> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Serge Dubrouski
> Sent: 30 May 2006 19:42
> To: Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Unmodified guests on Dell 380
>
> Yes I did try to use "linux text". It crashes VNC window when
> I try to install FC4 and it works with CentOS. But CentOS
> freezes later on anyway.
>
> On 5/30/06, Petersson, Mats <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Serge
> > > Dubrouski
> > > Sent: 30 May 2006 19:32
> > > To: Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Unmodified guests on Dell 380
> > >
> > > The only unmodified OS that I was able to install into
> DomU on Dell
> > > 380 is Windows XP. :-) All Linuxes (I tried FC4 and
> > > CentOS) hang at the installation time or at the boot time after
> > > installation. Dom0 OS is CentOS 4.3, Xen 3.0.2.
> >
> > Have either of you tried installing with "no graphics" (however you
> > tell that to the installer - I don't actually know). From what I
> > understand, there's some problems with some graphical installers,
> > because they do "weird things" (like big real-mode and such
> - which is
> > hard on VT because they don't have big-real mode - never
> mind that HVM
> > is brokened in that it checks for "realmode" and then uses
> the segment
> > value as a base address, and if it's NOT realmode, uses a
> zero-based
> > segment always
> > - which isn't always right). I'm not SURE if this solves
> anything, but
> > I'd give it a try if you haven't...
Just to clarify: I meant to say "is hard on VT because they don't have
PAGED REAL MODE" - sure they do big real-mode - at least in non-VT!
And sorry to hear that this didn't solve the install issues you're
seeing...
--
Mats
> >
> > --
> > Mats
> > >
> > > On 5/30/06, Luke <secureboot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > I'm trying to install and boot any VM guest from any
> > > installation CD
> > > > on a Dell 380, which seems to be reported as working in some of
> > > > the VT-X status emails on this list. VMX is turned on
> in the BIOS.
> > > > I'm using the config file attached here. My dom0 is running
> > > Ubuntu dapper,
> > > > with bin86 and bcc installed, as well as libvncserver-dev.
> > > > I've moved tls out of the way. I have an unformatted lvm
> > > > partition, and an image of both an openBSD 3.9 boot
> image and an
> > > > ubuntu 6.06
> > > > beta2 cd (changing things appropriately in the config
> file for the
> > > > path of both images). I was under the impression that if
> > > I'm booting
> > > > and installing from a cdrom, I don't have to format the
> > > disk partition
> > > > ahead of time. I have 3 disk lines in the config file
> (one is the
> > > > default). When I use the one with ioemu, the domain starts,
> > > with the
> > > > attached output in xend.log, and nothing in xm dmesg.
> When I run
> > > > xm list, the domain still lists 0.0 cpu time used, and I can't
> > > > connect via vnc. When I use the disk line without ioemu, the
> > > > domain
> > > starts and
> > > > uses cpu time (as reported by xm), but the vnc output is
> > > totally and
> > > > completely garbled, and my mouse cursor is just a dot in
> > > the window.
> > > > The openBSD install starts okay with text, but freezes at the
> > > > point where I'm asked to Install, Upgrade, etc. I also
> can't start
> > > > the domains with the -c option, so that i can get information
> > > > about the startup of the domains from a terminal, but i
> understand
> > > that this is
> > > > normal. What could be happening here? Is some other piece of
> > > > information needed to debug this? Or does HVM support just not
> > > > practically work at all yet?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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