Re: [Xen-users] xen 3.0 testing ACPI problems / no PCI functionality

[Patrick <patrick_@xxxxxxxxxx>]

FFS .. I do not care about ACPI .. now I ask you the _second time_ to 
refer to my PCI problem as without PCI nothing works at all.
Patrick

Ian Pratt wrote:

> > First of all .. as I said ACPI was the reason why my mashine 
> > was constantly rebooting as - if ACPI enabled - xen does did 
> > not detect the amount of RAM properly and thus is always 
> > claiming it wasnt enough.
> > Sencondly, the xen kernel config is not that much different 
> > to mine .. 
> > my kernel is just more lightweight tho.
> > ...
> > ACPI isnt the main problem, could you please also refer to 
> > the second problem, which is of much more importance to me?
> >    
> Can you not just put 'acpi=off' on the *xen* command line (not the linux
> one)?
>
> Please try this with the -xen kernel.
>
> Ian
>
>  
>
> > best regards,
> > Patrick
> >
> > Ian Pratt wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > I just encountered that the xen 3.0 testing (from the mercurial
> > > > repository) will not work if I have ACPI compiled into the kernel.
> > > > Although the kernel will build properly, I cant boot it, as xen is 
> > > > constantly moaning about the amount of memory reservated 
> > > >        
> > for dom0 and 
> >    
> >
> > > > thus is rebooting again and again (the appropiate settings 
> > > >        
> > are given 
> >    
> >
> > > > and correct).
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > Any reason not to be using our -xen kernel config? It has 
> > >      
> > ACPI and sems 
> >    
> >
> > > to work fine for the almost everyone.
> > >
> > > Ian
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > I confirmed this by NOT compiling ACPI into my kernel at 
> > > >        
> > all .. then 
> >    
> >
> > > > xen boots up fine... BUT then I do not have PCI 
> > > >        
> > functionality at all 
> >    
> >
> > > > (which means lspci is empty and all my PCI devices do not 
> > > >        
> > work, even 
> >    
> >
> > > > not if I try to load the appropiate driver manually). Again the 
> > > > settings (config) are compiled in and correctly set (which simply 
> > > > means I wasnt a jerk and forgot compiling PCI support in tho).
> > > > I am using sis5513 as mainboard chipset and another 
> > > >        
> > confirmation on my 
> >    
> >
> > > > side, as far as the problerm above's concerned, is that I tried 
> > > > exactly the same kernel config (without the xen config symbols of 
> > > > course) and compiled a vanilla 2.6.12.6 kernel manually .. 
> > > >        
> > it boots up 
> >    
> >
> > > > fine and PCI support is also given, while doing the same with a 
> > > > xen-patched kernel will not work at all and results in pci 
> > > > non-functionality.
> > > > Any further confirmation about the two problems I mentioned above 
> > > > would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > best regards,
> > > > Patrick
> > > >
> > > >
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