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Re: [Xen-users] Re: Trying to install Windows in Xen


  • To: "Marcus Carlson" <marcus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: pv <vishnubhatt@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 13:02:22 -0700
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Tried that - same results, next is to go to xen-unstable and try it there but when I do that, I'm getting into other/maybe-unrelated startup issues (excerpt from the xend.log):
 

[2006-06-25 12:57:20 xend] INFO (SrvDaemon:185) Xend exited with status 1.
[2006-06-25 12:58:03 xend] INFO (SrvDaemon:285) Xend Daemon started
[2006-06-25 12:58:03 xend] ERROR (SrvDaemon:299) Exception starting xend ((22, 'Invalid argument'))
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/xen/xend/server/SrvDaemon.py", line 288, in run
    xinfo = xc.xeninfo()
error: (22, 'Invalid argument')
[2006-06-25 12:58:03 xend] INFO (SrvDaemon:185) Xend exited with status 1.

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On 6/25/06, Marcus Carlson <marcus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,

Just a thought but, have you tried using an ISO file instead of /dev/cdrom?

Marcus

pv wrote:
> BTW, this happens only when trying to launch native Windows, but I
> could install FC4, FC5 w/o any problems (and yes, VMXON is done, i.e.
> the platform does support hvm). Any ideas?
> --
>
>
> On 6/24/06, *pv* <vishnubhatt@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:vishnubhatt@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     As soon as the cd-rom kicks in, the machine reboots! Any clues on
>     what I need to be doing next (I tried both windows XP and 2k3)?
>
>
>        1. uname -a : Linux fc4 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5xen0 #1 SMP Tue Mar 14
>           16:23:33 EST 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>        2. xen modules:
>           kernel-xen0-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5
>           xen-3.0.1-4
>        3. My config file:
>           kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
>           builder='hvm'
>           memory = 512
>           name = "winxp"
>           vcpus=1
>           pae=0
>           acpi=0
>           apic=0
>           cpus = ""
>           vif = [ 'type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0' ]
>           disk = [ 'file:/root/windisk/windisk.img,ioemu:hda,w' ]
>          
>           on_reboot   = 'destroy'
>           on_crash    = 'destroy'
>           device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
>           cdrom='/dev/cdrom'
>           boot='d'
>           sdl=0
>           vnc=1
>           vncviewer=0
>           stdvga=0
>           serial='pty'
>           ne2000=0
>
>
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