Re: [Xen-users] Ubuntu 7.x and 8x as Xen Guest OS

[Ilari Mäkelä <ilari@xxxxxx>]

Hi!

I think this could help you. Atleast I got Ubuntu running as domU with 
Centos 5.1 dom0 with this guide.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4911503

-Ilari Mäkelä

a s p a s i a wrote:
> Hello Joti,
>
> I am actually trying that right now!!!  .. :)
>
> I found this page from Ubuntu forum on upgrade paths:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes#head-4b642102f96e5f9788ca164311d65cd2caa5df44
>
> So I am trying to upgrade 6.06 to 6.10 then to 7, etc. etc.
>
> BTW - I tried again on all of them and looked carefully at the
> blinking message prior to its hanging .. I think it does not include
> the virtual hard drive driver ....
>
> i'm guessing is it this it's looking for? (found this as device_model
> paramater in the 606 ubuntu/xen config file stored in /etc/xen):
>
> /usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm
>
> thanks I will post my results - if anyone has any further suggestions,
> I would greatly appreciate!!
>
> best regards,
>
> aspasia.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Joti Mail <joti.mail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > Hello,
> >
> > did you try to just to apt-install update-manager-core and
> > do-release-upgrade -p ?
> >
> > I'm using this with xen-tools here as a standard procedure
> > 1. create dapper (6.06) domU
> > 2. update everything, install update-manager-core
> > 3. upgrade the thing.
> >
> > Remember:
> >
> > - The standard Kernel of Ubuntu 8.04 is terribly broken when used with Xen.
> > (and STILL not fixed although known & fixed by someone else for VERY long
> > time).
> > - You can either use the Dom0 kernel or install the fixed kernel
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/218126
> >
> > Hope to have helped.
> >
> > --Joti
> >
> > a s p a s i a schrieb:
> >     
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I have a Xen kernel running on a CentOS 5.1:
> > >  xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > The Xen versions I have are:
> > >
> > > rpm -qa | grep xen
> > > kernel-xen-2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
> > > xen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5_1.6
> > > xen-3.0.3-41.el5_1.6
> > > xen-devel-3.0.3-41.el5_1.6
> > >
> > > So far I have a few Guest DOMU's installed successfully - various
> > > CentOS flavors ...
> > >
> > > 1.  I am able to successfully install Ubuntu 6.06 as a Xen guest
> > >
> > > 2.  I try to add Ubuntus 7.04, 7.10, 8.x ... (all these for SW
> > > compatibility testing) - but I am unable to boot AFTER the first
> > > Ubuntu splash screen appears and I select Install from CD - then it
> > > simply attempts to reboot, and I think it's unable to mount a hard
> > > drive, not sure, but a quick flash and then the virt-manager window
> > > just turns blank.
> > >
> > > I have tried to google, but unable to exactly pinpoint if any known
> > > issues with these versions of Ubuntu as a Xen guest exists.
> > >
> > > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > aspasia.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >       
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> >
> >     
>
>   
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