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Re: [Xen-users] Xen installation : Python C API mismatch

Antoine Benkemoun schrieb:
I have to admit I am a bit lost here. Concerning userspace tools, I don't really know what you are talking about.

Also, the command lines you have given me will remove Xen. After that's done, do I just reinstall using the binaries or do I do something else ?

I am starting to think that this is going to be too complex to fix. I think the big error that I made is trying to install it on a Lenny Sid. I don't remember that ever working for me... I think just installing it on a Stable Etch should do the trick without having to bother to spend hours patching this to achieve mediocre stability.

Does anyone happen to have any feedback on install Xen on a Debian Sid Lenny or Sid Etch ? I don't recall that ever working on previous occasions.


I've run xen 3.1 from source pretty stable on debian etch.
Just make a clean debian etch install and follow the perfect xen 3.1 howto.
http://www.howtoforge.com/debian_etch_xen_3.1_p5
You should also do apt-get install g++ for correct compiling.
If you want to do so and have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me.

Cheers,
Alex


Antoine

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:32 PM, Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

    On Thursday 17 July 2008, you wrote:
    > I just did make install-tools and it didn't change anything. I
    don't know
    > if I was supposed to do something else for it to take action.

    Bad luck with getting the free trip, I was hoping to avoid that
    for you. :-(

    make install-tools should work, it's only a userspace problem you
    have.  Did
    you try to uninstall the existing userspace tools first as I
    suggested?
    Reinstalling Xen / XenLinux will *definitely* not help with Python
    <-> C API
    problems.

    I went and poked in the Makefile for you and found that "make
    uninstall" runs
    the following (I've removed the lines that delete the hypervisor
    and the
    XenLinux kernel stuff, since you want to keep those).

    You should substitute appropriate values for the environment
    variables.  $(D)
    should be set to the empty string, LIBDIR is probably /usr/lib.
     Please
    double check the following commands for sanity as you always
    should before
    rm -rf.  Don't trust me too much :-)

           rm -rf $(D)/etc/init.d/xend*
           rm -rf $(D)/etc/hotplug/xen-backend.agent
           rm -f  $(D)/etc/udev/rules.d/xen-backend.rules
           rm -f  $(D)/etc/udev/xen-backend.rules
           rm -f  $(D)/etc/sysconfig/xendomains
           rm -rf $(D)/var/run/xen* $(D)/var/lib/xen*
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/bin/xen* $(D)/usr/bin/lomount
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/bin/cpuperf-perfcntr $(D)/usr/bin/cpuperf-xen
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/bin/xc_shadow
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/bin/pygrub
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/bin/setsize $(D)/usr/bin/tbctl
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/bin/xsls
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/include/xenctrl.h $(D)/usr/include/xenguest.h
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/include/xs_lib.h $(D)/usr/include/xs.h
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/include/xen
           rm -rf $(D)$(LIBDIR)/libxenctrl* $(D)$(LIBDIR)/libxenguest*
           rm -rf $(D)$(LIBDIR)/libxenstore*
           rm -rf $(D)$(LIBDIR)/python/xen $(D)$(LIBDIR)/python/grub
           rm -rf $(D)$(LIBDIR)/xen/
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/lib/xen/
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/local/sbin/setmask $(D)/usr/local/sbin/xen*
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/sbin/xen* $(D)/usr/sbin/netfix $(D)/usr/sbin/xm
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/share/doc/xen
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/share/xen
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/share/man/man1/xen*
           rm -rf $(D)/usr/share/man/man8/xen*

    Cheers,
    Mark

    > Antoine
    >
    > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:22 PM, Antoine Benkemoun <
    >
    > antoine.benkemoun@xxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:antoine.benkemoun@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
    > > Critical failure... machine doesn't boot anymore. I win the
    free trip !
    > >
    > > I am trying to do just make install-tools on the second
    machine just to
    > > see if it will change something.
    > >
    > > Antoine
    > >
    > >
    > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Antoine Benkemoun <
    > >
    > > antoine.benkemoun@xxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:antoine.benkemoun@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
    > >> Ah sorry I didn't read your email correctly.
    > >>
    > >> I will do that afterwards might just as well finish since
    it's been
    > >> running for quite a while...
    > >>
    > >> Won't be forgetting to do the initrd, thank you for reminder.
    Already
    > >> got trapped previously but the PC was right next to me so it
    wasn't so
    > >> bad.
    > >>
    > >> Thanks !
    > >>
    > >> Antoine
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:55 PM, Mark Williamson <
    > >>
    > >> mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
    > >>> On Thursday 17 July 2008, Antoine Benkemoun wrote:
    > >>> > Thank you for your thorough answer !
    > >>> >
    > >>> > Indeed I am booting Debian with the Xen kernel perfectly.
    I don't
    > >>> > know
    > >>>
    > >>> what
    > >>>
    > >>> > you mean by XenLinux but I'm guessing it's what I am
    booting or
    > >>>
    > >>> something
    > >>>
    > >>> > similar enough.
    > >>>
    > >>> Sorry.
    > >>>
    > >>> By XenLinux I mean the Xen-aware Linux you're booting on top
    of Xen.
    > >>>
    > >>> > I agree that since it is the same version it shouldn't
    mess things up
    > >>>
    > >>> too
    > >>>
    > >>> > much. I am compiling at the moment using the same tutorial
    (it had a
    > >>> > compiling source page included). It's taking for ever even
    with a
    > >>> > Quad
    > >>>
    > >>> Core
    > >>>
    > >>> > Xen machine with 4GB of RAM...
    > >>>
    > >>> If you're only installing the tools, as I suggested, you
    only actually
    > >>> need to
    > >>> do make tools; make install-tools, which should be much
    faster.  If you
    > >>> just
    > >>> do "make world" it'll build Xen and the XenLinux, which will
    take ages
    > >>> and
    > >>> you already have those.
    > >>>
    > >>> > I'll keep you updated if this works or if I get a free
    trip to the
    > >>> > datacentre :P
    > >>>
    > >>> I hope you don't win that prize :-)
    > >>>
    > >>> Cheers,
    > >>> Mark
    > >>>
    > >>> > Antoine
    > >>> >
    > >>> > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:43 PM, Mark Williamson <
    > >>> >
    > >>> > mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
    > >>> > > > Thank you for your quick answer.
    > >>> > > >
    > >>> > > > I installed the 3.1.0 binaries on a Lenny Sid installed. I
    > >>> > > > followed
    > >>>
    > >>> the
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > "Perfect Xen 3.0 install" tutorial to the letter.
    > >>> > > >
    > >>> > > > I have the possibility to install from sources but I
    am somewhat
    > >>>
    > >>> afraid
    > >>>
    > >>> > > to
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > do so... Can it crash the machine if installed ontop a
    previous
    > >>>
    > >>> install
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > ? Basically, the machine not rebooting correctly wins
    me a trip
    > >>> > > > to
    > >>>
    > >>> the
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > datacentre and that's not fun :P
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > Xen doesn't play very well with conflicting installs.  I
    guess if
    > >>>
    > >>> you're
    > >>>
    > >>> > > installing the same version from source that you've just
    installed
    > >>> > > in binaries it's not so likely to screw things up.  That
    said, most
    > >>> > > of
    > >>>
    > >>> the
    > >>>
    > >>> > > conflicts are typically in userspace stuff, which
    shouldn't stop
    > >>> > > the machine
    > >>> > > actually booting.  I'd also not expect such conflicts to
    result in
    > >>> > > a crash at
    > >>> > > runtime, it just usually means Xend doesn't work properly.
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > Is it possible to uninstall a previous Xen install so
    it doesn't
    > >>>
    > >>> mess
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > up everything ?
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > Yes, if you can figure out which bits to remove.  I
    think there's a
    > >>>
    > >>> "make
    > >>>
    > >>> > > uninstall" target in the source distribution that should
    do this
    > >>> > > reasonably thoroughly for you; it's not included in the
    binary
    > >>> > > distribution you currently have :-(
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > *however* in your case, you have successfully installed
    Xen and
    > >>>
    > >>> XenLinux
    > >>>
    > >>> > > by the sound of it and they're already booting - am I
    reading you
    > >>>
    > >>> right?
    > >>>
    > >>> > > If you get the source distribution for the same version
    of Xen and
    > >>>
    > >>> then
    > >>>
    > >>> > > just
    > >>> > > compile / install the userspace tools, that should do.  You
    > >>> > > probably don't really need to build Xen / XenLinux lot
    again, or
    > >>> > > even reboot
    > >>>
    > >>> for
    > >>>
    > >>> > > that matter.
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > You might still need to remove the old userspace
    libraries to make
    > >>>
    > >>> Xend
    > >>>
    > >>> > > work
    > >>> > > right.  make uninstall should take them away but it
    might remove
    > >>> > > your
    > >>>
    > >>> Xen
    > >>>
    > >>> > > / XenLinux too...  I'd suggest you manually look at what the
    > >>> > > Makefile does to see which libraries / binaries to
    remove, then do
    > >>> > > it
    > >>>
    > >>> yourself.
    > >>>
    > >>> > > Does that sound reasonably doable to you?  Don't use make
    > >>> > > uninstall,
    > >>>
    > >>> just
    > >>>
    > >>> > > use it for inspiration when uninstalling the userspace
    tools.  Then
    > >>>
    > >>> run
    > >>>
    > >>> > > make tools-install to build and install a new version of
    the tools.
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > You may need to install a few -dev packages to build
    successfully.
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > Cheers,
    > >>> > > Mark
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:02 PM, Mark Williamson <
    > >>> > > >
    > >>> > > > mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
    > >>> > > > > These errors typically happen when the Xen code was
    built
    > >>> > > > > against
    > >>>
    > >>> a
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > different
    > >>> > > > > version of Python to the one that's available at
    runtime.  I've
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > actually
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > found these are often harmless but that's probably
    not an
    > >>>
    > >>> appropriate
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > risk to
    > >>> > > > > take for a production machine.
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > Where exactly did you get your install source for
    Xen from?
    > >>>
    > >>>  Could
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > you just build Xen yourself rather than using a
    pre-compiled
    > >>>
    > >>> version?
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > Cheers,
    > >>> > > > > Mark
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > On Thursday 17 July 2008, Antoine Benkemoun wrote:
    > >>> > > > > > Hello,
    > >>> > > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > I am trying to install Xen 3.1.0 on a Debian Sid.
    I have been
    > >>>
    > >>> able
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > > to do this type of installation correctly with it
    working
    > >>>
    > >>> perfectly
    > >>>
    > >>> > > before
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > > but
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > I
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > have to admit I can't get this one to work.
    > >>> > > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > Here are the error messages that I get at Xen
    startup :
    > >>> > > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > orangene1-hyp:~# /etc/init.d/xend start
    > >>> > > > > > /usr/lib/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDaemon.py:20:
    > >>>
    > >>> RuntimeWarning:
    > >>> > > Python
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > > C API version mismatch for module xen.lowlevel.xc:
    This
    > >>> > > > > > Python
    > >>>
    > >>> has
    > >>>
    > >>> > > API
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > > version 1013, module xen.lowlevel.xc has version 1012.
    > >>> > > > > >   import xen.lowlevel.xc
    > >>> > > > > > /usr/lib/python/xen/util/security.py:25:
    RuntimeWarning:
    > >>> > > > > > Python
    > >>>
    > >>> C
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > > API version mismatch for module acm: This Python
    has API
    > >>>
    > >>> version
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > > 1013, module acm has version 1012.
    > >>> > > > > >   from xen.lowlevel import acm
    > >>> > > > > > /usr/lib/python/xen/xend/xenstore/xsutil.py:8:
    > >>> > > > > > RuntimeWarning: Python
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > C
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > API
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > version mismatch for module xen.lowlevel.xs: This
    Python has
    > >>>
    > >>> API
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > > version 1013, module xen.lowlevel.xs has version 1012.
    > >>> > > > > >   import xen.lowlevel.xs
    > >>> > > > > > /usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendBootloader.py:25:
    > >>> > > > > > RuntimeWarning: Python
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > C
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > API
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > version mismatch for module ptsname: This Python
    has API
    > >>>
    > >>> version
    > >>>
    > >>> > > 1013,
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > > module ptsname has version 1012.
    > >>> > > > > >   from xen.lowlevel import ptsname
    > >>> > > > > > /usr/lib/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDaemon.py:20:
    > >>>
    > >>> RuntimeWarning:
    > >>> > > Python
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > > C API version mismatch for module xen.lowlevel.xc:
    This
    > >>> > > > > > Python
    > >>>
    > >>> has
    > >>>
    > >>> > > API
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > > version 1013, module xen.lowlevel.xc has version 1012.
    > >>> > > > > >   import xen.lowlevel.xc
    > >>> > > > > > /usr/lib/python/xen/util/security.py:25:
    RuntimeWarning:
    > >>> > > > > > Python
    > >>>
    > >>> C
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > > API version mismatch for module acm: This Python
    has API
    > >>>
    > >>> version
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > > 1013, module acm has version 1012.
    > >>> > > > > >   from xen.lowlevel import acm
    > >>> > > > > > /usr/lib/python/xen/xend/xenstore/xsutil.py:8:
    > >>> > > > > > RuntimeWarning: Python
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > C
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > API
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > version mismatch for module xen.lowlevel.xs: This
    Python has
    > >>>
    > >>> API
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > > version 1013, module xen.lowlevel.xs has version 1012.
    > >>> > > > > >   import xen.lowlevel.xs
    > >>> > > > > > /usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendBootloader.py:25:
    > >>> > > > > > RuntimeWarning: Python
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > C
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > API
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > version mismatch for module ptsname: This Python
    has API
    > >>>
    > >>> version
    > >>>
    > >>> > > 1013,
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > > module ptsname has version 1012.
    > >>> > > > > >   from xen.lowlevel import ptsname
    > >>> > > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > I have tried to install python from Sid and Lenny
    versions
    > >>> > > > > > but
    > >>>
    > >>> none
    > >>>
    > >>> > > > > > seem
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > to
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > change any of this... I have no Python knowledge
    at all so I
    > >>>
    > >>> would
    > >>>
    > >>> > > like
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > to
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > know if anybody would happen to have an idea
    concerning this
    > >>> > > > > > problem.
    > >>> > > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > I will be happy to give you more info if there is
    something
    > >>>
    > >>> missing
    > >>>
    > >>> > > in
    > >>> > >
    > >>> > > > > this
    > >>> > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > post.
    > >>> > > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > Thank you in advance for your help,
    > >>> > > > > >
    > >>> > > > > > Antoine Benkemoun
    > >>> > > > >
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