Re: [Xen-users] XEN configuration issue

[David F Barrera <dfbp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Girish Mani wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have installed XEN in my Fedora Linux machine and have the following 
> entries in the /boot/grub/grub.conf file:
> <<<<<<<
> title Fedora Core (2.6.17.3 <http://2.6.17.3>)
>         root (hd0,4)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.17.3 <http://2.6.17.3> ro 
> root=/dev/vol/root rhgb quiet
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.17.3.img
> title Xen 3.0 / XenLinux 2.6
>         root (hd0,4)
>         kernel /xen-3.0.gz dom0_mem=262144
>         module /vmlinuz-2.6-xen root=/dev/sda5 ro console=tty0
> >>>>>>>>
You need to create an initrd and add a line to the Xen grub entry:
       module /initrd-xen.img

To make an initrd, do something like this:

mkinitrd -v -f initrd-xen.img 2.6.16.13-xen

Also, make sure the device drivers you need (e.g. SCSI) are included/
> I have the following concerns:
> 1. Can someone the value that should go in the "root" field of the 
> "module" parameter? What value should this contain. Is it the "root 
> path" from where the current OS is loading (or) "boot path" from where 
> the current OS is loading?
> 2. When I reboot the machine and try loading XEN, the "VFS failure" 
> error occurs. I understand this is because of the wrong value in the 
> "root" field.
> Thanks in advance,
>
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Regards,

David F Barrera
Linux Technology Center
Systems and Technology Group, IBM

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