Donny Brooks
2010-Jun-25 13:42 UTC
[Xen-users] Trying to install ubuntu 10.04 on centos 5.5 w/ xen4.0
As the title states, I am trying to install a PV ubuntu 10.04 domu on my
centos 5.5 xen 4.0 dom0. The steps I have attempted are as follows:
1 - lvcreate -n ubuntutest -L 8G domuvg
2 - wget
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/vmlinuz
3 - wget
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/initrd.gz
4 - cat ubuntu.xen
name = "ubuntu"
memory = 2048
disk = [''phy:/dev/domuvg/ubuntutest,xvda,w'' ]
vif = [ ''bridge=br2'' ]
kernel = "/mnt/disk/vmlinuz"
ramdisk = "/mnt/disk/initrd.gz"
vcpus = 1
on_reboot = ''destroy''
on_crash = ''destroy''
5 - xm create -c ubuntu.xen
... installation goes just fine ...
6 - grabbed the virtualized kernel and ramdisk from another running
physical machine to use in step 7.
7 - cat ubuntu.xen.running
name = "ubuntu-test"
memory = 2048
disk = [''phy:/dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv,xvda,w'' ]
vif = [ ''bridge=br2'' ]
kernel = "/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server"
ramdisk = "/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-server"
vcpus = 1
on_poweroff = ''destroy''
on_reboot = ''restart''
on_crash = ''restart''
8 - xm create -c ubuntu.xen.running
Using config file "./ubuntu.xen.running".
Started domain ubuntu-test (id=3)
[ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup
subsys cpuset
[ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu
[ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.32-22-server (buildd@yellow) (gcc
version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #36-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 3
20:38:33 UTC 2010 (Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-server 2.6.32.11+drm33.2)
[ 0.000000] Command line:
[ 0.000000] KERNEL supported cpus:
[ 0.000000] Intel GenuineIntel
[ 0.000000] AMD AuthenticAMD
[ 0.000000] Centaur CentaurHauls
[ 0.000000] ACPI in unprivileged domain disabled
[ 0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
___snip_____
[ 0.180128] XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/vbd/51712
[ 0.180133] XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/vif/0
[ 0.180138] XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/console/0
[ 0.180155] Magic number: 1:252:3141
[ 0.180172] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/drivers/rtc/hctosys.c: unable
to open rtc device (rtc0)
[ 0.180181] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 0.180186] EDD information not available.
[ 0.180291] Freeing unused kernel memory: 796k freed
[ 0.180555] Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 7788k
Loading, please wait...
[ 0.221772] udev: starting version 151
Begin: Loading essential drivers... ...
Done.
Begin: Running /scripts/init-premount ...
Done.
Begin: Mounting root file system... ...
Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ...
Done.
[ 0.355393] xvda: xvda1 xvda2 < xvda5 >
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
- Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?)
- Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
ALERT! does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
BusyBox v1.13.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-1ubuntu11) built-in shell (ash)
Enter ''help'' for a list of built-in commands.
(initramfs)
From that it appears it is trying to boot on the xvda5 which is the
swap partition. So I checked the fdisk layout of that lv and here is
what I get:
Disk /dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv: 8589 MB, 8589934592 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1044 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv1 1 994 7977984 83 Linux
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv2 994 1045 407553 5
Extended
/dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv5 994 1045 407552 82
Linux swap / Solaris
I just need a running pv ubuntu domu so I can do some testing with LTSP5
and openldap. Is there an easier way to do this than with the "kernel"
and "ramdisk" options? I don''t want to deal with the pygrub
issue with
grub2 unless I just absolutely have to.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Donny B.
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Fantu
2010-Jun-25 13:55 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Trying to install ubuntu 10.04 on centos 5.5 w/ xen4.0
use the cfg example in netboot directory and launch with xm create -c ubuntu.xen install=true on start auto download also all files need Donny Brooks wrote:> > As the title states, I am trying to install a PV ubuntu 10.04 domu on my > centos 5.5 xen 4.0 dom0. The steps I have attempted are as follows: > > 1 - lvcreate -n ubuntutest -L 8G domuvg > 2 - wget > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/vmlinuz > > 3 - wget > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/initrd.gz > > 4 - cat ubuntu.xen > name = "ubuntu" > memory = 2048 > disk = [''phy:/dev/domuvg/ubuntutest,xvda,w'' ] > vif = [ ''bridge=br2'' ] > kernel = "/mnt/disk/vmlinuz" > ramdisk = "/mnt/disk/initrd.gz" > vcpus = 1 > on_reboot = ''destroy'' > on_crash = ''destroy'' > > 5 - xm create -c ubuntu.xen > ... installation goes just fine ... > > 6 - grabbed the virtualized kernel and ramdisk from another running > physical machine to use in step 7. > > 7 - cat ubuntu.xen.running > name = "ubuntu-test" > memory = 2048 > disk = [''phy:/dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv,xvda,w'' ] > vif = [ ''bridge=br2'' ] > kernel = "/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server" > ramdisk = "/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-server" > vcpus = 1 > on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > on_reboot = ''restart'' > on_crash = ''restart'' > > 8 - xm create -c ubuntu.xen.running > Using config file "./ubuntu.xen.running". > Started domain ubuntu-test (id=3) > [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup > subsys cpuset > [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu > [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.32-22-server (buildd@yellow) (gcc > version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #36-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 3 > 20:38:33 UTC 2010 (Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-server 2.6.32.11+drm33.2) > [ 0.000000] Command line: > [ 0.000000] KERNEL supported cpus: > [ 0.000000] Intel GenuineIntel > [ 0.000000] AMD AuthenticAMD > [ 0.000000] Centaur CentaurHauls > [ 0.000000] ACPI in unprivileged domain disabled > [ 0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map: > ___snip_____ > > [ 0.180128] XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/vbd/51712 > [ 0.180133] XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/vif/0 > [ 0.180138] XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/console/0 > [ 0.180155] Magic number: 1:252:3141 > [ 0.180172] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/drivers/rtc/hctosys.c: unable > to open rtc device (rtc0) > [ 0.180181] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found > [ 0.180186] EDD information not available. > [ 0.180291] Freeing unused kernel memory: 796k freed > [ 0.180555] Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 7788k > Loading, please wait... > [ 0.221772] udev: starting version 151 > Begin: Loading essential drivers... ... > Done. > Begin: Running /scripts/init-premount ... > Done. > Begin: Mounting root file system... ... > Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ... > Done. > [ 0.355393] xvda: xvda1 xvda2 < xvda5 > > Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems: > - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline) > - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?) > - Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?) > - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev) > ALERT! does not exist. Dropping to a shell! > > > BusyBox v1.13.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-1ubuntu11) built-in shell (ash) > Enter ''help'' for a list of built-in commands. > > (initramfs) > > From that it appears it is trying to boot on the xvda5 which is the > swap partition. So I checked the fdisk layout of that lv and here is > what I get: > > Disk /dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv: 8589 MB, 8589934592 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1044 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id > System > /dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv1 1 994 7977984 83 Linux > Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. > /dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv2 994 1045 407553 5 > Extended > /dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv5 994 1045 407552 82 > Linux swap / Solaris > > > I just need a running pv ubuntu domu so I can do some testing with LTSP5 > and openldap. Is there an easier way to do this than with the "kernel" > and "ramdisk" options? I don''t want to deal with the pygrub issue with > grub2 unless I just absolutely have to. > > Thanks in advance for any assistance. > > Donny B. > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >-- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Trying-to-install-ubuntu-10.04-on-centos-5.5-w--xen4.0-tp28992487p28992589.html Sent from the Xen - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Fajar A. Nugraha
2010-Jun-25 14:04 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Trying to install ubuntu 10.04 on centos 5.5 w/ xen4.0
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Donny Brooks <dbrooks@mdah.state.ms.us> wrote:> As the title states, I am trying to install a PV ubuntu 10.04 domu on my > centos 5.5 xen 4.0 dom0. The steps I have attempted are as follows:> 6 - grabbed the virtualized kernel and ramdisk from another running physical > machine to use in step 7.You can just copy it from the domU you just installed.> > 7 - cat ubuntu.xen.running > name = "ubuntu-test" > memory = 2048 > disk = [''phy:/dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv,xvda,w'' ] > vif = [ ''bridge=br2'' ] > kernel = "/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server" > ramdisk = "/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-server"there''s no "extra" line. How does the kernel suppose to know where the root filesystem is?> Is there an easier way to do this than with the "kernel" and > "ramdisk" options? I don''t want to deal with the pygrub issue with grub2 > unless I just absolutely have to.- install grub on domU. makes your life easier. The "extra" line above should be whatever that comes after "vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server" on menu.lst, with the most important ones being "root" and "console" - use pygrub/pv-grub Although I''m not sure whether your version of pygrub/pv-grub would have support for ext4 (which is the default for Ubuntu Lucid). I usually get around this by having a dedicated /boot with ext3. -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Donny Brooks
2010-Jun-25 19:46 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Trying to install ubuntu 10.04 on centos 5.5 w/ xen4.0
On 6/25/2010 9:04 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote:> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Donny Brooks<dbrooks@mdah.state.ms.us> wrote: > >> As the title states, I am trying to install a PV ubuntu 10.04 domu on my >> centos 5.5 xen 4.0 dom0. The steps I have attempted are as follows: >> > >> 6 - grabbed the virtualized kernel and ramdisk from another running physical >> machine to use in step 7. >> > You can just copy it from the domU you just installed. > > >> 7 - cat ubuntu.xen.running >> name = "ubuntu-test" >> memory = 2048 >> disk = [''phy:/dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv,xvda,w'' ] >> vif = [ ''bridge=br2'' ] >> kernel = "/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server" >> ramdisk = "/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-server" >> > there''s no "extra" line. How does the kernel suppose to know where the > root filesystem is? > >I added the extra line with the UUID and such and was able to boot the domu. However it had no networking other than just localhost. So I also couldn''t install any other software.>> Is there an easier way to do this than with the "kernel" and >> "ramdisk" options? I don''t want to deal with the pygrub issue with grub2 >> unless I just absolutely have to. >> > - install grub on domU. makes your life easier. The "extra" line above > should be whatever that comes after "vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server" on > menu.lst, with the most important ones being "root" and "console" > - use pygrub/pv-grub > >If I use pygrub and a dedicated /boot as ext3 should I be ok? Or is the grub2 being installed on the domu going to rear it''s ugly head again? Also, how can I install grub on the domu if it won''t boot? When doing the install this way (http) it takes HOURS to complete due to some slow internet lines somewhere. This is a common occurrence I have seen with Ubuntu. Centos domu''s are not blindingly fast either but I can usually have one installed via http virt-install in an hour or so. I am almost to the point to where I would ask if anyone has a working ubuntu 10.04 64-bit PV domu and config for xen 4.0 they would mind sharing. Or maybe the patched pygrub files to work with ubuntu''s grub2 and ext4. That would be super helpful. I have almost everything else done for this. It''s always something though. Donny B. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Fajar A. Nugraha
2010-Jun-27 09:23 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Trying to install ubuntu 10.04 on centos 5.5 w/ xen4.0
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 2:46 AM, Donny Brooks <dbrooks@mdah.state.ms.us> wrote:>>> vif = [ ''bridge=br2'' ]> I added the extra line with the UUID and such and was able to boot the domu. > However it had no networking other than just localhost. So I also couldn''t > install any other software.Do you have a "br2" on your domU? Is it the correct bridge? Usually it''s easier to just start with using virb0, whicih provides NAT Network with DHCP. It should just work. Another alternative is to run "ifconfig -a" on domU and see if there''s an ethernet device showing. If not, try "lsmod" and "modprobe xen_netfront". If you already have an ethernet device on domU, it''s simply a matter of configuring it as usual.> >>> Is there an easier way to do this than with the "kernel" and >>> "ramdisk" options? I don''t want to deal with the pygrub issue with grub2 >>> unless I just absolutely have to. >>> >> >> - install grub on domU. makes your life easier. The "extra" line above >> should be whatever that comes after "vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server" on >> menu.lst, with the most important ones being "root" and "console" >> - use pygrub/pv-grub >> >> > > If I use pygrub and a dedicated /boot as ext3 should I be ok?If you use dedicated /boot as ext3, AND use grub don domU, AND use pygrub/pv-grub, it should be OK.> Or is the > grub2 being installed on the domu going to rear it''s ugly head again?There was a post Xen 4.0 patch that fixes bug related to grub2-Lucid combination. Try http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/set-up-ubuntu-10-04-server-pv-domu-at-xen-4-0-dom0-pvops-2-6-32-10-kernel-dom0-on-top-of-ubuntu-10-04-server/ As for ext3 vs ext4, AFAIK whether pygrub/pv-grub supports ext4 depends on whether the compiling environment''s e2fslib supports ext4 or not. RHEL/Centos by default does not. Since I like to have "/" on ext4, I compromise by having "/boot" separated as ext3.> Also, > how can I install grub on the domu if it won''t boot?for PV domU, you don''t REALLY need grub installed. You could just start with empty /boot (on ext3), and create a file /boot/grub/menu.lst. OR, since you can already get domU running using kernel on dom0, you could just get networking up and install grub the normal way.> > When doing the install this way (http) it takes HOURS to complete due to > some slow internet lines somewhere.Yeah. And the silly thing is that Ubuntu''s installation does not allow you to specify your own mirror (at least I don''t know how) :P I get around that by: - locating the closest mirror from me - add an entry to dom0''s /etc/hosts. Something like IP_OF_MY_MIRROR us.archive.ubuntu.com - do a "pkill -HUP dnsmasq" on dom0, so the running dnsmasq will pick up the entry - set up domU to use virbr0 bridge (whose DNS provided by dnsmasq) - during domU installation, select "us.archive.ubuntu.com" -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Donny Brooks
2010-Jun-28 22:00 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Trying to install ubuntu 10.04 on centos 5.5 w/ xen4.0
On 6/27/2010 4:23 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote:> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 2:46 AM, Donny Brooks<dbrooks@mdah.state.ms.us> wrote: > >>>> vif = [ ''bridge=br2'' ] >>>> > >> I added the extra line with the UUID and such and was able to boot the domu. >> However it had no networking other than just localhost. So I also couldn''t >> install any other software. >> > Do you have a "br2" on your domU? Is it the correct bridge? > Usually it''s easier to just start with using virb0, whicih provides > NAT Network with DHCP. It should just work. > Another alternative is to run "ifconfig -a" on domU and see if there''s > an ethernet device showing. If not, try "lsmod" and "modprobe > xen_netfront". If you already have an ethernet device on domU, it''s > simply a matter of configuring it as usual. > >I finally got it reinstalled and have gotten back to the networking deal. Just incase I missed something in the config, when I do a "virsh edit ubuntu-pv" I get this: <domain type=''xen''> <name>ubuntu-pv</name> <uuid>2b2afc62-631f-bddf-6cdb-2a0d2a61275d</uuid> <memory>2097152</memory> <currentMemory>2097152</currentMemory> <vcpu>1</vcpu> <bootloader></bootloader> <os> <type>linux</type> <kernel>/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server</kernel> <initrd>/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-server</initrd> <cmdline>ro root=UUID=f0c8b6eb-3ca5-49d4-b02c-f8de4fea801b quiet splash</cmdline> </os> <clock offset=''utc''/> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> <devices> <disk type=''block'' device=''disk''> <driver name=''phy''/> <source dev=''/dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv''/> <target dev=''xvda'' bus=''xen''/> </disk> <interface type=''bridge''> <mac address=''00:16:3e:cd:98:dd''/> <source bridge=''br2''/> <script path=''/etc/xen/scripts/vif-bridge''/> <target dev=''vif-1.0''/> </interface> <console type=''pty''> <target port=''0''/> </console> </devices> </domain> And when I do the above commands you said try I get this: root@ubuntu:~# ifconfig lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) root@ubuntu:~# ifconfig -a lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) root@ubuntu:~# lsmod Module Size Used by xen_blkfront 10665 4 root@ubuntu:~# modprobe xen_netfront FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-server/modules.dep: No such file or directory root@ubuntu:~# I think I should be ok if I can just get ethernet working. Actually need 2 ethernet devices on one of the ubuntu domu''s if possible but that should be easy once the first is setup. Any pointers? I am so used to things just working on my home xen machine but it is running on an ubuntu 8.04 dom0 with Xen version 3.2.1-rc1-pre. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Bruce Edge
2010-Jun-28 22:47 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Trying to install ubuntu 10.04 on centos 5.5 w/ xen4.0
On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 2:23 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net> wrote:> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 2:46 AM, Donny Brooks <dbrooks@mdah.state.ms.us> > wrote: > >>> vif = [ ''bridge=br2'' ] > > > I added the extra line with the UUID and such and was able to boot the > domu. > > However it had no networking other than just localhost. So I also > couldn''t > > install any other software. > > Do you have a "br2" on your domU? Is it the correct bridge? > Usually it''s easier to just start with using virb0, whicih provides > NAT Network with DHCP. It should just work. > Another alternative is to run "ifconfig -a" on domU and see if there''s > an ethernet device showing. If not, try "lsmod" and "modprobe > xen_netfront". If you already have an ethernet device on domU, it''s > simply a matter of configuring it as usual. > > > > >>> Is there an easier way to do this than with the "kernel" and > >>> "ramdisk" options? I don''t want to deal with the pygrub issue with > grub2 > >>> unless I just absolutely have to. > >>> > >> > >> - install grub on domU. makes your life easier. The "extra" line above > >> should be whatever that comes after "vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server" on > >> menu.lst, with the most important ones being "root" and "console" > >> - use pygrub/pv-grub > >> > >> > > > > If I use pygrub and a dedicated /boot as ext3 should I be ok? > > If you use dedicated /boot as ext3, AND use grub don domU, AND use > pygrub/pv-grub, it should be OK. > > > Or is the > > grub2 being installed on the domu going to rear it''s ugly head again? > > There was a post Xen 4.0 patch that fixes bug related to grub2-Lucid > combination. Try > > http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/set-up-ubuntu-10-04-server-pv-domu-at-xen-4-0-dom0-pvops-2-6-32-10-kernel-dom0-on-top-of-ubuntu-10-04-server/ > > As for ext3 vs ext4, AFAIK whether pygrub/pv-grub supports ext4 > depends on whether the compiling environment''s e2fslib supports ext4 > or not. RHEL/Centos by default does not. Since I like to have "/" on > ext4, I compromise by having "/boot" separated as ext3. > > > Also, > > how can I install grub on the domu if it won''t boot? > > for PV domU, you don''t REALLY need grub installed. You could just > start with empty /boot (on ext3), and create a file > /boot/grub/menu.lst. > > OR, since you can already get domU running using kernel on dom0, you > could just get networking up and install grub the normal way. > > > > > When doing the install this way (http) it takes HOURS to complete due to > > some slow internet lines somewhere. > > Yeah. And the silly thing is that Ubuntu''s installation does not allow > you to specify your own mirror (at least I don''t know how) :P >Look at debian/ubuntu preseeding. You can specify it on the boot command line, or specify a preseed file. These are the settings they expose: ### Mirror settings # If you select ftp, the mirror/country string does not need to be set. #d-i mirror/protocol string ftp #d-i mirror/country string manual #d-i mirror/http/hostname string http.us.debian.org #d-i mirror/http/directory string /ubuntu #d-i mirror/http/proxy string https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/installation-guide/sparc/appendix-preseed.html -Bruce> I get around that by: > - locating the closest mirror from me > - add an entry to dom0''s /etc/hosts. Something like > IP_OF_MY_MIRROR us.archive.ubuntu.com > - do a "pkill -HUP dnsmasq" on dom0, so the running dnsmasq will pick > up the entry > - set up domU to use virbr0 bridge (whose DNS provided by dnsmasq) > - during domU installation, select "us.archive.ubuntu.com" > > -- > Fajar > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Donny Brooks
2010-Jul-01 16:29 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Trying to install ubuntu 10.04 on centos 5.5 w/ xen4.0
On 6/27/2010 4:23 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote:> > OR, since you can already get domU running using kernel on dom0, you > could just get networking up and install grub the normal way. > >This is the trick. I have the domu booting and all but I cannot get networking to install for the life of me! Kinda hard to install grub with no way to get files to it. ;) Any ideas where to start? _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Donny Brooks
2010-Jul-01 16:41 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Trying to install ubuntu 10.04 on centos 5.5 w/ xen4.0
On 7/1/2010 11:38 AM, Cristian Colombo wrote:> You can download the deb installer (http://packages.ubuntu.com) > > cp /package/path.deb /path/to/server_folder/ > > sudo dpkg -i package.deb > > > Cristian. > > 2010/7/1 Donny Brooks <dbrooks@mdah.state.ms.us > <mailto:dbrooks@mdah.state.ms.us>> > > On 6/27/2010 4:23 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote: > > > OR, since you can already get domU running using kernel on > dom0, you > could just get networking up and install grub the normal way. > > > > This is the trick. I have the domu booting and all but I cannot > get networking to install for the life of me! Kinda hard to > install grub with no way to get files to it. ;) Any ideas where to > start? > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com <mailto:Xen-users@lists.xensource.com> > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >Yes.... download the package... how? Without networking on the domu that is near impossible. The only way I can think to do it is make a new lv, mount it on the dom0, download the package to that partition mounted on the dom0, unmount it and give it to the domu. While not totally out of the question, I would rather get networking up and working. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users