Thank you, all.
I will try these.
If I succeed in mounting a xen
I will write start-to-finish instructions
and make them available.
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:03:25 -0400
> From: Todd Deshane <deshantm@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] help a newbie please
> To: Jonathan Lettvin <jlettvin@gmail.com>
> Cc: xen-users mailing list <Xen-users@lists.xensource.com>
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>
> I don''t have personal experience with Lenny, perhaps the xen-users
list
> does.
>
> I see Debian does have kernels:
> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels
>
> Anybody running Xen + Dom0 kernel successfully on Lenny?
>
> See Jonathan''s question below.
>
> Thanks,
> Todd
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:08 AM, Jonathan Lettvin
<jlettvin@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Todd,
> >
> > I have installed Debian Lenny, and followed some of the instructions
at:
> > http://wiki.debian.org/Xen
> > Specifically:
> >
> > Install Lenny. Finish the installation as you would normally do
> > apt-get install install xen
> > apt-get install xen-utils
> > apt-get install xen-tools
> >
> > I am stumped about what to do at step 5
> >
> > install a xen dom0-capable kernel
> >
> > I downloaded the image from:
> >
>
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/i386/xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-686/download
> > specifically:
> >
>
http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/l/linux-2.6/xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-686_2.6.26-25lenny1_i386.deb
> >
> > But I do not know how to install it.
> > I tried dpkg -i, but it reports unsatisfied dependencies.
> > I tried to follow down all the dependencies, but don''t really
know how.
> >
> > So, that is where I am now stuck.
> > Can you recommend next steps for me?
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Jonathan Lettvin
<jlettvin@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Todd,
> >>
> >> Thank you for your fast response.
> >> Debian Lenny was my first candidate.
> >> I installed it (many hours)
> >> then acquired and compiled xen
> >> and then booted to that kernel
> >> and that was the attempt that led to
> >> xend failing for lack of some resource.
> >>
> >> I will try it again, given your advice but
> >> I fear I will waste another many hours
> >> and end up with no better results.
> >> A little bit of steering by you
> >> would make a huge difference to me.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Todd Deshane
<deshantm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Jonathan Lettvin
<jlettvin@gmail.com
> >
> >>> wrote:
> >>> > Hi list readers,
> >>> >
> >>> > I am an experienced developer with only nominal
configuration talent.
> >>> > These days, mostly I use ubuntu linux, but have used
Debian,
> WhiteBox,
> >>> > CentOS, RH, Fedora.
> >>> >
> >>> > I have been using Sun VirtualBox to very great effect and
hope for
> >>> > better
> >>> > performance
> >>> > by installing and using xen.
> >>> > I also intend to use Dom0 exclusively as a host, and not
install any
> >>> > other
> >>> > packages.
> >>> > Instead, I expect to do all my development and package
downloads onto
> >>> > guest
> >>> > machines.
> >>> >
> >>> > I wish to do a fresh install of a xen linux onto a brand
new 1TB disk
> >>> > on my
> >>> > IBM Thinkpad T61 laptop.
> >>> > My intention is to generate file-based virtual machines
that I can
> copy
> >>> > to
> >>> > make new instances.
> >>> > I am expecting to use HVM rather than paravirtualization
and files
> >>> > instead
> >>> > of logical volumes.
> >>> >
> >>> > So far, I have tried it three times, once with Debian
Lenny, and
> twice
> >>> > with
> >>> > ubuntu Maverick Meerkat.
> >>> > Every time I encounter show-stopper problems during
compiles or xend
> >>> > crash
> >>> > on execution.
> >>> > I do not know if I have identified a solid recipe to
follow, or
> whether
> >>> > my
> >>> > choices are bad.
> >>> >
> >>> > What I request is start to finish step by step
instructions
> (preferably
> >>> > onto
> >>> > ubuntu or Debian).
> >>> > I am willing to back off on the Dom0 OS to an earlier
ubuntu or
> Debian.
> >>> > All I want is to generate a solid baseline xen system
that is as
> >>> > reliable
> >>> > and simple as possible.
> >>> >
> >>> > I will start from scratch with a clean disk, if I can
only get
> >>> > instructions
> >>> > that lead to a working host.
> >>> >
> >>> > Please help by providing a single complete clean
instruction list to
> >>> > achieve
> >>> > this.
> >>>
> >>> These links might help.
> >>>
> >>> http://wiki.debian.org/Xen
> >>> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems
> >>>
> >>> Post questions if you get stuck on anything. ##xen on freenode
is also
> >>> a place to ask questions.
> >>>
> >>> Hope that helps.
> >>>
> >>> Todd
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Todd Deshane
> >>> http://todddeshane.net
> >>> http://runningxen.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> This e-mail is from Jonathan D. Lettvin, and may contain
information
> that
> >> is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended
recipient, do
> not
> >> read, copy or distribute the e-mail or any attachments. Instead,
please
> >> notify the sender and delete the e-mail and any attachments. Thank
you.
> >>
> >> Jonathan D. Lettvin
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > This e-mail is from Jonathan D. Lettvin, and may contain information
that
> is
> > confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, do
not
> > read, copy or distribute the e-mail or any attachments. Instead,
please
> > notify the sender and delete the e-mail and any attachments. Thank
you.
> >
> > Jonathan D. Lettvin
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Todd Deshane
> http://todddeshane.net
> http://runningxen.com
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:09:16 +0100
> From: Jonathan Ludlam <Jonathan.Ludlam@eu.citrix.com>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] XCP - source code for loader in
> /opt/xensource/packages/files/guest-installer/
> To: George Shuklin <george.shuklin@gmail.com>
> Cc: "xen-users@lists.xensource.com"
<xen-users@lists.xensource.com>
> Message-ID: <947CAC2B-BC78-49B8-8C13-1DC0B8DBE6BB@eu.citrix.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hi George,
>
> That''s a slightly odd part of the build. What''s going on
here is that the
> ''loader'' file comes from the anaconda RPM, and has to be
there because we''ve
> fixed an issue with recognising xen block devices. Now, I don''t
believe we
> provide a patched SRPM for anaconda. But it turns out that''s just
because
> we''ve been lazy rather than we''re hiding any code.
''loader'' is part of
> anaconda, but the change is in a staticly linked library provided by kudzu.
> Probably what we should have done is explicitly produce a new anaconda SRPM
> with a buildrequires line that mentions the required version of kudzu. But
> we haven''t - yet.
>
> So, to build this file, you''ll need to install the patched kudzu
rpm, then
> get the standard anaconda SRPM from the RHEL repositories, and rebuild
that.
>
> I haven''t actually tried this myself, but I''m assured
this is how it works
> :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jon
>
>
> On 22 Oct 2010, at 13:26, George Shuklin wrote:
>
> > Good day.
> >
> > I trying to look to source code for sbin/loader in
> >
> >
/opt/xensource/packages/files/guest-installer/el5.4-initrd-additions.cpio
> >
> > but unable to find it on source-1.iso. (May be I just search in wrong
> > places).
> >
> > Where it source can be found?
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Xen-users mailing list
> > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:13:56 -0200
> From: Fabio Catunda <fcatunda@contactnet.com.br>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] help a newbie please
> To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> Message-ID: <4CC18E14.9040704@contactnet.com.br>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Todd,
>
> Just run
> # apt-get install linux-image-2.6.26-2-xen-686
>
> It will resolve the dependency problem and install the linux-image with
> Xen support for you.
>
> I''m running Xen with Debian with (almost) no problems for a while,
the
> only critical problem that I had is a machine that just rebooted after
> 492 days running with no reason at all... but if it happens every 492
> days, I can leave with that.
>
> Regards,
>
> Fábio Catunda.
>
> On 10/22/2010 11:03 AM, Todd Deshane wrote:
> > I don''t have personal experience with Lenny, perhaps the
xen-users list
> does.
> >
> > I see Debian does have kernels:
> > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels
> >
> > Anybody running Xen + Dom0 kernel successfully on Lenny?
> >
> > See Jonathan''s question below.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Todd
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:08 AM, Jonathan
Lettvin<jlettvin@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Todd,
> >>
> >> I have installed Debian Lenny, and followed some of the
instructions at:
> >> http://wiki.debian.org/Xen
> >> Specifically:
> >>
> >> Install Lenny. Finish the installation as you would normally do
> >> apt-get install install xen
> >> apt-get install xen-utils
> >> apt-get install xen-tools
> >>
> >> I am stumped about what to do at step 5
> >>
> >> install a xen dom0-capable kernel
> >>
> >> I downloaded the image from:
> >>
>
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/i386/xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-686/download
> >> specifically:
> >>
>
http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/l/linux-2.6/xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-686_2.6.26-25lenny1_i386.deb
> >>
> >> But I do not know how to install it.
> >> I tried dpkg -i, but it reports unsatisfied dependencies.
> >> I tried to follow down all the dependencies, but don''t
really know how.
> >>
> >> So, that is where I am now stuck.
> >> Can you recommend next steps for me?
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Jonathan
Lettvin<jlettvin@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Todd,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your fast response.
> >>> Debian Lenny was my first candidate.
> >>> I installed it (many hours)
> >>> then acquired and compiled xen
> >>> and then booted to that kernel
> >>> and that was the attempt that led to
> >>> xend failing for lack of some resource.
> >>>
> >>> I will try it again, given your advice but
> >>> I fear I will waste another many hours
> >>> and end up with no better results.
> >>> A little bit of steering by you
> >>> would make a huge difference to me.
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Todd
Deshane<deshantm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Jonathan
Lettvin<jlettvin@gmail.com
> >
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi list readers,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am an experienced developer with only nominal
configuration talent.
> >>>>> These days, mostly I use ubuntu linux, but have used
Debian,
> WhiteBox,
> >>>>> CentOS, RH, Fedora.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have been using Sun VirtualBox to very great effect
and hope for
> >>>>> better
> >>>>> performance
> >>>>> by installing and using xen.
> >>>>> I also intend to use Dom0 exclusively as a host, and
not install any
> >>>>> other
> >>>>> packages.
> >>>>> Instead, I expect to do all my development and package
downloads onto
> >>>>> guest
> >>>>> machines.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I wish to do a fresh install of a xen linux onto a
brand new 1TB disk
> >>>>> on my
> >>>>> IBM Thinkpad T61 laptop.
> >>>>> My intention is to generate file-based virtual
machines that I can
> copy
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> make new instances.
> >>>>> I am expecting to use HVM rather than
paravirtualization and files
> >>>>> instead
> >>>>> of logical volumes.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So far, I have tried it three times, once with Debian
Lenny, and
> twice
> >>>>> with
> >>>>> ubuntu Maverick Meerkat.
> >>>>> Every time I encounter show-stopper problems during
compiles or xend
> >>>>> crash
> >>>>> on execution.
> >>>>> I do not know if I have identified a solid recipe to
follow, or
> whether
> >>>>> my
> >>>>> choices are bad.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What I request is start to finish step by step
instructions
> (preferably
> >>>>> onto
> >>>>> ubuntu or Debian).
> >>>>> I am willing to back off on the Dom0 OS to an earlier
ubuntu or
> Debian.
> >>>>> All I want is to generate a solid baseline xen system
that is as
> >>>>> reliable
> >>>>> and simple as possible.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I will start from scratch with a clean disk, if I can
only get
> >>>>> instructions
> >>>>> that lead to a working host.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Please help by providing a single complete clean
instruction list to
> >>>>> achieve
> >>>>> this.
> >>>>>
> >>>> These links might help.
> >>>>
> >>>> http://wiki.debian.org/Xen
> >>>> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems
> >>>>
> >>>> Post questions if you get stuck on anything. ##xen on
freenode is also
> >>>> a place to ask questions.
> >>>>
> >>>> Hope that helps.
> >>>>
> >>>> Todd
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Todd Deshane
> >>>> http://todddeshane.net
> >>>> http://runningxen.com
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> This e-mail is from Jonathan D. Lettvin, and may contain
information
> that
> >>> is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended
recipient,
> do not
> >>> read, copy or distribute the e-mail or any attachments.
Instead, please
> >>> notify the sender and delete the e-mail and any attachments.
Thank you.
> >>>
> >>> Jonathan D. Lettvin
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> This e-mail is from Jonathan D. Lettvin, and may contain
information
> that is
> >> confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient,
do
> not
> >> read, copy or distribute the e-mail or any attachments. Instead,
please
> >> notify the sender and delete the e-mail and any attachments. Thank
you.
> >>
> >> Jonathan D. Lettvin
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:18:34 +0200
> From: Thomas Halinka <lists@thohal.de>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] help a newbie please
> To: deshantm@gmail.com
> Cc: Jonathan Lettvin <jlettvin@gmail.com>, xen-users mailing
list
> <Xen-users@lists.xensource.com>
> Message-ID: <1287753514.2010.2.camel@E4310>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I have up2date XEN- and Kernel-Packages for most Common Distris like
> Fedora 11-13, Centos 5, RHEL6, Debian and Ubuntu 10.XX, so you can use
> Distris-Package-Manager to get a running XEN-System in about 15 minutes.
>
> Let me know if anybody is interested.
>
> cu,
>
> thomas
>
>
> Am Freitag, den 22.10.2010, 09:03 -0400 schrieb Todd Deshane:
> > I don''t have personal experience with Lenny, perhaps the
xen-users list
> does.
> >
> > I see Debian does have kernels:
> > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels
> >
> > Anybody running Xen + Dom0 kernel successfully on Lenny?
> >
> > See Jonathan''s question below.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Todd
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:08 AM, Jonathan Lettvin
<jlettvin@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Hi Todd,
> > >
> > > I have installed Debian Lenny, and followed some of the
instructions
> at:
> > > http://wiki.debian.org/Xen
> > > Specifically:
> > >
> > > Install Lenny. Finish the installation as you would normally do
> > > apt-get install install xen
> > > apt-get install xen-utils
> > > apt-get install xen-tools
> > >
> > > I am stumped about what to do at step 5
> > >
> > > install a xen dom0-capable kernel
> > >
> > > I downloaded the image from:
> > >
>
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/i386/xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-686/download
> > > specifically:
> > >
>
http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/l/linux-2.6/xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-686_2.6.26-25lenny1_i386.deb
> > >
> > > But I do not know how to install it.
> > > I tried dpkg -i, but it reports unsatisfied dependencies.
> > > I tried to follow down all the dependencies, but don''t
really know how.
> > >
> > > So, that is where I am now stuck.
> > > Can you recommend next steps for me?
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Jonathan Lettvin
<jlettvin@gmail.com
> >
> > > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hi Todd,
> > >>
> > >> Thank you for your fast response.
> > >> Debian Lenny was my first candidate.
> > >> I installed it (many hours)
> > >> then acquired and compiled xen
> > >> and then booted to that kernel
> > >> and that was the attempt that led to
> > >> xend failing for lack of some resource.
> > >>
> > >> I will try it again, given your advice but
> > >> I fear I will waste another many hours
> > >> and end up with no better results.
> > >> A little bit of steering by you
> > >> would make a huge difference to me.
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Todd Deshane
<deshantm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Jonathan Lettvin <
> jlettvin@gmail.com>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>> > Hi list readers,
> > >>> >
> > >>> > I am an experienced developer with only nominal
configuration
> talent.
> > >>> > These days, mostly I use ubuntu linux, but have used
Debian,
> WhiteBox,
> > >>> > CentOS, RH, Fedora.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > I have been using Sun VirtualBox to very great
effect and hope for
> > >>> > better
> > >>> > performance
> > >>> > by installing and using xen.
> > >>> > I also intend to use Dom0 exclusively as a host, and
not install
> any
> > >>> > other
> > >>> > packages.
> > >>> > Instead, I expect to do all my development and
package downloads
> onto
> > >>> > guest
> > >>> > machines.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > I wish to do a fresh install of a xen linux onto a
brand new 1TB
> disk
> > >>> > on my
> > >>> > IBM Thinkpad T61 laptop.
> > >>> > My intention is to generate file-based virtual
machines that I can
> copy
> > >>> > to
> > >>> > make new instances.
> > >>> > I am expecting to use HVM rather than
paravirtualization and files
> > >>> > instead
> > >>> > of logical volumes.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > So far, I have tried it three times, once with
Debian Lenny, and
> twice
> > >>> > with
> > >>> > ubuntu Maverick Meerkat.
> > >>> > Every time I encounter show-stopper problems during
compiles or
> xend
> > >>> > crash
> > >>> > on execution.
> > >>> > I do not know if I have identified a solid recipe to
follow, or
> whether
> > >>> > my
> > >>> > choices are bad.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > What I request is start to finish step by step
instructions
> (preferably
> > >>> > onto
> > >>> > ubuntu or Debian).
> > >>> > I am willing to back off on the Dom0 OS to an
earlier ubuntu or
> Debian.
> > >>> > All I want is to generate a solid baseline xen
system that is as
> > >>> > reliable
> > >>> > and simple as possible.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > I will start from scratch with a clean disk, if I
can only get
> > >>> > instructions
> > >>> > that lead to a working host.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Please help by providing a single complete clean
instruction list
> to
> > >>> > achieve
> > >>> > this.
> > >>>
> > >>> These links might help.
> > >>>
> > >>> http://wiki.debian.org/Xen
> > >>> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems
> > >>>
> > >>> Post questions if you get stuck on anything. ##xen on
freenode is
> also
> > >>> a place to ask questions.
> > >>>
> > >>> Hope that helps.
> > >>>
> > >>> Todd
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Todd Deshane
> > >>> http://todddeshane.net
> > >>> http://runningxen.com
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> This e-mail is from Jonathan D. Lettvin, and may contain
information
> that
> > >> is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended
recipient,
> do not
> > >> read, copy or distribute the e-mail or any attachments.
Instead,
> please
> > >> notify the sender and delete the e-mail and any attachments.
Thank
> you.
> > >>
> > >> Jonathan D. Lettvin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > This e-mail is from Jonathan D. Lettvin, and may contain
information
> that is
> > > confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended
recipient, do
> not
> > > read, copy or distribute the e-mail or any attachments. Instead,
please
> > > notify the sender and delete the e-mail and any attachments.
Thank you.
> > >
> > > Jonathan D. Lettvin
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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