[CentOS] error creating Centos 5.1 x32 dum_U instance on CentOS 5.1 x64

Fri Feb 29 08:37:55 UTC 2008
Rudi Ahlers <Rudi at SoftDux.com>

Hi all

This is the first time I try and get Xen working, and want to install a 
few CentOS 5.1 32bit and FreeBSD 6.1 VM's on my CentOS 5.1 x64 server.

Trying to get the first one to install is rather trivial, and I keep on 
running into errors. At fist I wanted to install it fro the cdrom, so I 
used "virt-install --cdrom=/dev/hdc" It booted up, and I could choose my 
language, but then got an error saying I don't have the right driver for 
the cdrom install. Odd.

So, I copied the whole CD to my intranet server, to try a HTTP 
installation, which got much further, but fails as soon as it starts 
copying the files to the xvda partition.

Here's what I've done:
 virt-install -p 
--location=http://intranet/kickstart/centos/5.1/32/os/i386 --ram=512 
--file=/vm/vm03.img --name=vm03

Probing for video card:   Unable to probe
No video hardware found, assuming headless
Graphical installation not available...  Starting text mode.
Welcome to CentOS

         +------------------+ Package Installation +------------------+
         |                                                            |
         |  Name   : libXt-1.0.2-3.1.fc6-i386                         |
         |  Size   : 359k                                             |
         |  Summary: X.Org X11 libXt runtime library                  |
         |                                                            |
         |                                                            |
         |  Status:                                                   |
         |                                                            |
         |                            53%                             |
         |                                                            |
         |                          Packages      Bytes        Time   |
         |   Total    :                  349       564M     0:02:30   |
         |   Completed:                  123       200M     0:00:53   |
         |   Remaining:                  226       364M     0:01:37   |
         |                                                            |
         |                            35%                           
Guest installation complete... restarting guest.
libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err "Error 
creating domain: Boot loader didn't return any data!")
exception was: virDomainCreate() failed POST operation failed: (xend.err 
"Error creating domain: Boot loader didn't return any data!")
Domain installation may not have been
successful.  If it was, you can restart your domain
by running 'virsh start vm03'; otherwise, pleasels   |   <F12> next screen
restart your installation.
[root at gimbli ~]# virsh start vm03
libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err "Error 
creating domain: Boot loader didn't return any data!")
error: Failed to start domain vm03



/var/log/messages got filled with the following messages:

stem_r:xenstored_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:xenstored_t:s0 
tclass=capability
Feb 29 10:36:59 gimbli kernel: audit(1204274218.949:2139): avc:  denied  
{ sys_resource } for  pid=2445 comm="xenstored" capability=24 
scontext=system_u:system_r:xenstored_t:s0 
tcontext=system_u:system_r:xenstored_t:s0 tclass=capability
Feb 29 10:36:59 gimbli kernel: audit(1204274218.949:2140): avc:  denied  
{ sys_resource } for  pid=2445 comm="xenstored" capability=24 
scontext=system_u:system_r:xenstored_t:s0 
tcontext=system_u:system_r:xenstored_t:s0 tclass=capability
Feb 29 10:36:59 gimbli kernel: audit(1204274218.949:2141): avc:  denied  
{ sys_resource } for  pid=2445 comm="xenstored" capability=24 
scontext=system_u:system_r:xenstored_t:s0 
tcontext=system_u:system_r:xenstored_t:s0 tclass=capability
Feb 29 10:36:59 gimbli kernel: audit(1204274218.949:2142): avc:  denied  
{ sys_resource } for  pid=2445 comm="xenstored" capability=24 
scontext=system_u:system_r:xenstored_t:s0 
tcontext=system_u:system_r:xenstored_t:s0 tclass=capability



What am I doing wrong?

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Kind Regards
Rudi Ahlers
CEO, SoftDux

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