot = ''destroy''
on_crash = ''destroy''
vif = [ '''' ]
bootloader = ''pygrub''
kernel = ''/boot/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix''
ramdisk = ''/boot/amd64/x86.miniroot''
extra = ''/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix - nowin -B
install_media=cdrom''

Installation hangs:-
[root@ServerRHEL5 vm]# pwd
/etc/xen/vm
[root@ServerRHEL5 vm]# xm create -c  Snv76py.cfg
Using config file "./Snv76py.cfg".
...
Check status in another terminal session:-
[root@ServerRHEL5 vm]# xm list
Name                                      ID   Mem VCPUs      State   Time(s)
Domain-0                                   0  1880     2     r-----    142.4
Snv76Xen31                                 4  1024     0     -bp---      0.0

Old schema for SNV66 still works fine for SNV76 in the same environment:-
http://bderzhavets.blogspot.com/2007/09/install-solaris-domu-64-bit-under-xen-3.html
 
 
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Sorry,
"paygrub" shouldn''t be used for installation profile. It
would be OK for runtime profile.
MRJ already instructed me a couple of months ago.
 
 
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I''ve reproduced MRJ''s instruction bellow for 64-bit kernel in
mentioned environment.
"pygrub" doesn''t load created domain.
"xm list" report stays as in original message
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root@fedora solaris]# mount -o loop
 /export/guests/install/solaris/solarisdvd.iso /mnt
[root@fedora solaris]# cp /mnt/boot/x86.miniroot
 /export/guests/install/solaris/
[root@fedora solaris]# cp /mnt/boot/platform/i86xpv/kernel/unix
 /export/guests/install/solaris/
[root@fedora solaris]# umount /mnt
[root@fedora solaris]# dd if=/dev/zero
 of=/export/guests/install/solaris/disk.img bs=1024k seek=8k count=1
[root@fedora solaris]# cat install.py

name = "solaris-install"
vcpus = 1
memory = "750"
kernel = "/export/guests/install/solaris/unix"
ramdisk = "/export/guests/install/solaris/x86.miniroot"
extra = "/platform/i86xpv/kernel/unix -B
install_media=cdrom,console=ttya"
disk =
[''file:/export/guests/install/solaris/solarisdvd.iso,6:cdrom,r'',
         ''file:/export/guests/install/solaris/disk.img,0,w'']
vif = ['''']
on_shutdown = "destroy"
on_reboot = "destroy"
on_crash = "destroy"

[root@fedora solaris]# xm create -c install.py
...
Run through the install...

Then I used the following to run the domain after the install
was completed.

[root@fedora solaris]# cat run.py
name = "solaris-install"
vcpus = 1
memory = "512"

bootloader = "/usr/bin/pygrub"
kernel = "/platform/i86xpv/kernel/unix"
ramdisk = "/platform/i86pc/boot_archive"
disk = [''file:/export/guests/install/solaris/disk.img,0,w'']
vif = ['''']
on_shutdown = "destroy"
on_reboot = "restart"
on_crash = "destroy"
[root@fedora solaris]# xm create -c run.py
 
 
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