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Re: [Xen-users] dev/xen/evtchn disappears, HVM fails, xen 4.0.1-1 Debian

To: Erik Hjelmås <erik.hjelmas@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] dev/xen/evtchn disappears, HVM fails, xen 4.0.1-1 Debian Squeeze
From: Olivier LAMBERT <lambert.olivier@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 14:54:50 +0100
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Hi,

I've got the same thing :/ More or less (on latest update, it's like
here : http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/02/msg00020.html )

Did you find any answers ?

Regards,


Olivier.

2010/9/22 Erik Hjelmås <erik.hjelmas@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>
> 2010/9/20 Fajar A. Nugraha <list@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> 2010/9/20 Erik Hjelmås <erik.hjelmas@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >
>> > Thanks for the reply Fajar,
>> >
>> >> > debian packages, everything installed using aptitude) was working
>> >> > fine
>> >> > for
>> >> > PV and HVM guest until an aptitude upgrade on Monday,
>> >>
>> >> Was it also 4.0.1, or 4.0.0 (before aptitude upgrade)?
>> >
>> > it was also 4.0.1 but a release candidate (RC6):
>>
>> In that case, the easy way is to downgrade using the working package :)
>> I'd start with downgrading the kernel first, then if doesn't work,
>> start with other packages. Or compile yourself from source.
>
>
> I had only attempted downgrading xen last week, yesterday I started
> downgrading DomO kernels from
> http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20100812T210958Z/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/
>
> and downgrading to 2.6.32-20 did not help, 2.6.32-19 did not help, but
> finally with 2.6.32-18 from july the problem disappeared.
>
> I think this is very strange, but I have to keep the server running this way
> until Monday, then I will try to recreate the error and potentially file a
> bug report at Debian.
>
> btw with this kernel, there's no gntdev in /dev/xen :
>
> erikh@zimbu:~$ ls -l /dev/xen/
> total 0
> crw------- 1 root root 10, 57 Sep 21 05:44 evtchn
>
>
> /Erik
>
>>
>> I have a xen 4.0.1 environment, which (for most part) works as
>> expected, and not having your problems. So I'd suggest you also ask
>> Debian guys.
>>
>> --
>> Fajar
>>
>> >
>> > zimbu:/var/cache/apt/archives# ls -ltr *xen-hypervisor*
>> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 687128 Aug 17 23:32
>> > xen-hypervisor-4.0-amd64_4.0.1~rc6-1_amd64.deb
>> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 687022 Sep  3 18:32
>> > xen-hypervisor-4.0-amd64_4.0.1-1_amd64.deb
>> > zimbu:/var/cache/apt/archives#
>> >
>> >>
>> >> > zimbu:/home/erikh# dpkg -l | grep xen
>> >> > libxenstore3.0                      4.0.1-1
>> >> > linux-image-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64      2.6.32-21
>> >> > xen-hypervisor-4.0-amd64            4.0.1-1
>> >> > xen-linux-system-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 2.6.32-21
>> >> > xen-qemu-dm-4.0                     4.0.1-1
>> >> > xen-tools                           4.2~rc1-1
>> >> > xen-utils-4.0                       4.0.1-1
>> >> > xen-utils-common                    4.0.0-1
>> >> > xenstore-utils                      4.0.1-1
>> >>
>> >> AFAIK you usually need a matching version of hypervisor and tools.
>> >> Your tools version says 4.2~rc1-1, while hypervisor is 4.0.1-1. That
>> >> might be the cause.
>> >
>> > yes, I was thinking this as well, but I dont think it applies to the
>> > xen-tools (only to xen, xenstore, and corresponding utils packages) and
>> > it
>> > doesnt look like there has been a 4.0.1 version of xen-tools either
>> >
>> > http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/x/xen-tools/xen-tools_4.2~rc1-1/changelog
>> >
>> > /Erik
>> >
>
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