Ian Collins wrote:> uname -a > SunOS i7 5.11 snv_114 i86pc i386 i86xpv > > The box is a core i7 with 6GB of RAM. > > The command > > virt-install --name 10u7 --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 > --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location > /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso > > get as far as opening the VNC client, when I select Solaris from grub, > the OS starts to boot then panics, closing the session. So I can''t > capture exactly what the panic is. > > Clues?is there a ttya selection on the grub menu? If so, move to that entry, but don''t select yet. them from another dom0 shell, virsh console s10u7. Then select install (ttya). Can you capture the stack trace now? MRJ
Ian Collins wrote:> Mark Johnson wrote: >> >> >> Ian Collins wrote: >>> uname -a >>> SunOS i7 5.11 snv_114 i86pc i386 i86xpv >>> >>> The box is a core i7 with 6GB of RAM. >>> >>> The command >>> >>> virt-install --name 10u7 --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >>> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >>> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >>> >>> get as far as opening the VNC client, when I select Solaris from >>> grub, the OS starts to boot then panics, closing the session. So I >>> can''t capture exactly what the panic is. >>> >>> Clues? >> >> is there a ttya selection on the grub menu? If so, move to >> that entry, but don''t select yet. >> >> them from another dom0 shell, virsh console s10u7. >> >> Then select install (ttya). Can you capture the stack >> trace now? >> > If I install without graphics, I get: > > Would you like to enable graphics support? (yes or no) no >Yeah, you need graphics for HVM.. How about if you use SDL? (assuming you can forward X or are on dom0). I wonder if b114 has some problems... I remember one build had some problems, but I can''t remember which one.. Do any other HVM guests work? Do you see anything interesting in the /var/log/xen/qemu* ot xend.log files? Is guests a local file system? Thanks, MRJ> Starting install... > Creating domain... 0 B > 00:02 > libvir: Xen Daemon error : GET operation failed: > libvir: error : invalid argument in virDomainLookupByUUIDString > > Guest installation complete... restarting guest. > > Then it hangs. >
uname -a SunOS i7 5.11 snv_114 i86pc i386 i86xpv The box is a core i7 with 6GB of RAM. The command virt-install --name 10u7 --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso get as far as opening the VNC client, when I select Solaris from grub, the OS starts to boot then panics, closing the session. So I can''t capture exactly what the panic is. Clues? -- Ian.
Mark Johnson wrote:> > > Ian Collins wrote: >> uname -a >> SunOS i7 5.11 snv_114 i86pc i386 i86xpv >> >> The box is a core i7 with 6GB of RAM. >> >> The command >> >> virt-install --name 10u7 --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >> >> get as far as opening the VNC client, when I select Solaris from >> grub, the OS starts to boot then panics, closing the session. So I >> can''t capture exactly what the panic is. >> >> Clues? > > is there a ttya selection on the grub menu? If so, move to > that entry, but don''t select yet. > > them from another dom0 shell, virsh console s10u7. > > Then select install (ttya). Can you capture the stack > trace now? >I can''t get that far now, the VNC session bombs before the grub menu appears. I''ve tried several times (first destroy then undefine the domain). -- Ian.
Mark Johnson wrote:> > > Ian Collins wrote: >> uname -a >> SunOS i7 5.11 snv_114 i86pc i386 i86xpv >> >> The box is a core i7 with 6GB of RAM. >> >> The command >> >> virt-install --name 10u7 --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >> >> get as far as opening the VNC client, when I select Solaris from >> grub, the OS starts to boot then panics, closing the session. So I >> can''t capture exactly what the panic is. >> >> Clues? > > is there a ttya selection on the grub menu? If so, move to > that entry, but don''t select yet. > > them from another dom0 shell, virsh console s10u7. > > Then select install (ttya). Can you capture the stack > trace now? >If I install without graphics, I get: Would you like to enable graphics support? (yes or no) no Starting install... Creating domain... 0 B 00:02 libvir: Xen Daemon error : GET operation failed: libvir: error : invalid argument in virDomainLookupByUUIDString Guest installation complete... restarting guest. Then it hangs. -- Ian.
Mark Johnson wrote:> > Ian Collins wrote: >> Mark Johnson wrote: >>> >>> >>> Ian Collins wrote: >>>> uname -a >>>> SunOS i7 5.11 snv_114 i86pc i386 i86xpv >>>> >>>> The box is a core i7 with 6GB of RAM. >>>> >>>> The command >>>> >>>> virt-install --name 10u7 --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >>>> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >>>> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >>>> >>>> get as far as opening the VNC client, when I select Solaris from >>>> grub, the OS starts to boot then panics, closing the session. So I >>>> can''t capture exactly what the panic is. >>>> >>>> Clues? >>> >>> is there a ttya selection on the grub menu? If so, move to >>> that entry, but don''t select yet. >>> >>> them from another dom0 shell, virsh console s10u7. >>> >>> Then select install (ttya). Can you capture the stack >>> trace now? >>> >> If I install without graphics, I get: >> >> Would you like to enable graphics support? (yes or no) no >> > > Yeah, you need graphics for HVM.. How about if you use SDL? > (assuming you can forward X or are on dom0). > > I wonder if b114 has some problems... I remember one build > had some problems, but I can''t remember which one..I can install b114 as PV guest OK.> Do any other HVM guests work? Do you see anything interesting in > the /var/log/xen/qemu* ot xend.log files? >The only other one I have is win2k, which shows as "blocked" . I can''t run virt-manager, it hangs connecting.>From one of the logs:more /var/log/xen/qemu-dm.9012.log domid: 23 qemu: the number of cpus is 1 Watching /local/domain/23/logdirty/next-active net_tap_init: nic = xvm23_0, setphysaddr = 0 qemu_map_cache_init nr_buckets = 10000 shared page at pfn 3ffff buffered io page at pfn 3fffd xs_read(/vm/595259e1-2c35-5c5b-3cb7-dd31f465da04/rtc/timeoffset): read error xs_read(): vncpasswd get error. /vm/595259e1-2c35-5c5b-3cb7-dd31f465da04/vncpasswd. keypad keysym ffae keycode 83 keypad keysym ffac keycode 83 keypad keysym ffb0 keycode 82 keypad keysym ffb1 keycode 79 keypad keysym ffb2 keycode 80 keypad keysym ffb3 keycode 81 keypad keysym ffb4 keycode 75 keypad keysym ffb5 keycode 76 keypad keysym ffb6 keycode 77 keypad keysym ffb7 keycode 71 keypad keysym ffb8 keycode 72 keypad keysym ffb9 keycode 73 char device redirected to /dev/pts/7 Register xen platform. Done register platform. register acpi io Triggered log-dirty buffer switch>From xend.log:[2009-06-27 11:15:10 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:241) XendDomainInfo.createDormant({''vcpus_params'': {}, ''PV_args'': '''', ''features'': '''', ''cpus'': [], ''devices'': {''7cbb56a7-a8b3-f261-559d-bac10f6778b6'': (''vif'', {''bridge'': ''rge0 '', ''mac'': ''00:16:3e:3a:bb:8e'', ''uuid'': ''7cbb56a7-a8b3-f261-559d-bac10f6778b6''}), ''e8126b8e-9487-2e74-5156-7c2195b0fff2'': (''vkbd'', {''uuid'': ''e8126b8e-9487-2e74-5156-7c2195b0fff2''}), ''7669f7b5-2ee5-7245-f2b2-7698fd280e13'': (''vbd'', {''bootable'': 0, ''driver'': ''paravirtualised'', ''mode'': ''r'', ''dev'': ''hdc:cdrom'', ''uuid'': ''7669f7b5-2ee5-7245-f2b2-7698fd280e13''}), ''bd672de5-bdbb-d10b-33f1-b61a03ced736'': (''tap'', {''bootable'': 1, ''uname'': ''tap:vdisk:/guests/10u7'', ''mode'': ''w'', ''dev'': ''hda:disk'', ''uuid'': ''bd672de5-bdbb-d10b-33f1-b61a03ced736''}), ''02690917-3c61-4dbd-6168-4363bb833b5d'': (''vfb'', {''vncunused'': ''1'', ''other_config'': {''vncunused'': ''1'', ''type'': ''vnc''}, ''type'': ''vnc'', ''uuid'': ''02690917-3c61-4dbd-6168-4363bb833b5d''})}, ''vcpu_avail'': 1, ''VCPUs_live'': 1, ''PV_bootloader'': '''', ''actions_after_crash'': ''restart'', ''vbd_refs'': [''bd672de5-bdbb-d10b-33f1-b61a03ced736'', ''7669f7b5-2ee5-7245-f2b2-7698fd280e13''], ''PV_ramdisk'': '''', ''is_control_domain'': False, ''name_label'': ''10u7'', ''VCPUs_at_startup'': 1, ''HVM_boot_params'': {''order'': ''c''}, ''platform'': {''usb'': ''1'', ''device_model'': ''/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'', ''boot'': ''c'', ''keymap'': ''en-us'', ''pae'': ''1'', ''apic'': ''1'', ''serial'': ''pty'', ''acpi'': ''1'', ''localtime'': ''1''}, ''cpu_weight'': 256, ''console_refs'': [''02690917-3c61-4dbd-6168-4363bb833b5d''], ''cpu_cap'': 0, ''distro'': ''undefined'', ''on_xend_stop'': ''shutdown'', ''memory_static_min'': 0, ''HVM_boot_policy'': ''BIOS order'', ''VCPUs_max'': 1, ''memory_static_max'': 1073741824, ''actions_after_shutdown'': ''destroy'', ''on_xend_start'': ''ignore'', ''memory_dynamic_max'': 1073741824, ''actions_after_suspend'': '''', ''is_a_template'': False, ''memory_dynamic_min'': 1073741824, ''uuid'': ''595259e1-2c35-5c5b-3cb7-dd31f465da04'', ''PV_kernel'': ''/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader'', ''shadow_memory'': 0, ''PV_bootloader_args'': '''', ''other_config'': {}, ''actions_after_reboot'': ''restart'', ''vif_refs'': [''7cbb56a7-a8b3-f261-559d-bac10f6778b6''], ''vtpm_refs'': [], ''security'': None}) [2009-06-27 11:15:10 649] DEBUG (XendDomain:971) Creating new managed domain: 10u7 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] INFO (XendDomainInfo:1238) Domain has shutdown: name=10u7 id=23 reason=reboot. [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1943) XendDomainInfo.destroy: domid=23 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1962) XendDomainInfo.destroyDomain(23) [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1567) Removing vif/0 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:603) XendDomainInfo.destroyDevice: deviceClass = vif, device = vif/0 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1567) Removing vbd/768 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:603) XendDomainInfo.destroyDevice: deviceClass = vbd, device = vbd/768 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1567) Removing vbd/5632 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:603) XendDomainInfo.destroyDevice: deviceClass = vbd, device = vbd/5632 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1567) Removing vkbd/0 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:603) XendDomainInfo.destroyDevice: deviceClass = vkbd, device = vkbd/0 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1567) Removing vfb/0 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:603) XendDomainInfo.destroyDevice: deviceClass = vfb, device = vfb/0 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1567) Removing console/0 [2009-06-27 11:16:19 649] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:603) XendDomainInfo.destroyDevice: deviceClass = console, device = console/0> Is guests a local file system?Yes. -- Ian.
Ian Collins wrote:> uname -a > SunOS i7 5.11 snv_114 i86pc i386 i86xpv > > The box is a core i7 with 6GB of RAM. > > The command > > virt-install --name 10u7 --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 > --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location > /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso > > get as far as opening the VNC client, when I select Solaris from grub, > the OS starts to boot then panics, closing the session. So I can''t > capture exactly what the panic is. >I see the same issue in build 117. Has anyone installed a Solaris 10u7 Dom-U? -- Ian.
Ian Collins wrote:> Ian Collins wrote: >> uname -a >> SunOS i7 5.11 snv_114 i86pc i386 i86xpv >> >> The box is a core i7 with 6GB of RAM. >> >> The command >> >> virt-install --name 10u7 --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >> >> get as far as opening the VNC client, when I select Solaris from grub, >> the OS starts to boot then panics, closing the session. So I can''t >> capture exactly what the panic is. >>Sorry, I''m am getting confused with the different threads. :-) There are 4 different versions of xen floating around and all different builds of nevada. You are trying to create a s10u7 guest on a xvm-3.3 system? Or is this stock snv114 bits?> I see the same issue in build 117. Has anyone installed a Solaris 10u7 > Dom-U?yes, we have done this thousands of times :-) For future reference, virt-install --help will give you some more info on how to run sdl, etc.v assuming you can open an xterm for the term you are running virt-install from, you would do something like the following.. (I assume in this case you have already created the disk (i.e. no --file-size? How did you create it?) virt-install --name 10u7 --sdl --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso From there, select boot over ttya and connect to the serial console so we can get the kernel panic. MRJ
Mark Johnson wrote:> > > Ian Collins wrote: >> Ian Collins wrote: >>> uname -a >>> SunOS i7 5.11 snv_114 i86pc i386 i86xpv >>> >>> The box is a core i7 with 6GB of RAM. >>> >>> The command >>> >>> virt-install --name 10u7 --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >>> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >>> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >>> >>> get as far as opening the VNC client, when I select Solaris from >>> grub, the OS starts to boot then panics, closing the session. So I >>> can''t capture exactly what the panic is. >>> > > Sorry, I''m am getting confused with the different threads. :-) > There are 4 different versions of xen floating around and > all different builds of nevada. > > You are trying to create a s10u7 guest on a xvm-3.3 system? > Or is this stock snv114 bits? >Stock snv114 and 117 bits.> >> I see the same issue in build 117. Has anyone installed a Solaris >> 10u7 Dom-U? > > yes, we have done this thousands of times :-) > > For future reference, virt-install --help will give you some more info > on how > to run sdl, etc.v > > > assuming you can open an xterm for the term you are running > virt-install from, you would do something like the following.. > (I assume in this case you have already created the disk (i.e. > no --file-size? How did you create it?) > > virt-install --name 10u7 --sdl --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 > --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location > /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso > > From there, select boot over ttya and connect to the serial console > so we can get the kernel panic. >I''ll give it a go later today, thanks. -- Ian.
Mark Johnson wrote:> > assuming you can open an xterm for the term you are running > virt-install from, you would do something like the following.. > (I assume in this case you have already created the disk (i.e. > no --file-size? How did you create it?) > > virt-install --name 10u7 --sdl --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 > --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location > /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso > > From there, select boot over ttya and connect to the serial console > so we can get the kernel panic. >I get as far as: Starting install... Creating domain... 0 B 00:02 Domain installation still in progress. You can reconnect to the console to complete the installation process. bash-3.2# virt-console 10u7 bash-3.2# virsh list Id Name State ---------------------------------- 0 Domain-0 running - 10u7 shut off -- Ian.
Ian Collins wrote:> Mark Johnson wrote: >> >> assuming you can open an xterm for the term you are running >> virt-install from, you would do something like the following.. >> (I assume in this case you have already created the disk (i.e. >> no --file-size? How did you create it?) >> >> virt-install --name 10u7 --sdl --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >> >> From there, select boot over ttya and connect to the serial console >> so we can get the kernel panic. >> > I get as far as:Did you see the sdl window? If so, were you able to move around the different grub menu entries? If so, move over the ttya entry, but do not hit enter. Then in a terminal, type virsh console s10u.. One you have the console connected, hit enter in the sdl windows to select install (ttya) MRJ> Starting install... > Creating domain... 0 B > 00:02 > Domain installation still in progress. You can reconnect to > the console to complete the installation process. > bash-3.2# virt-console 10u7 > bash-3.2# virsh list > Id Name State > ---------------------------------- > 0 Domain-0 running > - 10u7 shut off > >
Mark Johnson wrote:> > > Ian Collins wrote: >> Mark Johnson wrote: >>> >>> assuming you can open an xterm for the term you are running >>> virt-install from, you would do something like the following.. >>> (I assume in this case you have already created the disk (i.e. >>> no --file-size? How did you create it?) >>> >>> virt-install --name 10u7 --sdl --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >>> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >>> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >>> >>> From there, select boot over ttya and connect to the serial console >>> so we can get the kernel panic. >>> >> I get as far as: > > Did you see the sdl window? If so, were you able to move around the > different grub menu entries? >No, just what I posted. Ian.
Ian Collins wrote:> Mark Johnson wrote: >> >> >> Ian Collins wrote: >>> Mark Johnson wrote: >>>> >>>> assuming you can open an xterm for the term you are running >>>> virt-install from, you would do something like the following.. >>>> (I assume in this case you have already created the disk (i.e. >>>> no --file-size? How did you create it?) >>>> >>>> virt-install --name 10u7 --sdl --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >>>> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >>>> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >>>> >>>> From there, select boot over ttya and connect to the serial console >>>> so we can get the kernel panic. >>>> >>> I get as far as: >> >> Did you see the sdl window? If so, were you able to move around the >> different grub menu entries? >> > No, just what I posted.From the same terminal you type virt-install from, are you able to bring up an xterm? MRJ
Mark Johnson wrote:> > > Ian Collins wrote: >> Mark Johnson wrote: >>> >>> >>> Ian Collins wrote: >>>> Mark Johnson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> assuming you can open an xterm for the term you are running >>>>> virt-install from, you would do something like the following.. >>>>> (I assume in this case you have already created the disk (i.e. >>>>> no --file-size? How did you create it?) >>>>> >>>>> virt-install --name 10u7 --sdl --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >>>>> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >>>>> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >>>>> >>>>> From there, select boot over ttya and connect to the serial console >>>>> so we can get the kernel panic. >>>>> >>>> I get as far as: >>> >>> Did you see the sdl window? If so, were you able to move around the >>> different grub menu entries? >>> >> No, just what I posted. > > From the same terminal you type virt-install from, are you able to bring > up an xterm? >Yes, I also made sure /usr/openwin/bin was in root''s path. -- Ian.
Ian Collins wrote:> Mark Johnson wrote: >> >> Ian Collins wrote: >>> Mark Johnson wrote: >>>> >>>> Ian Collins wrote: >>>>> Mark Johnson wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> assuming you can open an xterm for the term you are running >>>>>> virt-install from, you would do something like the following.. >>>>>> (I assume in this case you have already created the disk (i.e. >>>>>> no --file-size? How did you create it?) >>>>>> >>>>>> virt-install --name 10u7 --sdl --ram 1024 --hvm --file /guests/10u7 >>>>>> --os-type=solaris os-variant=solaris10 --location >>>>>> /export/iso/sol-10-u7-ga-x86-dvd.iso >>>>>> >>>>>> From there, select boot over ttya and connect to the serial console >>>>>> so we can get the kernel panic. >>>>>> >>>>> I get as far as: >>>> >>>> Did you see the sdl window? If so, were you able to move around the >>>> different grub menu entries? >>>> >>> No, just what I posted. >> >> From the same terminal you type virt-install from, are you able to bring >> up an xterm? >> > Yes, I also made sure /usr/openwin/bin was in root''s path.Hmm, I''m not sure how to help you from here.. The SDL window comes up before the guest runs (i.e. you should see emulated bios messages). I don''t see how that could be specific to s10u7? MRJ