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RE: [Xen-users] Xen 3.0.4 on RH EL 4.4 - can't make it boot kerne l

To: "'Petersson, Mats'" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Xen 3.0.4 on RH EL 4.4 - can't make it boot kerne l
From: "Foreman, Tim" <tforeman@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:14:32 -0600
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Petersson, Mats [mailto:Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:12 AM
> To: Foreman, Tim
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Xen 3.0.4 on RH EL 4.4 - can't make it boot
> kerne l
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Foreman, Tim [mailto:tforeman@xxxxxxxxx] 
> > Sent: 01 March 2007 16:02
> > To: Petersson, Mats
> > Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Xen 3.0.4 on RH EL 4.4 - can't make 
> > it boot kerne l
> > 
> > > Ok, that didn't tell me what I wanted to know, how about 
> > the output of
> > > "mount"?
> > > 
> > > I want to see what "/" is really mounted to.
> > 
> > It's mounted to /dev/hda1:
> > 
> > /dev/hda1 on / type ext2 (rw)
> > none on /proc type proc (rw)
> > none on /sys type sysfs (rw)
> > none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
> > usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
> > none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
> > /dev/hda2 on /opt type ext2 (rw)
> > /dev/hda3 on /usr type ext2 (rw)
> > /dev/hda6 on /var type ext2 (rw)
> > /dev/hda7 on /var/log/IBS type ext2 (rw)
> > none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
> 
> That looks sane. 
> 
> > 
> > Which is why I had root=/dev/hda1 in grub.conf.
> 
> Yes, just checking - because you wouldn't be the first trying to boot
> from the wrong place! ;-) [This is particularly the case when dealing
> with "error 6", as that means "No such device" - error 2 is "no such
> file or directory"]. 
> 
> You also get an error loading the IDE driver, which may be 
> the cause of
> all other problems. You may want to try rebuilding the kernel with a
> builtin IDE driver (as you DO need that driver allways, using it as a
> module is only to satisfy those who complain when they get an 
> IDE driver
> when they only have SCSI drives on the system). 
> 
> I've also CC'd this back to the Xen users list so that others may take
> part in the communication. 
> 
> > 
> > Thanks for your assistance.
> 
> You're welcome. 

I was hoping to avoid rebuilding the kernel, but the stuff I found
using Google seemed to indicate that the ide module might have been
the issue.

I guess I'll try heading down that road.

--Tim

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