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Re: [Xen-users] 32Bit PVM on 64Bit dom0?

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] 32Bit PVM on 64Bit dom0?
From: "Sebastian Reitenbach" <sebastia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:59:39 +0100
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Hi,

"Nick Couchman" <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> If you look at xm info you should see the list of supported architectures 
on a line with the label "xen_caps."  My 64-bit XEN boxes require that domUs 
use a 32-bit PAE kernel.

this is interesting information, taking the right kernel, made the domU 
start up.

thanks
Sebastian

> 
> >>> On 2008/02/22 at 00:38, "Sebastian Reitenbach" 
<sebastia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I tried to start a 32Bit PVM system on a 64Bit dom0, and got the following 
> error:
> Using config file "./VM1".
> Error: (2, 'Invalid kernel', 'xc_dom_compat_check: guest type 
xen-3.0-x86_32 
> not supported by xen kernel, sorry\n')
> 
> and it just did not started. Is ist just because of the different 32/64Bit 
> of domU and dom0? The xen in the dom0 is configured to be backward 
> compatible. The dom0 is a xen 3.1.0, the domU is a xen 3.0.3.
> 
> When this is just not working, then I have to run the dom0 in 32Bit. Do I 
> can then assign 4GB RAM to each domU, or will the dom0 be unable to handle 
> that amount of memory? I assume I need a PAE enabled Xen kernel for the 
> dom0? But will I need such a kernel then for the domU's too?
> 
> kind regards
> Sebastian
> 
> Sorry if this mail hits the M/L twice, I sent the original yesterday 
> afternoon, and still nothing on the list, therefore resending it now.
> 
> 
> 
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