Hi all.
I have a PC with Intel PD 930 and motherboard BIOS VT-enabled. The OS I am
running is SuSE 10.1, with Xen installed.
I have viewed the ''Xen Full Virtualization Example'' on
http://en.opensuse.org/Xen_Full_Virtualization_Example . But when following
that example to try to install Windows XP SP2 as a virtual machine, I got a
strange problem: the process freeze when it has just begun :-(
The console shows:
#xm create -c winxp_cd.hvm
Using config file "winxp_cd.hvm"
Then the whole system freezes. I had to press ''reset'' button
in order to let
it reboot.
What am I doing wrong? Any idea would be very appreciated. :-)
Thanks in advance.
The following is config file I use to boot Windows XP from CD:
# -*- mode: python; -*-
#===========================================================================#
Python configuration setup for ''xm create''.
# This script sets the parameters used when a domain is created using
''xm
create''.
# You use a separate script for each domain you want to create, or
# you can set the parameters for the domain on the xm command line.
#===========================================================================
import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search(''64'', arch):
arch_libdir = ''lib64''
else:
arch_libdir = ''lib''
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Kernel image file.
kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
# The domain build function. HVM domain uses ''hvm''.
builder=''hvm''
# Initial memory allocation (in megabytes) for the new domain.
memory = 384
# A name for your domain. All domains must have different names.
name = "winxp_cd"
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# the number of cpus guest platform has, default=1
#vcpus=1
# enable/disable HVM guest PAE, default=0 (disabled)
#pae=0
# enable/disable HVM guest ACPI, default=0 (disabled)
#acpi=0
# enable/disable HVM guest APIC, default=0 (disabled)
#apic=0
# List of which CPUS this domain is allowed to use, default Xen picks
#cpus = "" # leave to Xen to pick
#cpus = "0" # all vcpus run on CPU0
#cpus = "0-3,5,^1" # run on cpus 0,2,3,5
# Optionally define mac and/or bridge for the network interfaces.
# Random MACs are assigned if not given.
#vif = [ ''type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:00:00:11, bridge=xenbr0'' ]
# type=ioemu specify the NIC is an ioemu device not netfront
vif = [ ''type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0'' ]
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Define the disk devices you want the domain to have access to, and
# what you want them accessible as.
# Each disk entry is of the form phy:UNAME,DEV,MODE
# where UNAME is the device, DEV is the device name the domain will see,
# and MODE is r for read-only, w for read-write.
#disk = [ ''phy:hda1,hda1,r'' ]
disk = [ ''file:/var/lib/xen/images/winxp.img,ioemu:hda,w'' ]
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Configure the behaviour when a domain exits. There are three
''reasons''
# for a domain to stop: poweroff, reboot, and crash. For each of these you
# may specify:
#
# "destroy", meaning that the domain is cleaned up as normal;
# "restart", meaning that a new domain is started in place of
the old
# one;
# "preserve", meaning that no clean-up is done until the
domain is
# manually destroyed (using xm destroy, for example); or
# "rename-restart", meaning that the old domain is not cleaned up,
but is
# renamed and a new domain started in its place.
#
# The default is
#
# on_poweroff = ''destroy''
# on_reboot = ''restart''
# on_crash = ''restart''
#
# For backwards compatibility we also support the deprecated option restart
#
# restart = ''onreboot'' means on_poweroff =
''destroy''
# on_reboot = ''restart''
# on_crash = ''destroy''
#
# restart = ''always'' means on_poweroff =
''restart''
# on_reboot = ''restart''
# on_crash = ''restart''
#
# restart = ''never'' means on_poweroff =
''destroy''
# on_reboot = ''destroy''
# on_crash = ''destroy''
on_poweroff = ''destroy''
on_reboot = ''destroy''
on_crash = ''destroy''
#===========================================================================
# New stuff
device_model = ''/usr/'' + arch_libdir +
''/xen/bin/qemu-dm''
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Disk image for
cdrom=''/dev/sr0''
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d)
boot=''d''
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# write to temporary files instead of disk image files
#snapshot=1
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# enable SDL library for graphics, default = 0
sdl=1
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# enable VNC library for graphics, default = 1
vnc=0
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# enable spawning vncviewer(only valid when vnc=1), default = 1
vncviewer=0
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# no graphics, use serial port
#nographic=0
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# enable stdvga, default = 0 (use cirrus logic device model)
stdvga=0
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# serial port re-direct to pty deivce, /dev/pts/n
# then xm console or minicom can connect
serial=''pty''
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# enable ne2000, default = 0(use pcnet)
ne2000=0
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# enable audio support
#audio=1
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# set the real time clock to local time [default=0 i.e. set to utc]
#localtime=1
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# start in full screen
#full-screen=1
--
Best Regards
Yuan, Jue @ www.yuanjue.net
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I don''t have a solution - but I can report that I have seen the same thing. I installed OpenSuse10.1 on my VT enabled system and when attempting to boot WindowsXP the system froze up. The only response I could get was from the reset button. _Mike_ Yuan, Jue wrote:> Hi all. > > I have a PC with Intel PD 930 and motherboard BIOS VT-enabled. The OS I am > running is SuSE 10.1, with Xen installed. > > I have viewed the ''Xen Full Virtualization Example'' on > http://en.opensuse.org/Xen_Full_Virtualization_Example . But when following > that example to try to install Windows XP SP2 as a virtual machine, I got a > strange problem: the process freeze when it has just begun :-( > > The console shows: > #xm create -c winxp_cd.hvm > Using config file "winxp_cd.hvm" > > Then the whole system freezes. I had to press ''reset'' button in order to let > it reboot. > > What am I doing wrong? Any idea would be very appreciated. :-) > > Thanks in advance. > > The following is config file I use to boot Windows XP from CD: > > # -*- mode: python; -*- > #===========================================================================> # Python configuration setup for ''xm create''. > # This script sets the parameters used when a domain is created using ''xm > create''. > # You use a separate script for each domain you want to create, or > # you can set the parameters for the domain on the xm command line. > #===========================================================================> > import os, re > arch = os.uname()[4] > if re.search(''64'', arch): > arch_libdir = ''lib64'' > else: > arch_libdir = ''lib'' > > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # Kernel image file. > kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" > > # The domain build function. HVM domain uses ''hvm''. > builder=''hvm'' > > # Initial memory allocation (in megabytes) for the new domain. > memory = 384 > > # A name for your domain. All domains must have different names. > name = "winxp_cd" > > #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # the number of cpus guest platform has, default=1 > #vcpus=1 > > # enable/disable HVM guest PAE, default=0 (disabled) > #pae=0 > > # enable/disable HVM guest ACPI, default=0 (disabled) > #acpi=0 > > # enable/disable HVM guest APIC, default=0 (disabled) > #apic=0 > > # List of which CPUS this domain is allowed to use, default Xen picks > #cpus = "" # leave to Xen to pick > #cpus = "0" # all vcpus run on CPU0 > #cpus = "0-3,5,^1" # run on cpus 0,2,3,5 > > # Optionally define mac and/or bridge for the network interfaces. > # Random MACs are assigned if not given. > #vif = [ ''type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:00:00:11, bridge=xenbr0'' ] > # type=ioemu specify the NIC is an ioemu device not netfront > vif = [ ''type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0'' ] > > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # Define the disk devices you want the domain to have access to, and > # what you want them accessible as. > # Each disk entry is of the form phy:UNAME,DEV,MODE > # where UNAME is the device, DEV is the device name the domain will see, > # and MODE is r for read-only, w for read-write. > > #disk = [ ''phy:hda1,hda1,r'' ] > disk = [ ''file:/var/lib/xen/images/winxp.img,ioemu:hda,w'' ] > > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # Configure the behaviour when a domain exits. There are three ''reasons'' > # for a domain to stop: poweroff, reboot, and crash. For each of these you > # may specify: > # > # "destroy", meaning that the domain is cleaned up as normal; > # "restart", meaning that a new domain is started in place of the old > # one; > # "preserve", meaning that no clean-up is done until the domain is > # manually destroyed (using xm destroy, for example); or > # "rename-restart", meaning that the old domain is not cleaned up, but is > # renamed and a new domain started in its place. > # > # The default is > # > # on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > # on_reboot = ''restart'' > # on_crash = ''restart'' > # > # For backwards compatibility we also support the deprecated option restart > # > # restart = ''onreboot'' means on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > # on_reboot = ''restart'' > # on_crash = ''destroy'' > # > # restart = ''always'' means on_poweroff = ''restart'' > # on_reboot = ''restart'' > # on_crash = ''restart'' > # > # restart = ''never'' means on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > # on_reboot = ''destroy'' > # on_crash = ''destroy'' > > on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > on_reboot = ''destroy'' > on_crash = ''destroy'' > > #===========================================================================> > # New stuff > device_model = ''/usr/'' + arch_libdir + ''/xen/bin/qemu-dm'' > > #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # Disk image for > cdrom=''/dev/sr0'' > > #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d) > boot=''d'' > #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # write to temporary files instead of disk image files > #snapshot=1 > > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # enable SDL library for graphics, default = 0 > sdl=1 > > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # enable VNC library for graphics, default = 1 > vnc=0 > > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # enable spawning vncviewer(only valid when vnc=1), default = 1 > vncviewer=0 > > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # no graphics, use serial port > #nographic=0 > > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # enable stdvga, default = 0 (use cirrus logic device model) > stdvga=0 > > #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # serial port re-direct to pty deivce, /dev/pts/n > # then xm console or minicom can connect > serial=''pty'' > > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # enable ne2000, default = 0(use pcnet) > ne2000=0 > > > #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # enable audio support > #audio=1 > > > #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # set the real time clock to local time [default=0 i.e. set to utc] > #localtime=1 > > > #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # start in full screen > #full-screen=1 >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Hi, Thank you for pointing your troubles... I''m going to think on my report again. I might have made some mistakes. Now I made a notice that "It might freeze computers in some environment" . Noniko _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Sunday 04 June 2006 06:19, Tarun Raisoni wrote:> Hi Yuan, > > I am running in to similar issue on the exact same system. Can you > please let me know what solution you find to the problem. I will let you > know likewise.Sure. I will keep one of my eyes on this and let people know when a workaround is found. :-) -- Best Regards Yuan, Jue @ www.yuanjue.net _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Hi all, I finally found where the problem is with the help of a friend. :-) About this freeze issue, that is mainly because the domU OS cannot get enough memory as it wants, which is because dom0 gets too much memory (almost all) from the computer. solutions: 1. "xm mem-set 0 XXX" to set a suitable memory for dom0, and be sure that is still enough memory left for domU, which could be checked by "xm info" 2. if you don''t wanna use "xm mem-set" everytime you boot up a domU, go to change the /boot/grub/menu.lst, adding "dom0_mem=XXX" behind the "kernel" line. Note that here the memory is measured by KB. This should clear the freeze problem, at least in my case. Hope this helps :-) Besides, I still cannot get the network work properly. I cannot ping from dom0 to domU or vice versa. And vif1.0 does not get a IPV4 address when using ifconfig to check it :-( Any ideas? On Sunday 04 June 2006 08:28, Michael Walker wrote:> I don''t have a solution - but I can report that I have seen > the same thing. I installed OpenSuse10.1 on my VT enabled > system and when attempting to boot WindowsXP the system > froze up. The only response I could get was from the reset > button. > > _Mike_ > > Yuan, Jue wrote: > > Hi all. > > > > I have a PC with Intel PD 930 and motherboard BIOS VT-enabled. The OS I > > am running is SuSE 10.1, with Xen installed. > > > > I have viewed the ''Xen Full Virtualization Example'' on > > http://en.opensuse.org/Xen_Full_Virtualization_Example . But when > > following that example to try to install Windows XP SP2 as a virtual > > machine, I got a strange problem: the process freeze when it has just > > begun :-( > > > > The console shows: > > #xm create -c winxp_cd.hvm > > Using config file "winxp_cd.hvm" > > > > Then the whole system freezes. I had to press ''reset'' button in order to > > let it reboot. > > > > What am I doing wrong? Any idea would be very appreciated. :-) > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > The following is config file I use to boot Windows XP from CD: > > > > # -*- mode: python; -*- > > #=======================================================================> >==== # Python configuration setup for ''xm create''. > > # This script sets the parameters used when a domain is created using ''xm > > create''. > > # You use a separate script for each domain you want to create, or > > # you can set the parameters for the domain on the xm command line. > > #=======================================================================> >===> > > > import os, re > > arch = os.uname()[4] > > if re.search(''64'', arch): > > arch_libdir = ''lib64'' > > else: > > arch_libdir = ''lib'' > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >---- # Kernel image file. > > kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" > > > > # The domain build function. HVM domain uses ''hvm''. > > builder=''hvm'' > > > > # Initial memory allocation (in megabytes) for the new domain. > > memory = 384 > > > > # A name for your domain. All domains must have different names. > > name = "winxp_cd" > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >----- # the number of cpus guest platform has, default=1 > > #vcpus=1 > > > > # enable/disable HVM guest PAE, default=0 (disabled) > > #pae=0 > > > > # enable/disable HVM guest ACPI, default=0 (disabled) > > #acpi=0 > > > > # enable/disable HVM guest APIC, default=0 (disabled) > > #apic=0 > > > > # List of which CPUS this domain is allowed to use, default Xen picks > > #cpus = "" # leave to Xen to pick > > #cpus = "0" # all vcpus run on CPU0 > > #cpus = "0-3,5,^1" # run on cpus 0,2,3,5 > > > > # Optionally define mac and/or bridge for the network interfaces. > > # Random MACs are assigned if not given. > > #vif = [ ''type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:00:00:11, bridge=xenbr0'' ] > > # type=ioemu specify the NIC is an ioemu device not netfront > > vif = [ ''type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0'' ] > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >---- # Define the disk devices you want the domain to have access to, and > > # what you want them accessible as. > > # Each disk entry is of the form phy:UNAME,DEV,MODE > > # where UNAME is the device, DEV is the device name the domain will see, > > # and MODE is r for read-only, w for read-write. > > > > #disk = [ ''phy:hda1,hda1,r'' ] > > disk = [ ''file:/var/lib/xen/images/winxp.img,ioemu:hda,w'' ] > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >---- # Configure the behaviour when a domain exits. There are three > > ''reasons'' # for a domain to stop: poweroff, reboot, and crash. For each > > of these you # may specify: > > # > > # "destroy", meaning that the domain is cleaned up as normal; > > # "restart", meaning that a new domain is started in place of > > the old # one; > > # "preserve", meaning that no clean-up is done until the domain > > is # manually destroyed (using xm destroy, for > > example); or # "rename-restart", meaning that the old domain is not > > cleaned up, but is # renamed and a new domain started > > in its place. # > > # The default is > > # > > # on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > > # on_reboot = ''restart'' > > # on_crash = ''restart'' > > # > > # For backwards compatibility we also support the deprecated option > > restart # > > # restart = ''onreboot'' means on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > > # on_reboot = ''restart'' > > # on_crash = ''destroy'' > > # > > # restart = ''always'' means on_poweroff = ''restart'' > > # on_reboot = ''restart'' > > # on_crash = ''restart'' > > # > > # restart = ''never'' means on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > > # on_reboot = ''destroy'' > > # on_crash = ''destroy'' > > > > on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > > on_reboot = ''destroy'' > > on_crash = ''destroy'' > > > > #=======================================================================> >===> > > > # New stuff > > device_model = ''/usr/'' + arch_libdir + ''/xen/bin/qemu-dm'' > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >----- # Disk image for > > cdrom=''/dev/sr0'' > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >----- # boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d) > > boot=''d'' > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >----- # write to temporary files instead of disk image files > > #snapshot=1 > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >---- # enable SDL library for graphics, default = 0 > > sdl=1 > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >---- # enable VNC library for graphics, default = 1 > > vnc=0 > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >---- # enable spawning vncviewer(only valid when vnc=1), default = 1 > > vncviewer=0 > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >---- # no graphics, use serial port > > #nographic=0 > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >---- # enable stdvga, default = 0 (use cirrus logic device model) > > stdvga=0 > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >----- # serial port re-direct to pty deivce, /dev/pts/n > > # then xm console or minicom can connect > > serial=''pty'' > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >---- # enable ne2000, default = 0(use pcnet) > > ne2000=0 > > > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >----- # enable audio support > > #audio=1 > > > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >----- # set the real time clock to local time [default=0 i.e. set to > > utc] #localtime=1 > > > > > > #------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >----- # start in full screen > > #full-screen=1-- Best Regards Yuan, Jue @ www.yuanjue.net _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Hi, Yuan I''m very happy and feel saved thanks to you supporting the "Xen_Full_Virtualization_Example" document. I had been worried that this document seemed to give poor success.... Noniko _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users