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RE: [Xen-users] Problem with WinXP install. Can start but not connect vi

To: "Carlo" <carlo@xxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Problem with WinXP install. Can start but not connect via vnc
From: "Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:25:58 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carlo
> Sent: 21 December 2006 17:20
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Problem with WinXP install. Can 
> start but not connect via vnc
> 
> Hi, I've a problem: I've the same config file, xen 3.0.3 
> installed from
> source.
> I can start windows in a domU but I can't see it with graphic.
> 
> If I type "xm list" I can see it in the list and the time is 
> not 0 (i think
> that a number that is not 0 it's ok... isn't it?).
> 
> if I start it with qemu it work fine but without network (in 
> the hardware
> list thereis a network card).
> 
> Here I posted a log of qemu-dm:
> 
> domid: 5
> qemu: the number of cpus is 1
> shared page at pfn:1ffff, mfn: 1c10f
> buffered io page at pfn:1fffd, mfn: 1c111
> False I/O request ... in-service already: 0, pvalid: 0, port: 
> 0, data: 0,
> count:
>  0, size: 0
> 
> 
> And my config file is:
> 
> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
> builder = 'hvm'
> memory = 512
> name = "winxp"
> vcpus = 1
> vif = [ '' ]
> disk = [ 'file:/vserver/images/winxp.img,ioemu:hda,w' ]
> device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
> cdrom='/dev/hdd'
> ne2000=0
> boot='c'

No mention of VNC/SDL at all - you probably can't rely on the defaults
for any of those being "right" for you...

I find that SDL works better for me than VNC, but that's probably me
rather than the actual quality of either software product. 

--
Mats
> 
> 
> I've installed Windows with qemu but also if I try to install 
> it with xen
> and a blank image file, it doesn't boot...
> 
> If compiled the kernel with TUN/TAP module, any support for 
> graphic card ad
> IDE/SATA controller (they work fine).
> 
> Any suggestion?
> 
> CPU is Athlon 3800+ X2 with AMD-V, MB is ASUS M2V.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> --------- Original Message --------
> From: Gerhard Possler <gerhard.possler@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Benny Pfitzner <pfitzner-lug@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Problem with WinXP install. Can start but
> not   connect via vnc
> Date: 21/12/06 12:23
> 
> > 
> > Hi Benny,
> > 
> > i'm not sure that vnc ist working with
> > hvm (MS) you do not have in an standard installation an 
> vncserver... but
> > can you ping your guest?
> > 
> > (vnc would run with an Linux hvm guest
> > because you have here in many OS's an vncserver allready as default)
> > 
> > you should connect to the guest and
> > not to localhost. I use RDP to connect to my XP session, from Linux
> someting
> > like:
> > 
> > rdesktop -g 1200x1024 -a 24 -k de 10.0.0.2
> > 
> > 10.0.0.2 is my XP guest.
> > 
> > Gerhard
> > 
> > xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 20.12.2006
> > 18:44:53:
> > 
> > &gt; Am Mittwoch, den 20.12.2006, 18:18 +0100 schrieb 
> Petersson, Mats:
> > &gt; 
> > &gt; Hello,
> > &gt; 
> > &gt; I started the domain again with &lt;boot='c'&gt; and a 
> I saw a lot
> > of I/O
> > &gt; access. But I still don't know how to connect via vnc.
> > &gt; 
> > &gt; Here is my most recent qemu-log:
> > &gt; ****************************************
> > &gt; domid: 8
> > &gt; qemu: the number of cpus is 1
> > &gt; shared page at pfn:bfff, mfn: 2172b
> > &gt; buffered io page at pfn:bffd, mfn: 2172d
> > &gt; False I/O request ... in-service already: 0, pvalid: 
> 0, port: 0,
> data:
> > &gt; 0, count: 0, size: 0
> > &gt; ****************************************
> > &gt; 
> > &gt; And here you can find the last couple of lines in my 
> xend.log-file:
> > &gt; http://pastebin.ca/286417
> > &gt; 
> > &gt; I have a qemu running:
> > &gt; ****************************
> > &gt; pfitzner:/var/log/xen# lsof -i|grep qemu
> > &gt; qemu-dm &nbsp; 14352 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;root 
> &nbsp; &nbsp;8u
> > &nbsp;IPv4 &nbsp;26087 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; TCP
> > &gt; localhost.localdomain:5900 (LISTEN)
> > &gt; pfitzner:/var/log/xen# vncviewer localhost:5900
> > &gt; vncviewer: ConnectToTcpAddr: connect: Connection refused
> > &gt; Unable to connect to VNC server
> > &gt; ****************************
> > &gt; 
> > &gt; 
> > &gt; Thank you guys very much.
> > &gt; 
> > &gt; Ben
> > &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &nbsp;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; -----Original Message-----
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; Benny Pfitzner
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; Sent: 20 December 2006 17:15
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Problem with WinXP 
> install. Can
> > 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; start but not connect via vnc
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; Am Mittwoch, den 20.12.2006, 16:04 +0000 schrieb Ryan
> Worsley:
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Hi Benny,
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Benny Pfitzner wrote:
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Hi,
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I run debian etch with xen 
> packages provided by
> > debian. 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; They are running
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; fine.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Today I tryed to install Windows 
> XP. Here is my
> > config:
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> ***********************************************
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; kernel =
> &quot;/usr/lib/xen-3.0.3-1/boot/hvmloader&quot;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; builder = 'hvm'
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; memory = 512
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; name = &quot;winxp&quot;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; vcpus = 1
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; vif = [ 'type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0' ]
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; disk = [ 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> 'file://vserver/images/domains/winxp/winxp.img,ioemu:hda,w'
> > ]
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; #cdrom='/dev/hda'
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> cdrom='/vserver/images/domains/winxp/winxp.iso'
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; The cdrom= lines had no effect for me, 
> I think they're
> > 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; obsolete now or 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; something, instead I have a disk line 
> that looks like
> > this;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; disk = [ 
> 'phy:/dev/sys_vg/windows_os,ioemu:hda,w',
> > 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
> 'file:/vserver/images/domains/winxp/winxp.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'
> > ]
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; Thank you very much Ryan,
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; you are totally right. They changed it in 
> version 3.0.3.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; I added vncviewer=1 and sdl=1 to my 
> configfile and started
> > the domain
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; again.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; Then I automatically I got vncviewer running my WinXP
> install
> > screen.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; After formatting the image and so on Windows 
> want's to
> reboot.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; Since then I don't have connection to the domain.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; I posted my netstat -l output here because I 
> just can't
> > find the port:
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; http://pastebin.ca/raw/286397
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; My logs don't show anything regarding vnc.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; Here is the output of the most recent qemu-log:
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; *************************************************
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; domid: 7
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; qemu: the number of cpus is 1
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; shared page at pfn:1ffff, mfn: 1d24b
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; buffered io page at pfn:1fffd, mfn: 1d24d
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; *************************************************
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; Here I posted the last couple of lines from 
> the xend.log
> > file.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; http://pastebin.ca/286403
> > &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; I bet you don't have a qemu-dm process for some 
> reason... Try
> > starting
> > &gt; &gt; the domain from scratch (booting from the 
> hard-disk, not CD-ROM
> > this
> > &gt; &gt; time). 
> > &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; If starting it again doesn't work, can you show 
> the qemu-log
> > from the
> > &gt; &gt; new vm?
> > &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; --
> > &gt; &gt; Mats
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; Thanks Ben
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; ne2000=0
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; boot='d'
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; vif &nbsp;= [ 'ip=192.168.0.205' ]
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; vnc=1
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; vncviewer=0
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Do you not have to set vncviewer to 1 
> to get it create
> > the 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; window for 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; you? &nbsp;I personally used SDL 
> instead (sdl=1).
> &nbsp;You
> > also say 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; your domain 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; is 17, I think when I experimented with 
> VNC I found
> > it to 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; create the 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; listening port on something like 4017 
> or whatever.
> > &nbsp;I used 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; netstat -l to 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; find out what port it was actually on.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Ben, lastly, could you check your 
> /var/log/xen folder
> > for error 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; messages, specifically check the most 
> recent qemu log.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Thanks,
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Ryan.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> ***********************************************
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; When I try to start the domain it 
> seems to run
> > fine:
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> ***********************************************
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; pfitzner:/etc/xen# xm create winxp2 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Using config file &quot;winxp2&quot;.
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Started domain winxp
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> ***********************************************
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; But when I try to connect to the 
> domain via vnc
> > I get the 
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; message that
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; the viewer can't connect:
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> ***********************************************
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; pfitzner:/vserver/images/domains# vncviewer
> pfitzner:17
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; vncviewer: ConnectToTcpAddr: 
> connect: Connection
> > refused
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Unable to connect to VNC server
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
> ***********************************************
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; P.S.:
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 17 is the ID of the domain and I 
> have a Intel
> > Pentuim D with VT:
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; pfitzner:/vserver/images/domains# 
> xm dmesg | grep
> > VMX
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; (XEN) VMXON is done
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; (XEN) VMXON is done
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Does somebody might have a idea 
> what I did do
> > wrong?
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Tanks Ben
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
> > &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 
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