Re: [Xen-users] boot existing OS

[Peter van Eck <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tomas,

I did set it the way you explained it but it still panics...


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!

thanks,

Peter



Tomas Florian wrote:
> Ok for example ... let's say I have linux installed on
>
> hda1 /
> hda2 swap
>
> now if I want to virtualize it ... I have to match the partitions
>
> hda1 -> hda1
> hda2 -> hda2
>
> ... so this was too easy ... so a harder one (with 2 systems running 
> on 1 physical drive):
> hda1 /  (system1)
> hda2 swap (system1)
> hda3 / (system2)
> hda4 swap (system2)
>
> now the mapping is
> hda1 -> hda1
> hda2 -> hda2
> hda3 -> hda1 hda4 -> hda2
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> > Well after I started experimenting with Xen I got so confused on the 
> > virtual device part that I tried several , not in use, special files 
> > in /dev.
> > The kernel still panics as soon as it trying to mount the root 
> > /filesystem..
> > As I'm still confused on the virtual devices part would someone 
> > careto explain to me how I should
> > interpret this when using partitions ? In my example how do I pick 
> > the virtual root filesystem for the guest root filesystem I try to 
> > boot ?
> > thanks,
> >
> > Xen "newbie" Peter
>
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