On Feb 7, 2008 11:47 AM, Todd Deshane <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Feb 7, 2008 1:58 AM, Hamid Majidy <hamid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello Xen user list. This is to request installation help for a Xen 3.1
> > guest domain. Xen installation source was CentOS 5.1 DVD. Dom0 and a guest
> > (clientdom) have been installed, but clientdom cannot be connected to.
> > Issuing command "xm create -c clientdom" generates message lines:
> >
> > Using config file "./clientdom".
> >
> > Started domain clientdom
> >
> > xenconsole: Could not read tty from store: No such file or directory
> >
> > "xen top" shows clientdom (as well as Domain-0) started, but "xm console
> > clientdom" produces the same error, "xenconsole: Could not read tty from
> > store: No such file or directory."
> >
> >
>
> HVM guests as far as I know don't yet support consoles. You should use
> either sdl=1 or vnc=1.
>
> If you use vnc you should make sure that xen-config.sxp has the vnc
> options enabled and configured to your liking. You may also need to
> manually start the vncviewer to see the guest console. The default
> setting when enabled let's you do vncviewer localhost.
>
Also, don't pass the -c on the command line, since you can't get an
initial (text) console with the HVM guest.
> Regards,
> Todd
>
>
> >
> > Here's my clientdom file:
> >
> > name = "clientdom"
> >
> > uuid = "6bf7a6a0-d5c6-463e-a395-6d689a1819c5"
> >
> > maxmem = 256
> >
> > memory = 256
> >
> > vcpus = 1
> >
> > builder = "hvm"
> >
> > kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
> >
> > boot = "d"
> >
> > pae = 1
> >
> > acpi = 1
> >
> > apic = 1
> >
> > on_poweroff = "destroy"
> >
> > on_reboot = "restart"
> >
> > on_crash = "restart"
> >
> > device_model = "/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
> >
> > sdl = 0
> >
> > vnc = 0
> >
> > vncunused = 0
> >
> > vncdisplay = "-5900"
> >
> > disk = [
> > "phy:/dev/VolGroup00/client,hda,w","file:/tmp/Centos5.1.iso,hdb:cdrom,r" ]
> >
> > #vif = [ "mac=00:16:3e:57:66:7d,bridge=xenbr0,type=ioemu" ]
> >
> > vif = [ "mac=00:16:3e:57:66:7d,bridge=xenbr0" ]
> >
> > serial = "pty"
> >
> >
> >
> > Several instances of the symptom have been encountered before, due to
> > incorrect locations for hvmloader and qemu-dm, which seem to be in the
> > correct locations in this case (/usr/lib/xen/boot & /usr/lib/xen/bin
> > respectively).
> >
> >
> >
> > Has anyone else run into this and resolved it? Any advice greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Hamid.
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> >
>
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