Re: [Xen-users] XEN 4.0.1 and Linux 3.0?

[Mark Pryor <tlviewer@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- On Wed, 6/29/11, Christian Motschke <christian@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Christian Motschke <christian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] XEN 4.0.1 and Linux 3.0?
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 2:55 PM
> To answer myself. Linux 3.0 works
> fine with XEN 4.0.1. I compiled the kernel again and it now
> boots. The only difference to older kernel versions is, that
> the screen turns blank when the hypervisor boots the kernel.
> Don't know why. That's why I thought, the kernel does not
> boot.
> 
> Christian

On the vmlinuz line specify the console and `text`

module /vmlinuz-3.0-2-server root=/dev/mapper/maxvm-oltzz console=tty0 ro 
noresume text

-- 
Mark
> 
> Am 29.06.2011 um 17:13 schrieb Christian Motschke:
> 
> > In your case it seems, that the kernel at least boots
> and the system hangs after the kernel has booted. On my
> system the boot process stops immediately when the
> hypervisor tries to boot the linux kernel. Would you like to
> test my kernel? It is a debian package and can be downloaded
> from http://www.motschke.de/debian/packages.
> > 
> > Christian
> > 
> > Am 29.06.2011 um 16:58 schrieb Mark Dokter:
> > 
> >> On 6/29/11 4:23 PM, Christian Motschke wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> Hi!
> >> 
> >>> I compiled a 3.0-rc5 kernel from debian
> experimental and tried it to boot as dom0. After scrubbing
> RAM the screen goes black and nothing else happens anymore.
> The kernel boots without hypervisor and even as domU without
> problems.
> >>> All other kernels I have tested up to 2.6.39
> works flawless with 4.0.1 (but 2.6.39 lacks blkback, thats
> why I want to try 3.0). Does Linux 3.0 needs XEN 4.1 or
> should it basically run with 4.0.1?
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> Sorry, that this might not be of help. I just
> wanted to add, that I have
> >> the same issues on Ubuntu oneiric with xen 4.1 and
> stock
> >> linux-image-3.0-2-{generic/server}
> >> 
> >> Strangely, *sometimes* the machine boots.
> >> I have the feeling (no proof), that its the
> plymouth and radeon drm
> >> stuff thats failing *sometimes* I get a
> "disconnecting from plymouth"
> >> and a console - so not really xen related. I
> didn't try to boot the
> >> kernel without hypervisor though.
> >> 
> >> If the console stays blank, there's also no remote
> access (tried
> >> ping/ssh). The only thing the machine responds to
> in this state is a
> >> Ctrl-Alt-Del.
> >> 
> >>> Regards
> >>> Christian
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> Mark
> >> -- 
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