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RE: [Xen-users] RE: [Fedora-xen] Difficulties using the Fedora Core 4

To: "Leonardo Pinto" <listas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Xen Users" <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] RE: [Fedora-xen] Difficulties using the Fedora Core 4
From: "Petersson, Mats" <mats.petersson@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:28:00 +0100
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Thread-topic: [Xen-users] RE: [Fedora-xen] Difficulties using the Fedora Core 4
Whilst I'm sure that Redhat is working on a publicly available RPM (or
similar) that you can install straight off, I would suggest that you
build your own Xen/Dom0 kernel. It's not TERRIBLY hard - although
there's some quirks and catches. This works for me:
Download some version of Xen from www.xensource.com (snapshot or 3.0.0
release).
Unpack into xen-<ver>
cd xen-<ver> 
make world
<wait for some time>
cd *0   <this takes you to the Dom0 core>
make ARCH=xen menuconfig
<I personally turn off modules and enable devfs + smp, but you may want
other configurations>
cd .. 
make install
cd dist
./install.sh
<edit grub.conf or similar to have lines like this:
title Xen-32
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel (hd0,0)/boot/xen-3.0-devel.gz dom0_mem=200000
com1=115200,8n1 console=vga,com1 sync_console
        module (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-xen0 root=/dev/hda1
console=ttyS0
>

If you use modules, you'll need to add a line saying "module
(hd0,0)/boot/initrd-xxxx", and you need to create the initial ramdisk
with "mkinitrd" in your linux-*0 directory. It's not hard, but to me
it's easier to just build a kernel with all the drivers in one file -
you loose a chunk of memory from this, of course. My kernel is a bit
over 4MB uncompressed code and a good megabyte of data on top of that.  

Of course, your hard-disk layout may be different - adjust accordingly. 

I hope this helps. 

--
Mats


> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Leonardo Pinto
> Sent: 22 December 2005 15:09
> To: Xen Users
> Cc: Fedora Xen
> Subject: [Xen-users] RE: [Fedora-xen] Difficulties using the 
> Fedora Core 4
> 
> The version that better behaved was download of 
> http://people.redhat.com/riel/xen_for_fc4, however this also broke...
> 
> I am bringing update my Fedora 4 for the FC5 to test the Xen 
> of it, but it would like to continue in the FC4.
> 
> - Where I obtain this its version: kernel-xen0-2.6.12-1.1447_FC4???
> 
> --
> Leonardo Pinto
> listas#openlogic dot com br
> 
> 
> > Leonardo Pinto wrote:
> > Hi, I am having difficulties using the Fedora Core 4 Updated.
> >
> > I tried following kernels:
> > kernel-xen0-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.i686: Dont initialize;
> > kernel-xen0-2.6.12-1.1454_FC4.i686: Initiates all good. However I 
> > receive WATCHDOG... in the net card and after a time the system it 
> > breaks; kernel-xen0-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4.i686: Kernel small alloc 
> > panic...
> > kernel-xen-hypervisor-2.6.14-1.21_FC5.i686: Executable not 
> > recognized...;
> >
> > - Which version more would be indicated to use in the Fedora Core 4 
> > Updated for a AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2000+, 512MB RAM?
> >
> > --
> > Leonardo Pinto
> > listas#openlogic dot com br
> >
> > ________________________________________________
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> >
> > Many people have had problems with those versions you mention.  The 
> > Fedora Xen packages were (and still are?) broken for a long time.
> >
> > I've had luck on FC4 with kernel-xen0-2.6.12-1.1447_FC4, 
> which I also 
> > use for my domU.
> >
> > Others using FC4 have had luck with Riel's fixes to the Xen Fedora
> packages:
> > http://people.redhat.com/riel/xen_for_fc4/
> >
> > You might also check out the FC5 rawhide to see if their 
> built-in Xen
> stuff
> > works yet.
> >
> > Stephen Brueckner, ATC-NY
> 
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