Re: [Xen-users] Boot Problem with XEN 3.1.

Geoff Kirk
Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:22:37 -0000

Hi,
Just to add my experiences trying to install a dom0 on slackware. Here
is what i have tried and had same issue.


Slackware 11.0 with Xen 3.0.4 x86 binaries and source
Slackware 12.0 wtih Xen 3.1.0 x86 binaries and source

Here is what i tried and works.

Slackware 11.0 & 12.0 with Xen 3.0.2 x86 binaries


Hope someone can get a solution to this one i have seen it come up a few
times now but no solution.

Geoff.



Paradox wrote:
> Hi to all.
>
> I''m installed XEN3.1 correctly but I''m some problem to
start it. XEN
> start but I received this message:
>
> VFS: Cannot open root device "hda5" or unknown-block(0,0)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> unknown-block(0,0)
>
> This is strange because my grub is configured like this:
>
> #XEN3.1-2.6.18
>  title XEN3.1-2.6.18
>  #root (hd0,4)
>  kernel (hd0,4)/boot/xen-3.1.gz dom0_mem=262144
>  module (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6-xen root=/dev/hda5 ro console=tty0
>
> I say "strange" because I have a slack partition (is logical
> partition) that start well and is configured like this:
>
>  title Slack-2.6.21.5
>  root (hd0,4)
>  kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz-huge-2.6.21.5 root=/dev/hda5 ro vga=773
>
> XEN kernel is installed under this slack partition, so root option is
> correctly.
>
> You can help me?
>
> TNX
>
> Best Regards
>
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