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Xen 3.2 HVM help (was Re: [Xen-users] intel or amd?)

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Subject: Xen 3.2 HVM help (was Re: [Xen-users] intel or amd?)
From: Matthew Haas <haas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:44:53 -0500
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Evan Lavelle wrote:
If you're planning on any HVM DomUs, then you should go for AMD. The real-mode issues are apparently fixed in Xen 3.2, but I haven't yet seen any Intel success stories for 3.2 for the affected OSes (Solaris 10 and openSUSE 10, at least). You'll also need to roll-your-own Xen for 3.2.


Hello,

I have an Intel Core 2 Quad (Q6600) system with vmx support enabled. I've downloaded, compiled, and installed Xen 3.2.0 (and made sure to compile hvmloader and get it installed). dom0 system is running Debian Etch 4.0r3, and the Xen 2.6.18.8 kernel.

Yesterday I was trying to create a Xen HVM for the purposes of installing a Debian Etch system (I've got several Debian Etch PVMs which work fine, but I wanted to set up an HVM for some other experimenting).

After reading through several mailing list posts, web sites, FAQs, etc. I was unable to actually perform an install. As soon as I try to create the HVM, and connect to it via VNC, I always tend to get a black/blank screen, and can never get it to change.

After some playing (I believe with the attempts to get information available on the "serial port" so I could access it through xm console (is this a correct assumption?)), I've never been able to see it display anything, but sometimes I get what appears to be SOMETHING to spit out-- the cursor moves over several spaces, but no viewable characters are actually printed. I wonder if I've got a kernel option set the wrong way for this particular feature?

This morning I see the post regarding intel or amd, so at the very least I'd like to seek some clarification on whether or not my particular failures in getting a working Xen HVM up and running are due to these real-mode issues (or if it is just some obvious detail I am missing).

Again, all I'm after is to be able to install Debian off the pointed to netinst ISO image, and get a system up and running. My previous experience with Xen HVMs was in relation to setting up a WindowsXP HVM back on Xen 3.0.3 (of which I referenced that config file in coming up with my new one on this Xen 3.2 setup).

Attached are my Xen dom0 kernel .config and Xen HVM config file. If anyone could point me in the right direction that would be fabulous.

 Thanks.

-Matthew
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Attachment: config.gz
Description: GNU Zip compressed data

##########################################################################
# Xen HVM configuration file
##########################################################################

#################################################
#  Kernel + memory size
#
kernel       = '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader'
builder      = 'hvm'
memory       = 128
name         = 'hvm1'
vcpus        = 1
device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'

#################################################
#  Disk device(s).
#
boot         = 'dc'
disk         = [ 'file:/xen/images/hvm1.disk,ioemu:hda,w',
                 'file:/xen/images/netinst.iso,ioemu:hdc:cdrom,r' ]

#################################################
#  Networking
#
vif          = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:01:23:45, model=ne2k_pci' ]

#################################################
#  HVM bits
#
pae          = 0        # match host machine's PAE settings
apic         = 1        # From reading, said it probably works
acpi         = 0        # I read it might not be working
serial       = 'pty'
sdl          = 0
vnc          = 1        # primary means of getting a console
vncconsole   = 1
vncviewer    = 1
vncdisplay   = 0
vncunused    = 1
vnclisten    = '0.0.0.0'
nographic    = 0
stdvga       = 0
localtime    = 1

#################################################
#  Behavior
#
on_boot      = 'restart'
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