On 1/12/06, Daniel Bauer <mlist@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: "Fernando Maior" <fernando.souto.maior@xxxxxxxxx>
> > On 1/11/06, Daniel Bauer <mlist@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> From: "Ralph Passgang" <ralph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > Am Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2006 19:49 schrieb Fernando Maior:
> >> >> On 1/11/06, Daniel Bauer <dbauer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >> > From: "Fernando Maior" <fernando.souto.maior@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > On 1/10/06, Daniel Bauer <dbauer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >> > >> Hi @all,
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> I've installed a SuSE 9.3 with XEN 2.
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> My machine have 8 cpu's and 10 GB RAM, but when I start the
> >> >> > >> XEN
> >> >> > >> kernel,
> >> >> > >> only one cpu and 2 GB RAM appear. How to enable everything?
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > As I recall it, Xen 2.x does not have support for more then
> >> >> > > 4gb
> >> >> > > and
> >> >> > > SMP. Try Xen 3.x and OpenSUSE, and remember to download and
> >> >> > > install Xen RPMs from garloff, at:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > http://www.suse.de/~garloff/linux/xen/RPMs-100/8259/
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > The ones in the DVD are in bad shape.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hi Fernando,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > there are no xen 3 rpm for SuSE 9.3, so I installed SuSE 10.0
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > updated with the rpm from Garloff, but when I try to start the
> >> >> > xen
> >> >> > kernel, a kernel panic comes up (same problem with the
> >> >> > DVD+Updates).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I also started the system with the xen test cd and it looks like
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > works.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > My favorite is to run xen 3 on SuSE 9.3, is there a possibility
> >> >> > for?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks a lot
> >> >> > Daniel
> >> >>
> >> >> Daniel,
> >> >>
> >> >> Usually kernel panics because you did not copy the kernel and
> >> >> initrd from the /boot of dom0 to the /boot of the xen guest domain
> >> >> you are trying to start. Just try it, may be that is what is
> >> >> needed.
> >> >
> >> > copy kernel image and initrd to /boot of a domainU? Why that?
> >> >
> >> > You should copy the correct modules directory (for
> >> > example /lib/modules/2.6.12.6-xen) to your domainU, so that modules
> >> > can be
> >> > loaded in your guest domain.
> >> >
> >> > The kernel and initrd has to be configured in the config of every
> >> > domainU and
> >> > gets loaded at domainUs inital "boot". They don't need to exist as
> >> > files
> >> > in /boot of any domainU. The domainU doesn't even tries to access
> >> > them.
> >>
> >> not the guest domain stop with kernelpanic, the machine couldn't
> >> boot,
> >> because of the missing modules ...
> >>
> >>
> > That is the scenario when you do not copy the /lib/modules/2.6xxxx
> > directory from the dom0 into the guest domain root file system.
>
> Hi Fernando,
>
> sorry, maybe I'm a little silly, but I'm not able to start dom0.
>
> I installed SuSE without Xen, it works. All modules are loaded and
> running.
>
> I installed SuSE with Xen, it doesn't work, it crashes with kernelpanic.
> Should I copy the modules from the normal SuSE install to the SuSE xen
> install?
>
> I've downloaded the test cd and it runs with centos without any problems
> and with debian etch with a little problems net and x-server.
> Both dom0 shows the 8 cpus, but only 4 gb ram.
>
> Thanks
> Daniel
>
>
Daniel,
You first install SuSE the normal way. After the installation,
you install the Xen RPMs from Garloff (last is 8259). Reboot
your computer in order to start from Xen hypervisor and
dom0. You should be able to start Xen and dom0 that way.
--
Bye,
Fernando Maior
LPIC/1(31908)
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