Re: [Xen-users] boot existing OS[solved]

[Peter van Eck <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter van Eck wrote:
> Peter wrote:
> > Vincent Hanquez wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 12:15:29PM +0100, Peter van Eck wrote:
> > >  
> > >
> > > > I've got SusE 10.0 running xen 3 installed on /dev/hdd
> > > >
> > > > I've got a gentoo system installed in /dev/hda.
> > > >   
> > > try with the following settings:
> > >
> > > disk = [ 'phy:hda,hda,w' ]
> > > root = "/dev/hdaX ro"
> > >
> > > where X is the partition number of your root device.
> > >
> > >  
> > That's a variant I haven't tried yet ...
> >
> > I will give it a go and let you know....
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Peter
> Still get...
>
> Waiting for device /dev/hda5 to appear:  ok
> rootfs:  major=3 minor=5 devn=773
> Mounting root /dev/hda5
> mount: No such device
> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
>
>
> It looks like it doesn't see the "real" rootfilesystem  I guess.
> Or is it the other way 'round ,as in can 't see the virtual one.
>
> Could it be because that filesystem in the guest OS (Gentoo) is 
> formaatted as reiser ?
> Peter
>
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Hi all,

Just following up on my post... As I'm used to working with gentoo (suse 
was a while back since the last time I used it) and never use 
ramdisk(initrd's)
I finally found out that I had to have the initrd to load the reisersfs 
module.
The / filesystem of the guest (gentoo) system was reiser..

*So for all Suse 10 and perhaps other Suse versions , reiserfs is not in 
the xen initrd by default !!
*rgds,

Peter

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