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RE: [Xen-users] Error: Not an HVM capable platform, we stop creating!

To: "Luke" <secureboot@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Error: Not an HVM capable platform, we stop creating!
From: "You, Yongkang" <yongkang.you@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 21:38:58 +0800
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Hi Luke,

Could you please double check if your BIOS enabled VT option and use "xm dmesg" 
to see if there is "VMXON" string when Xen boots. :)

Best Regards,
Yongkang (Kangkang) 永康
>-----Original Message-----
>From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Luke
>Sent: 2006年5月10日 5:21
>To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [Xen-users] Error: Not an HVM capable platform, we stop creating!
>
>I'm getting this error:
>Error: Not an HVM capable platform, we stop creating!
>
>when trying to start an unmodified guest domain.
>
>This is after getting the latest xen-unstable, running make install, and
>booting into the domain.  I've verified that xend is running.  I'm using
> Ubuntu Beta 2.
>
>When I try to create an HVM domain.  I see that hvmloader is in the
>correct place.
>
>cat /proc/cpuinfo shows vmx as an extension.  This is a Dell 380n
>machine, with the latest BIOS (should work, with VT-X).
>
>Any ideas on where to start?
>
>Nothing written in either /var/log/xend.log or /var/log/xend-debug.log
>about it either.
>
>
>Thanks -
>
>
>
>I'm using this config:
>#  -*- mode: python; -*-
>#==========================================================
>==================
># Python configuration setup for 'xm create'.
># This script sets the parameters used when a domain is created using
>'xm create'.
># You use a separate script for each domain you want to create, or
># you can set the parameters for the domain on the xm command line.
>#==========================================================
>==================
>
>import os, re
>arch = os.uname()[4]
>if re.search('64', arch):
>    arch_libdir = 'lib64'
>else:
>    arch_libdir = 'lib'
>
>#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># Kernel image file.
>kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
>
># The domain build function. HVM domain uses 'hvm'.
>builder='hvm'
>
># Initial memory allocation (in megabytes) for the new domain.
>#
># WARNING: Creating a domain with insufficient memory may cause out of
>#          memory errors. The domain needs enough memory to boot kernel
>#          and modules. Allocating less than 32MBs is not recommended.
>memory = 128
>
># A name for your domain. All domains must have different names.
>name = "ubuntuvmx"
>
>#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># the number of cpus guest platform has, default=1
>#vcpus=1
>
># enable/disable HVM guest PAE, default=0 (disabled)
>#pae=0
>
># enable/disable HVM guest ACPI, default=0 (disabled)
>#acpi=0
>
># enable/disable HVM guest APIC, default=0 (disabled)
>#apic=0
>
># List of which CPUS this domain is allowed to use, default Xen picks
>#cpus = ""         # leave to Xen to pick
>#cpus = "0"        # all vcpus run on CPU0
>#cpus = "0-3,5,^1" # run on cpus 0,2,3,5
>
># Optionally define mac and/or bridge for the network interfaces.
># Random MACs are assigned if not given.
>#vif = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:00:00:11, bridge=xenbr0' ]
># type=ioemu specify the NIC is an ioemu device not netfront
>vif = [ 'type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0' ]
>#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># Define the disk devices you want the domain to have access to, and
># what you want them accessible as.
># Each disk entry is of the form phy:UNAME,DEV,MODE
># where UNAME is the device, DEV is the device name the domain will see,
># and MODE is r for read-only, w for read-write.
>
>disk = [ 'phy:sda5,hda1,w' ]
>#disk = [ 'file:/var/images/min-el3-i386.img,ioemu:hda,w' ]
>
>#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># Configure the behaviour when a domain exits.  There are three 'reasons'
># for a domain to stop: poweroff, reboot, and crash.  For each of these you
># may specify:
>#
>#   "destroy",        meaning that the domain is cleaned up as normal;
>#   "restart",        meaning that a new domain is started in place of
>the old
>#                     one;
>#   "preserve",       meaning that no clean-up is done until the domain is
>#                     manually destroyed (using xm destroy, for example);
>or
>#   "rename-restart", meaning that the old domain is not cleaned up, but is
>#                     renamed and a new domain started in its place.
>#
># The default is
>#
>#   on_poweroff = 'destroy'
>#   on_reboot   = 'restart'
>#   on_crash    = 'restart'
>#
># For backwards compatibility we also support the deprecated option restart
>#
># restart = 'onreboot' means on_poweroff = 'destroy'
>#                            on_reboot   = 'restart'
>#                            on_crash    = 'destroy'
>#
># restart = 'always'   means on_poweroff = 'restart'
>#                            on_reboot   = 'restart'
>#                            on_crash    = 'restart'
>#
># restart = 'never'    means on_poweroff = 'destroy'
>#                            on_reboot   = 'destroy'
>#                            on_crash    = 'destroy'
>
>#on_poweroff = 'destroy'
>#on_reboot   = 'restart'
>#on_crash    = 'restart'
>
>#==========================================================
>==================
>
># New stuff
>device_model = '/usr/' + arch_libdir + '/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
>
>#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># Disk image for
>cdrom='/home/user/ubuntu-6.06-beta2-live-i386.iso'
>
>#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d)
>boot='d'
>#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>#  write to temporary files instead of disk image files
>#snapshot=1
>
>#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># enable SDL library for graphics, default = 0
>sdl=0
>
>#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># enable VNC library for graphics, default = 1
>vnc=1
>
>#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># enable spawning vncviewer(only valid when vnc=1), default = 1
>vncviewer=1
>
>#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># no graphics, use serial port
>#nographic=0
>
>#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># enable stdvga, default = 0 (use cirrus logic device model)
>stdvga=0
>
>#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>#   serial port re-direct to pty deivce, /dev/pts/n
>#   then xm console or minicom can connect
>serial='pty'
>
>#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
># enable ne2000, default = 0(use pcnet)
>ne2000=0
>
>
>#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>#   enable audio support
>#audio=1
>
>
>#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>#    set the real time clock to local time [default=0 i.e. set to utc]
>#localtime=1
>
>
>#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>#    start in full screen
>#full-screen=1
>
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