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Lionel Kernux

2008-Jan-11 21:18 UTC

[Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to get xen to boot...please help

Hi,

I''m running slackware12 and followed the directions in the README file
in the xen source tree.

I installed grub and made sure it is working properly.

I did:

make world
make install

and added the correct stanza to the grub.conf

then I rebooted and selected my xen kernel

BUT

xen boots to a certain point and then emits an error and reboots. The
error is difficult to see because the reboot happens almost
immediately after the error is displayed. From what I can see, the
error is "no /sbin/init found or not mounted".

I suspected that this might be due to a lack of scsi/sata drivers in
the xen kernel....so I followed the README instructions to build a
custom kernel:

5. To rebuild a kernel with a modified config:

    # make linux-2.6-xen-config CONFIGMODE=menuconfig     (or xconfig)
    # make linux-2.6-xen-build
    # make linux-2.6-xen-install

   Depending on your config, you may need to use ''mkinitrd'' to
create
   an initial ram disk, just like a native system e.g.
    # depmod 2.6.16-xen
    # mkinitrd -v -f --with=aacraid --with=sd_mod --with=scsi_mod
initrd-2.6.16-xen.img 2.6.16-xen

I made sure that ALL of the SATA/SCSI drivers are built-in so there
should be no need for initrd

But after running make linux-2.6-xen-install some stuff is installed
to /boot but NOT the xen-3.2.0.gz that grub needs to load.

ls -la /boot

lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      37 2007-12-20 04:27 README.initrd ->
/usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.1.2/README.initrd
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      20 2007-12-21 11:36 System.map ->
System.map.2.6.23.12
-rw-rw-r--  1 root root 1043384 2008-01-11 15:53 System.map-2.6.18-xen
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  795880 2007-06-19 16:18 System.map-generic-2.6.21.5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  813610 2007-06-19 15:53
System.map-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1232918 2007-06-19 16:23 System.map-huge-2.6.21.5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1252098 2007-06-19 15:58
System.map-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1060243 2007-12-21 12:35 System.map.2.6.23.12
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     512 2007-12-20 04:51 boot.0800
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      16 2007-12-21 11:37 config -> config.2.6.23.12
-rw-rw-r--  1 root root   65742 2008-01-11 15:53 config-2.6.18-xen
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   72738 2007-06-19 16:18 config-generic-2.6.21.5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   72764 2007-06-19 15:53 config-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   72643 2007-06-19 16:23 config-huge-2.6.21.5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   72669 2007-06-19 15:58 config-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   56904 2007-12-21 12:34 config.2.6.23.12
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    5040 2007-06-10 02:09 diag1.img
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      15 2007-12-21 11:37 latest_smp ->
linux-2.6.23.12
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2743736 2007-12-21 12:34 linux-2.6.23.12
-rw-------  1 root root  118272 2008-01-10 15:22 map
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2751320 2008-01-04 14:41 ndiskernel
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 7526897 2008-01-11 15:53 vmlinux-syms-2.6.18-xen
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      29 2007-12-20 04:43 vmlinuz ->
vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      18 2008-01-11 15:53 vmlinuz-2.6-xen ->
vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 3001674 2008-01-11 15:53 vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1937944 2007-06-19 16:18 vmlinuz-generic-2.6.21.5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2087960 2007-06-19 15:53
vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 4097784 2007-06-19 16:23 vmlinuz-huge-2.6.21.5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 4417112 2007-06-19 15:58 vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp


So....please...

Any Help???/

Thanks

Miguel

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Ryan Persaud

2008-Jan-11 22:07 UTC

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RE: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to get xen toboot...please help

Miguel,

It sounds like you might be getting a kernel panic. To prevent the
machine from rebooting after the error message displays, you can try
specifying that Xen not reboot by appending ''noreboot'' to
Xen''s entry in
grub.conf (See section 10.3 of the xen manual).

Earlier this week, I also thought I was not compiling the correct
drivers in to the kernel, but it turns out that the drivers in 2.6.18
did not support my hardware (Intel''s ICH9 chipset).  I had to patch a
few source files and recompile.  What does  the output of
''lspci'' and
''lspci -n'' look like?

The build instructions you listed are for building a custom dom0 kernel.
To build just the Xen hypervisor, I believe you have to do ''make
install-xen'' from the root xen directory.

-Ryan 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com 
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of 
> Lionel Kernux
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 4:18 PM
> To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> Subject: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to get 
> xen toboot...please help
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I''m running slackware12 and followed the directions in the 
> README file in the xen source tree.
> 
> I installed grub and made sure it is working properly.
> 
> I did:
> 
> make world
> make install
> 
> and added the correct stanza to the grub.conf
> 
> then I rebooted and selected my xen kernel
> 
> BUT
> 
> xen boots to a certain point and then emits an error and 
> reboots. The error is difficult to see because the reboot 
> happens almost immediately after the error is displayed. From 
> what I can see, the error is "no /sbin/init found or not
mounted".
> 
> I suspected that this might be due to a lack of scsi/sata 
> drivers in the xen kernel....so I followed the README 
> instructions to build a custom kernel:
> 
> 5. To rebuild a kernel with a modified config:
> 
>     # make linux-2.6-xen-config CONFIGMODE=menuconfig     (or xconfig)
>     # make linux-2.6-xen-build
>     # make linux-2.6-xen-install
> 
>    Depending on your config, you may need to use
''mkinitrd'' to create
>    an initial ram disk, just like a native system e.g.
>     # depmod 2.6.16-xen
>     # mkinitrd -v -f --with=aacraid --with=sd_mod 
> --with=scsi_mod initrd-2.6.16-xen.img 2.6.16-xen
> 
> I made sure that ALL of the SATA/SCSI drivers are built-in so 
> there should be no need for initrd
> 
> But after running make linux-2.6-xen-install some stuff is 
> installed to /boot but NOT the xen-3.2.0.gz that grub needs to load.
> 
> ls -la /boot
> 
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      37 2007-12-20 04:27 README.initrd ->
> /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.1.2/README.initrd
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      20 2007-12-21 11:36 System.map ->
> System.map.2.6.23.12
> -rw-rw-r--  1 root root 1043384 2008-01-11 15:53 System.map-2.6.18-xen
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root  795880 2007-06-19 16:18 
> System.map-generic-2.6.21.5
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root  813610 2007-06-19 15:53 
> System.map-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1232918 2007-06-19 16:23 
> System.map-huge-2.6.21.5
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1252098 2007-06-19 15:58 
> System.map-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1060243 2007-12-21 12:35 System.map.2.6.23.12
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root     512 2007-12-20 04:51 boot.0800
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      16 2007-12-21 11:37 config -> 
> config.2.6.23.12
> -rw-rw-r--  1 root root   65742 2008-01-11 15:53 config-2.6.18-xen
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72738 2007-06-19 16:18 
> config-generic-2.6.21.5
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72764 2007-06-19 15:53 
> config-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72643 2007-06-19 16:23 config-huge-2.6.21.5
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72669 2007-06-19 15:58 
> config-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root   56904 2007-12-21 12:34 config.2.6.23.12
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root    5040 2007-06-10 02:09 diag1.img
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      15 2007-12-21 11:37 latest_smp 
> -> linux-2.6.23.12
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2743736 2007-12-21 12:34 linux-2.6.23.12
> -rw-------  1 root root  118272 2008-01-10 15:22 map
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2751320 2008-01-04 14:41 ndiskernel
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 7526897 2008-01-11 15:53 
> vmlinux-syms-2.6.18-xen
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      29 2007-12-20 04:43 vmlinuz ->
> vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      18 2008-01-11 15:53 vmlinuz-2.6-xen ->
> vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 3001674 2008-01-11 15:53 vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1937944 2007-06-19 16:18 
> vmlinuz-generic-2.6.21.5
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2087960 2007-06-19 15:53 
> vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4097784 2007-06-19 16:23 vmlinuz-huge-2.6.21.5
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4417112 2007-06-19 15:58 
> vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> 
> 
> So....please...
> 
> Any Help???/
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Miguel
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-users mailing list
> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> 
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Lionel Kernux

2008-Jan-14 20:58 UTC

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Re: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to get xen toboot...please help

Heh,

Thanks for the reply,

I finally got the dom0 kernel to boot...by building SATA and SCSI
support built-in to the kernel...

Now....D''OH! The kernel doesnt see my BCM NIC....grrr.....

It boots OK but when I do "ifconfig -a" I get all of the virtual
NIC''s
listed + the real loopback....but no eth0....grrrrrr

lspci lists the device as:

09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5756ME
Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express

Any help?

M


On Jan 11, 2008 5:07 PM, Ryan Persaud <Ryan_Persaud@symantec.com>
wrote:> Miguel,
>
> It sounds like you might be getting a kernel panic. To prevent the
> machine from rebooting after the error message displays, you can try
> specifying that Xen not reboot by appending ''noreboot'' to
Xen''s entry in
> grub.conf (See section 10.3 of the xen manual).
>
> Earlier this week, I also thought I was not compiling the correct
> drivers in to the kernel, but it turns out that the drivers in 2.6.18
> did not support my hardware (Intel''s ICH9 chipset).  I had to
patch a
> few source files and recompile.  What does  the output of
''lspci'' and
> ''lspci -n'' look like?
>
> The build instructions you listed are for building a custom dom0 kernel.
> To build just the Xen hypervisor, I believe you have to do ''make
> install-xen'' from the root xen directory.
>
> -Ryan
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com
> > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of
> > Lionel Kernux
> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 4:18 PM
> > To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > Subject: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to get
> > xen toboot...please help
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I''m running slackware12 and followed the directions in the
> > README file in the xen source tree.
> >
> > I installed grub and made sure it is working properly.
> >
> > I did:
> >
> > make world
> > make install
> >
> > and added the correct stanza to the grub.conf
> >
> > then I rebooted and selected my xen kernel
> >
> > BUT
> >
> > xen boots to a certain point and then emits an error and
> > reboots. The error is difficult to see because the reboot
> > happens almost immediately after the error is displayed. From
> > what I can see, the error is "no /sbin/init found or not
mounted".
> >
> > I suspected that this might be due to a lack of scsi/sata
> > drivers in the xen kernel....so I followed the README
> > instructions to build a custom kernel:
> >
> > 5. To rebuild a kernel with a modified config:
> >
> >     # make linux-2.6-xen-config CONFIGMODE=menuconfig     (or xconfig)
> >     # make linux-2.6-xen-build
> >     # make linux-2.6-xen-install
> >
> >    Depending on your config, you may need to use
''mkinitrd'' to create
> >    an initial ram disk, just like a native system e.g.
> >     # depmod 2.6.16-xen
> >     # mkinitrd -v -f --with=aacraid --with=sd_mod
> > --with=scsi_mod initrd-2.6.16-xen.img 2.6.16-xen
> >
> > I made sure that ALL of the SATA/SCSI drivers are built-in so
> > there should be no need for initrd
> >
> > But after running make linux-2.6-xen-install some stuff is
> > installed to /boot but NOT the xen-3.2.0.gz that grub needs to load.
> >
> > ls -la /boot
> >
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      37 2007-12-20 04:27 README.initrd ->
> > /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.1.2/README.initrd
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      20 2007-12-21 11:36 System.map ->
> > System.map.2.6.23.12
> > -rw-rw-r--  1 root root 1043384 2008-01-11 15:53 System.map-2.6.18-xen
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root  795880 2007-06-19 16:18
> > System.map-generic-2.6.21.5
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root  813610 2007-06-19 15:53
> > System.map-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1232918 2007-06-19 16:23
> > System.map-huge-2.6.21.5
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1252098 2007-06-19 15:58
> > System.map-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1060243 2007-12-21 12:35 System.map.2.6.23.12
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root     512 2007-12-20 04:51 boot.0800
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      16 2007-12-21 11:37 config ->
> > config.2.6.23.12
> > -rw-rw-r--  1 root root   65742 2008-01-11 15:53 config-2.6.18-xen
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72738 2007-06-19 16:18
> > config-generic-2.6.21.5
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72764 2007-06-19 15:53
> > config-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72643 2007-06-19 16:23 config-huge-2.6.21.5
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72669 2007-06-19 15:58
> > config-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   56904 2007-12-21 12:34 config.2.6.23.12
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root    5040 2007-06-10 02:09 diag1.img
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      15 2007-12-21 11:37 latest_smp
> > -> linux-2.6.23.12
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2743736 2007-12-21 12:34 linux-2.6.23.12
> > -rw-------  1 root root  118272 2008-01-10 15:22 map
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2751320 2008-01-04 14:41 ndiskernel
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 7526897 2008-01-11 15:53
> > vmlinux-syms-2.6.18-xen
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      29 2007-12-20 04:43 vmlinuz ->
> > vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      18 2008-01-11 15:53 vmlinuz-2.6-xen ->
> > vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 3001674 2008-01-11 15:53 vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1937944 2007-06-19 16:18
> > vmlinuz-generic-2.6.21.5
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2087960 2007-06-19 15:53
> > vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4097784 2007-06-19 16:23 vmlinuz-huge-2.6.21.5
> > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4417112 2007-06-19 15:58
> > vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> >
> >
> > So....please...
> >
> > Any Help???/
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Miguel
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Xen-users mailing list
> > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> >
>
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Ryan Persaud

2008-Jan-14 21:08 UTC

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RE: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to get xen toboot...please help

Yeah, just download the latest source for the BCM card and compile it.
I had to do the same thing on my Proliants.  The tg3 driver in the
2.6.18 kernel is likely out-of-date.

-Ryan 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lionel Kernux [mailto:lionel.kernux@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 3:59 PM
> To: Ryan Persaud
> Cc: xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to 
> get xen toboot...please help
> 
> Heh,
> 
> Thanks for the reply,
> 
> I finally got the dom0 kernel to boot...by building SATA and 
> SCSI support built-in to the kernel...
> 
> Now....D''OH! The kernel doesnt see my BCM NIC....grrr.....
> 
> It boots OK but when I do "ifconfig -a" I get all of the 
> virtual NIC''s listed + the real loopback....but no eth0....grrrrrr
> 
> lspci lists the device as:
> 
> 09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme 
> BCM5756ME Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
> 
> Any help?
> 
> M
> 
> 
> On Jan 11, 2008 5:07 PM, Ryan Persaud 
> <Ryan_Persaud@symantec.com> wrote:
> > Miguel,
> >
> > It sounds like you might be getting a kernel panic. To prevent the 
> > machine from rebooting after the error message displays, 
> you can try 
> > specifying that Xen not reboot by appending
''noreboot'' to
> Xen''s entry 
> > in grub.conf (See section 10.3 of the xen manual).
> >
> > Earlier this week, I also thought I was not compiling the correct 
> > drivers in to the kernel, but it turns out that the drivers 
> in 2.6.18 
> > did not support my hardware (Intel''s ICH9 chipset).  I had 
> to patch a 
> > few source files and recompile.  What does  the output of 
> ''lspci'' and 
> > ''lspci -n'' look like?
> >
> > The build instructions you listed are for building a custom 
> dom0 kernel.
> > To build just the Xen hypervisor, I believe you have to do
''make
> > install-xen'' from the root xen directory.
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com
> > > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf 
> Of Lionel 
> > > Kernux
> > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 4:18 PM
> > > To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > > Subject: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to
get xen
> > > toboot...please help
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I''m running slackware12 and followed the directions in
the README
> > > file in the xen source tree.
> > >
> > > I installed grub and made sure it is working properly.
> > >
> > > I did:
> > >
> > > make world
> > > make install
> > >
> > > and added the correct stanza to the grub.conf
> > >
> > > then I rebooted and selected my xen kernel
> > >
> > > BUT
> > >
> > > xen boots to a certain point and then emits an error and reboots.
> > > The error is difficult to see because the reboot happens almost 
> > > immediately after the error is displayed. From what I can 
> see, the 
> > > error is "no /sbin/init found or not mounted".
> > >
> > > I suspected that this might be due to a lack of scsi/sata 
> drivers in 
> > > the xen kernel....so I followed the README instructions 
> to build a 
> > > custom kernel:
> > >
> > > 5. To rebuild a kernel with a modified config:
> > >
> > >     # make linux-2.6-xen-config CONFIGMODE=menuconfig     
> (or xconfig)
> > >     # make linux-2.6-xen-build
> > >     # make linux-2.6-xen-install
> > >
> > >    Depending on your config, you may need to use 
> ''mkinitrd'' to create
> > >    an initial ram disk, just like a native system e.g.
> > >     # depmod 2.6.16-xen
> > >     # mkinitrd -v -f --with=aacraid --with=sd_mod --with=scsi_mod
> > > initrd-2.6.16-xen.img 2.6.16-xen
> > >
> > > I made sure that ALL of the SATA/SCSI drivers are 
> built-in so there 
> > > should be no need for initrd
> > >
> > > But after running make linux-2.6-xen-install some stuff 
> is installed 
> > > to /boot but NOT the xen-3.2.0.gz that grub needs to load.
> > >
> > > ls -la /boot
> > >
> > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      37 2007-12-20 04:27 README.initrd
->
> > > /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.1.2/README.initrd
> > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      20 2007-12-21 11:36 System.map ->
> > > System.map.2.6.23.12
> > > -rw-rw-r--  1 root root 1043384 2008-01-11 15:53 
> > > System.map-2.6.18-xen
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root  795880 2007-06-19 16:18
> > > System.map-generic-2.6.21.5
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root  813610 2007-06-19 15:53 
> > > System.map-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1232918 2007-06-19 16:23
> > > System.map-huge-2.6.21.5
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1252098 2007-06-19 15:58 
> > > System.map-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1060243 2007-12-21 12:35 
> System.map.2.6.23.12
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root     512 2007-12-20 04:51 boot.0800
> > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      16 2007-12-21 11:37 config ->
> > > config.2.6.23.12
> > > -rw-rw-r--  1 root root   65742 2008-01-11 15:53
config-2.6.18-xen
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72738 2007-06-19 16:18
> > > config-generic-2.6.21.5
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72764 2007-06-19 15:53
> > > config-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72643 2007-06-19 16:23 
> config-huge-2.6.21.5
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72669 2007-06-19 15:58
> > > config-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   56904 2007-12-21 12:34 config.2.6.23.12
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root    5040 2007-06-10 02:09 diag1.img
> > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      15 2007-12-21 11:37 latest_smp
> > > -> linux-2.6.23.12
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2743736 2007-12-21 12:34 linux-2.6.23.12
> > > -rw-------  1 root root  118272 2008-01-10 15:22 map
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2751320 2008-01-04 14:41 ndiskernel
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 7526897 2008-01-11 15:53 
> > > vmlinux-syms-2.6.18-xen
> > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      29 2007-12-20 04:43 vmlinuz ->
> > > vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      18 2008-01-11 15:53 
> vmlinuz-2.6-xen ->
> > > vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 3001674 2008-01-11 15:53 
> vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1937944 2007-06-19 16:18
> > > vmlinuz-generic-2.6.21.5
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2087960 2007-06-19 15:53 
> > > vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4097784 2007-06-19 16:23 
> > > vmlinuz-huge-2.6.21.5
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4417112 2007-06-19 15:58 
> > > vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > >
> > >
> > > So....please...
> > >
> > > Any Help???/
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Miguel
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Xen-users mailing list
> > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> > >
> >
> 
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Lionel Kernux

2008-Jan-15 16:09 UTC

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Re: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to get xen toboot...please help

Thanks again!

grabbed the latest tg3 source....
built it for xen kernel...
works like a charm...

M



On Jan 14, 2008 4:08 PM, Ryan Persaud <Ryan_Persaud@symantec.com>
wrote:> Yeah, just download the latest source for the BCM card and compile it.
> I had to do the same thing on my Proliants.  The tg3 driver in the
> 2.6.18 kernel is likely out-of-date.
>
> -Ryan
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lionel Kernux [mailto:lionel.kernux@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 3:59 PM
> > To: Ryan Persaud
> > Cc: xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to
> > get xen toboot...please help
> >
> > Heh,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply,
> >
> > I finally got the dom0 kernel to boot...by building SATA and
> > SCSI support built-in to the kernel...
> >
> > Now....D''OH! The kernel doesnt see my BCM NIC....grrr.....
> >
> > It boots OK but when I do "ifconfig -a" I get all of the
> > virtual NIC''s listed + the real loopback....but no
eth0....grrrrrr
> >
> > lspci lists the device as:
> >
> > 09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
> > BCM5756ME Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
> >
> > Any help?
> >
> > M
> >
> >
> > On Jan 11, 2008 5:07 PM, Ryan Persaud
> > <Ryan_Persaud@symantec.com> wrote:
> > > Miguel,
> > >
> > > It sounds like you might be getting a kernel panic. To prevent
the
> > > machine from rebooting after the error message displays,
> > you can try
> > > specifying that Xen not reboot by appending
''noreboot'' to
> > Xen''s entry
> > > in grub.conf (See section 10.3 of the xen manual).
> > >
> > > Earlier this week, I also thought I was not compiling the correct
> > > drivers in to the kernel, but it turns out that the drivers
> > in 2.6.18
> > > did not support my hardware (Intel''s ICH9 chipset).  I
had
> > to patch a
> > > few source files and recompile.  What does  the output of
> > ''lspci'' and
> > > ''lspci -n'' look like?
> > >
> > > The build instructions you listed are for building a custom
> > dom0 kernel.
> > > To build just the Xen hypervisor, I believe you have to do
''make
> > > install-xen'' from the root xen directory.
> > >
> > > -Ryan
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com
> > > > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf
> > Of Lionel
> > > > Kernux
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 4:18 PM
> > > > To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > > > Subject: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying
to get xen
> > > > toboot...please help
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I''m running slackware12 and followed the directions
in the README
> > > > file in the xen source tree.
> > > >
> > > > I installed grub and made sure it is working properly.
> > > >
> > > > I did:
> > > >
> > > > make world
> > > > make install
> > > >
> > > > and added the correct stanza to the grub.conf
> > > >
> > > > then I rebooted and selected my xen kernel
> > > >
> > > > BUT
> > > >
> > > > xen boots to a certain point and then emits an error and
reboots.
> > > > The error is difficult to see because the reboot happens
almost
> > > > immediately after the error is displayed. From what I can
> > see, the
> > > > error is "no /sbin/init found or not mounted".
> > > >
> > > > I suspected that this might be due to a lack of scsi/sata
> > drivers in
> > > > the xen kernel....so I followed the README instructions
> > to build a
> > > > custom kernel:
> > > >
> > > > 5. To rebuild a kernel with a modified config:
> > > >
> > > >     # make linux-2.6-xen-config CONFIGMODE=menuconfig
> > (or xconfig)
> > > >     # make linux-2.6-xen-build
> > > >     # make linux-2.6-xen-install
> > > >
> > > >    Depending on your config, you may need to use
> > ''mkinitrd'' to create
> > > >    an initial ram disk, just like a native system e.g.
> > > >     # depmod 2.6.16-xen
> > > >     # mkinitrd -v -f --with=aacraid --with=sd_mod
--with=scsi_mod
> > > > initrd-2.6.16-xen.img 2.6.16-xen
> > > >
> > > > I made sure that ALL of the SATA/SCSI drivers are
> > built-in so there
> > > > should be no need for initrd
> > > >
> > > > But after running make linux-2.6-xen-install some stuff
> > is installed
> > > > to /boot but NOT the xen-3.2.0.gz that grub needs to load.
> > > >
> > > > ls -la /boot
> > > >
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      37 2007-12-20 04:27
README.initrd ->
> > > > /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.1.2/README.initrd
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      20 2007-12-21 11:36 System.map
->
> > > > System.map.2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-rw-r--  1 root root 1043384 2008-01-11 15:53
> > > > System.map-2.6.18-xen
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root  795880 2007-06-19 16:18
> > > > System.map-generic-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root  813610 2007-06-19 15:53
> > > > System.map-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1232918 2007-06-19 16:23
> > > > System.map-huge-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1252098 2007-06-19 15:58
> > > > System.map-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1060243 2007-12-21 12:35
> > System.map.2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root     512 2007-12-20 04:51 boot.0800
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      16 2007-12-21 11:37 config
->
> > > > config.2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-rw-r--  1 root root   65742 2008-01-11 15:53
config-2.6.18-xen
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72738 2007-06-19 16:18
> > > > config-generic-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72764 2007-06-19 15:53
> > > > config-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72643 2007-06-19 16:23
> > config-huge-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72669 2007-06-19 15:58
> > > > config-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   56904 2007-12-21 12:34
config.2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root    5040 2007-06-10 02:09 diag1.img
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      15 2007-12-21 11:37 latest_smp
> > > > -> linux-2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2743736 2007-12-21 12:34
linux-2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-------  1 root root  118272 2008-01-10 15:22 map
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2751320 2008-01-04 14:41 ndiskernel
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 7526897 2008-01-11 15:53
> > > > vmlinux-syms-2.6.18-xen
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      29 2007-12-20 04:43 vmlinuz
->
> > > > vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      18 2008-01-11 15:53
> > vmlinuz-2.6-xen ->
> > > > vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 3001674 2008-01-11 15:53
> > vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1937944 2007-06-19 16:18
> > > > vmlinuz-generic-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2087960 2007-06-19 15:53
> > > > vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4097784 2007-06-19 16:23
> > > > vmlinuz-huge-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4417112 2007-06-19 15:58
> > > > vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > So....please...
> > > >
> > > > Any Help???/
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Miguel
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Xen-users mailing list
> > > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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Lionel Kernux

2008-Jan-15 16:11 UTC

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Re: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to get xen toboot...please help

Thanks again!

grabbed the latest tg3 source....
built it for xen kernel...
works like a charm...

M



On Jan 14, 2008 4:08 PM, Ryan Persaud <Ryan_Persaud@symantec.com>
wrote:> Yeah, just download the latest source for the BCM card and compile it.
> I had to do the same thing on my Proliants.  The tg3 driver in the
> 2.6.18 kernel is likely out-of-date.
>
> -Ryan
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lionel Kernux [mailto:lionel.kernux@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 3:59 PM
> > To: Ryan Persaud
> > Cc: xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying to
> > get xen toboot...please help
> >
> > Heh,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply,
> >
> > I finally got the dom0 kernel to boot...by building SATA and
> > SCSI support built-in to the kernel...
> >
> > Now....D''OH! The kernel doesnt see my BCM NIC....grrr.....
> >
> > It boots OK but when I do "ifconfig -a" I get all of the
> > virtual NIC''s listed + the real loopback....but no
eth0....grrrrrr
> >
> > lspci lists the device as:
> >
> > 09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
> > BCM5756ME Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
> >
> > Any help?
> >
> > M
> >
> >
> > On Jan 11, 2008 5:07 PM, Ryan Persaud
> > <Ryan_Persaud@symantec.com> wrote:
> > > Miguel,
> > >
> > > It sounds like you might be getting a kernel panic. To prevent
the
> > > machine from rebooting after the error message displays,
> > you can try
> > > specifying that Xen not reboot by appending
''noreboot'' to
> > Xen''s entry
> > > in grub.conf (See section 10.3 of the xen manual).
> > >
> > > Earlier this week, I also thought I was not compiling the correct
> > > drivers in to the kernel, but it turns out that the drivers
> > in 2.6.18
> > > did not support my hardware (Intel''s ICH9 chipset).  I
had
> > to patch a
> > > few source files and recompile.  What does  the output of
> > ''lspci'' and
> > > ''lspci -n'' look like?
> > >
> > > The build instructions you listed are for building a custom
> > dom0 kernel.
> > > To build just the Xen hypervisor, I believe you have to do
''make
> > > install-xen'' from the root xen directory.
> > >
> > > -Ryan
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com
> > > > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf
> > Of Lionel
> > > > Kernux
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 4:18 PM
> > > > To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > > > Subject: [Xen-users] I''ve exhausted my brain trying
to get xen
> > > > toboot...please help
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I''m running slackware12 and followed the directions
in the README
> > > > file in the xen source tree.
> > > >
> > > > I installed grub and made sure it is working properly.
> > > >
> > > > I did:
> > > >
> > > > make world
> > > > make install
> > > >
> > > > and added the correct stanza to the grub.conf
> > > >
> > > > then I rebooted and selected my xen kernel
> > > >
> > > > BUT
> > > >
> > > > xen boots to a certain point and then emits an error and
reboots.
> > > > The error is difficult to see because the reboot happens
almost
> > > > immediately after the error is displayed. From what I can
> > see, the
> > > > error is "no /sbin/init found or not mounted".
> > > >
> > > > I suspected that this might be due to a lack of scsi/sata
> > drivers in
> > > > the xen kernel....so I followed the README instructions
> > to build a
> > > > custom kernel:
> > > >
> > > > 5. To rebuild a kernel with a modified config:
> > > >
> > > >     # make linux-2.6-xen-config CONFIGMODE=menuconfig
> > (or xconfig)
> > > >     # make linux-2.6-xen-build
> > > >     # make linux-2.6-xen-install
> > > >
> > > >    Depending on your config, you may need to use
> > ''mkinitrd'' to create
> > > >    an initial ram disk, just like a native system e.g.
> > > >     # depmod 2.6.16-xen
> > > >     # mkinitrd -v -f --with=aacraid --with=sd_mod
--with=scsi_mod
> > > > initrd-2.6.16-xen.img 2.6.16-xen
> > > >
> > > > I made sure that ALL of the SATA/SCSI drivers are
> > built-in so there
> > > > should be no need for initrd
> > > >
> > > > But after running make linux-2.6-xen-install some stuff
> > is installed
> > > > to /boot but NOT the xen-3.2.0.gz that grub needs to load.
> > > >
> > > > ls -la /boot
> > > >
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      37 2007-12-20 04:27
README.initrd ->
> > > > /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.1.2/README.initrd
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      20 2007-12-21 11:36 System.map
->
> > > > System.map.2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-rw-r--  1 root root 1043384 2008-01-11 15:53
> > > > System.map-2.6.18-xen
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root  795880 2007-06-19 16:18
> > > > System.map-generic-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root  813610 2007-06-19 15:53
> > > > System.map-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1232918 2007-06-19 16:23
> > > > System.map-huge-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1252098 2007-06-19 15:58
> > > > System.map-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1060243 2007-12-21 12:35
> > System.map.2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root     512 2007-12-20 04:51 boot.0800
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      16 2007-12-21 11:37 config
->
> > > > config.2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-rw-r--  1 root root   65742 2008-01-11 15:53
config-2.6.18-xen
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72738 2007-06-19 16:18
> > > > config-generic-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72764 2007-06-19 15:53
> > > > config-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72643 2007-06-19 16:23
> > config-huge-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   72669 2007-06-19 15:58
> > > > config-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root   56904 2007-12-21 12:34
config.2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root    5040 2007-06-10 02:09 diag1.img
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      15 2007-12-21 11:37 latest_smp
> > > > -> linux-2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2743736 2007-12-21 12:34
linux-2.6.23.12
> > > > -rw-------  1 root root  118272 2008-01-10 15:22 map
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2751320 2008-01-04 14:41 ndiskernel
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 7526897 2008-01-11 15:53
> > > > vmlinux-syms-2.6.18-xen
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      29 2007-12-20 04:43 vmlinuz
->
> > > > vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      18 2008-01-11 15:53
> > vmlinuz-2.6-xen ->
> > > > vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 3001674 2008-01-11 15:53
> > vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1937944 2007-06-19 16:18
> > > > vmlinuz-generic-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2087960 2007-06-19 15:53
> > > > vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4097784 2007-06-19 16:23
> > > > vmlinuz-huge-2.6.21.5
> > > > -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4417112 2007-06-19 15:58
> > > > vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.21.5-smp
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > So....please...
> > > >
> > > > Any Help???/
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Miguel
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Xen-users mailing list
> > > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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