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Re: [Xen-users] 2.6.31.6 pv_ops can't boot pv_ops DomU kernel

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 09:33:28AM +0100, Stefan Kuhne wrote:
> 
> >> [    0.071368] NET: Registered protocol family 1
> >> [    0.071490] Trying to unpack rootfs image as initramfs...
> >> [    0.088897] Freeing initrd memory: 5740k freed
> > 
> > 
> > So initrd execution starts..
> > 
> > Is this the same initrd image you use for dom0?
> >
> Yes.
> 

Try generating a new initrd *in* the guest, *for* the guest.

> 
> >> [    0.201720] console [netcon0] enabled
> >> [    0.201734] netconsole: network logging started
> > 
> > 
> > You have netconsole enabled? 
> > 
> I don't know.
> How can i find it out.
> 

Well it sure looks like it's enabled :)
Maybe your dom0 initrd enables it.. I don't know.

> >> [    0.280801] Freeing unused kernel memory: 388k freed
> >> [    0.283323] Write protecting the kernel text: 3816k
> >> [    0.284369] Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 1768k
> >>
> > 
> > I wonder why it doesn't mount/switch the root here..
> > 
> I to ;).
> 

I hope the output isn't redirected to the netconsole.. 
that would explain the lack of needed console output.

> > Do you have xenconsoled running in dom0? Do consoles of other guests work 
> > OK?
> > 
> 1st: I think so.
> 2nd: I've only this domU for testing.
> With an older 2.6.24-24-xen (Ubuntu) starts this DomU.
> 

It definitely sounds like an initrd problem to me.
Try with a new initrd.

-- Pasi


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