From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Walter Robert Ditzler" Subject: RE: xen 4.2 unstable; HVM; 2.6.39.3; HD/Network card error Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:04:50 +0200 Message-ID: References: <4E2C8FA7.4070707@it-infrastrukturen.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4E2C8FA7.4070707@it-infrastrukturen.org> Content-Language: de-ch List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: 'Mark Schneider' , xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org nope, but have all documented in 2 txt file, 1 is the kernel config and the other a complete install after having a running virgin squeeze box. checkinstall made problems. thanks walter -----Original Message----- From: Mark Schneider [mailto:ms@it-infrastrukturen.org] Sent: Sonntag, 24. Juli 2011 23:33 To: Walter Robert Ditzler; xen-devel@lists.xensource.com Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] xen 4.2 unstable; HVM; 2.6.39.3; HD/Network card error Hello Walter, good news - congratulations :) Do you have .deb packages for xen 4.2 unstable and the xen-kernel you have used? Thank you for your short info. regards, Mark Am 25.07.2011 00:21, schrieb Walter Robert Ditzler: > hi list members, > > i had several problems with my new xen installations, 4.2 unstable > with > 2.6.39-3 and hvm guests. I can finally say that almost all problems > have been gone :-) to be honest I believe the kernels 2.6.39.1/2 and > 3 were the problem. > > this weekend I used the mainline 3.0.0 kernel with an actual version > of xen > 4.2 unstable, and here we go: > > - booting of squeeze guests, ok (before hang on grub) > - booting of win 7 x64 guests, ok > - booting of win 2008r2 x64 guests, ok > > the only little problem which has left is on squeeze guests. > > the squeeze guest comes up until grub. but then it takes around 2 > minutes until the squeeze guest installation continues to start up. > that would be really nice get to be solved in the near future. > > thanks walter > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Walter Robert Ditzler [mailto:ditwal001@gmail.com] > Sent: Mittwoch, 20. Juli 2011 14:09 > To: 'Stefano Stabellini' > Cc: konrad.wilk@oracle.com; xen-devel@lists.xensource.com; > xen-users@lists.xensource.com > Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] xen 4.2 unstable; HVM; 2.6.39.3; HD/Network > card error > Importance: High > > stefano, > > i found the problem, if it is really a one! I will explain it step by > step what solved my problem which works for both, win7 and debian > squeeze > guest's: > > network card / network > ********************** > the guest network works brilliant only with that configuration: > > auto brX > iface brX inet static > address 10.41.10.42 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 10.41.10.0 > broadcast 10.41.10.255 > gateway 10.41.10.1 > bridge_ports eth0 > bridge_stp on > bridge_maxwait 0 > > vif = [ 'bridge=brX,mac=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx' ] > > > strange is that I now have to configure a bridge interface. with older > xen version it was enough to setup "bridge=eth0". now I had to setup > "bridge=brX"! > > > disk controller > *************** > for a windows 7 x64 guest system I got it running with: > disk = [ > 'phy:/dev/vgmain/lv_server01,hda,w','file:/var/xen/win7.iso,hdc:cdrom, > r' ] > > for a debian squeeze guest system I needed to change it into: > disk = [ > 'phy:/dev/vgmain/lv_server01,sda,w','file:/var/xen/debian-6.0.1a-amd64 > -netin > st.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ] > > > even here is strange that debian squeeze guest's now see the qemu disk > as a "SDA". squeeze used to see qemu disk in older xen versions (< 4.2) as "HDA" > and that definitely doesn't work anymore. > > I found that out having a deeper look at the debian installer log. > > > guy's, thank you very much for your help, had become a lot of new > input's. I hope I could give some useful feedback back to you too. > > finally I only would like to know, if this SDA-behavior is now a new > behavior of xen 4.2 ++? > > thanks a lot, walter > > > > *** original guest config file *** > name = 'server01' > kernel = 'hvmloader' > builder = 'hvm' > device_model = 'qemu-dm' > maxmem = 1024 > memory = 1024 > vcpus = 1 > acpi = 1 > apic = 1 > > vif = [ 'bridge=eth0,mac=00:16:3e:1a:b3:4b' ] > #vfb = [ 'type=vnc,vnclisten=0.0.0.0,vncunused=0,vncdisplay=1' ] > > disk = [ > 'phy:/dev/vgmain/lv_server01,hda,w','file:/var/xen/debian-6.0.1a-amd64 > -netin > st.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ] > > boot = 'dc' > usbdevice = 'tablet' > > sdl = 0 > > stdvga = 1 > serial = 'pty' > > on_poweroff = 'destroy' > on_reboot = 'restart' > on_crash = 'restart' > > vnc = 1 > vnclisten = '0.0.0.0' > vncviewer = 1 > *** > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stefano Stabellini [mailto:stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com] > Sent: Mittwoch, 20. Juli 2011 13:40 > To: Walter Robert Ditzler > Cc: Stefano Stabellini; konrad.wilk@oracle.com; > xen-devel@lists.xensource.com; xen-users@lists.xensource.com > Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] xen 4.2 unstable; HVM; 2.6.39.3; HD/Network > card error > > On Tue, 19 Jul 2011, Walter Robert Ditzler wrote: > >> hi stefano, >> hi konrad, >> >> thanks for replying :-) i followed your suggestions and changed the >> guest config file. I have now the following test szenario: >> >> server01> should be a debian squeeze 6.0.1a amd64 netinst >> installation >> server02> is a successfully installed windows 7 x64 installation >> >> bellow I paste the both config files. as you can see from the screen >> > shots: > >> server01 installation >> ********************* >> sh11: server01_debian-installer-1.JPG >> sh12: server01_debian-installer-2.JPG >> sh13: server01_debian-installer-3.JPG >> >> the debian installation has some difficulties to find a harddisk. >> strange is, that the networkcard was found straight away and I became >> a dhcp lease from my infrastructure. >> >> server02 installation >> ********************* >> sh21: server02_xen_win7.JPG >> >> the windows has been successfully installed onto my xen guest, but!!!!! >> >> >> Q U E S T I O N S >> ***************** >> - why do I see my server HP DL320G5 network card and disk controller? >> - I thought, HVM means fully virtualized?! I expected to see >> something like qemu/xen harddrive and qemu/xen network card!? >> - Is here my xen really doing HVM >> - how can I do HVM, I need my guests to be transferred to any >> different hw boxes without need to deal with guest disk and network >> card >> > drivers? > > What exactly are the network card and disk controller that you are > seeing in your guests? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel > -- IT-Infrastrukturen.ORG ms@it-infrastrukturen.org http://www.it-infrastrukturen.org +++ Free infrastructure software for all. +++