[CentOS-virt] Fedora 12 2.6.31.5-127.fc12 domU on CentOS 5.4 2.6.18-164.6.1.el5xen fails to boot

[Pasi Kärkkäinen]

On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 09:36:49AM +0200, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 01:22:06PM -0500, Scot P. Floess wrote:
> > 
> > What happens is /boot is always installing as ext4 - no matter what I set 
> > it to be in my kickstart file.
> > 
> > I use Cobbler/KOAN for my VM installs...  What did you do to get F12 
> > installed as a VM?
> >
> 
> I did manual installation using virt-manager. I didn't use kickstart or
> Cobbler/KOAN.
> 
> The normal manual installation allows you to set /boot to ext3. 
>

Oh, and Xen pygrub in Fedora 12 dom0 supports domU ext4 /boot. I've been
using that aswell.

-- Pasi

> 
> 
> > On Tue, 1 Dec 2009, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > 
> > >On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 09:22:55AM -0500, Scot P. Floess wrote:
> > >>
> > >>So, to be honest, I don't recall seeing that option in my BIOS - but I've
> > >>not looked either.  I installed the x86_64 version of F11 and it works
> > >>fine.
> > >>
> > >>Again, this isn't really a big issue as this is all stuff on my home
> > >>network.  I was pleased just to be able to run F11 in some capacity as a
> > >>Xen guest :)
> > >>
> > >>Now, if I could just get F12 to work ;)
> > >>
> > >
> > >What's the problem with F12? :)
> > >
> > >Works for me, both as Xen PV domU and as dom0 (using custom dom0 kernel).
> > >
> > >-- Pasi
> > >
> > >>On Tue, 1 Dec 2009, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 09:44:13PM -0500, Scot P. Floess wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>So, as it turns out, my issue seems to be running a CentOS 5.4 x86_64 
> > >>>>host
> > >>>>and an i386 F11 VM.  I used another machine running CentOS 5.4 i386
> > >>>>host and was able to launch, no changes, the F11 i386 VM.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Is there any reason I should see the failure listed below?  I've not yet
> > >>>>tried to install F11 x86_64 as a VM on the CentOS 5.4 x86_64 host.
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Hmm.. iirc F11 GA kernel has some xen-related bugs (at least NX and 
> > >>>xsave).
> > >>>Not sure if your crash is one of those though..
> > >>>
> > >>>Did you try toggling the NX (No eXecute memory protection) setting in
> > >>>BIOS?
> > >>>
> > >>>There was workarounds for those in post RHEL 5.4 virttest kernels, so
> > >>>could try those aswell..
> > >>>
> > >>>Some bugzillas that might be related:
> > >>>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502826
> > >>>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524719
> > >>>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525290
> > >>>
> > >>>You could try updated post-5.4 Xen / dom0 kernel rpms from here:
> > >>>
> > >>>http://people.redhat.com/clalance/virttest/
> > >>>or from: http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5/
> > >>>
> > >>>-- Pasi
> > >>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >
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