Re: [Xen-users] SLES9 xenU - Error: (9, 'Bad file descriptor')

[David F Barrera <dfbp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Try making the initrd like this:

mkinitrd -s off

I believe the problem is the splash in the initrd. The above command 
will strip it off.
David


Marvin Stark wrote:
> Am Dienstag, den 27.06.2006, 10:34 +0200 schrieb Marvin Stark:
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > while booting a SLES9_x86_64 xenU I'm getting following error:
> >
> > ----8<----
> > Error: (9, 'Bad file descriptor')
> > ----8<----
> >
> > My xenU config file looks like this:
> >
> > ----8<----
> > kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6-xen"
> > ramdisk = "/boot/initrd-suse.img"
> > builder='linux'
> > memory = 128
> > name = "SLES9_x86_64"
> > vcpus = ""
> > vif = [ '' ]
> > disk = [ 'phy:sda5,sda1,w', 'file:/vserver/suse/swap.img,sda2,w' ]
> > hostname= "SLES9"
> > root = "/dev/sda1 ro"
> > extra = "4"
> > ----8<----
> >
> > I built the initrd file under a SLES9 chroot with follwing command:
> >
> > ----8<----
> > mkinitrd -k vmlinuz-2.6-xenU -i initrd-suse.img
> > ----8<----
> >
> > I guess the problem is python related?
> >
> > I also built a RHEL4_x86_64 this way and it's running fine.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Marvin Stark
> >     
>
> In addition to this, the xend-debug.log and xend.log output:
>
> ---- start xend.log ----
> [2006-06-27 12:34:58 xend.XendDomainInfo] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1327)
> XendDomainInfo.destroy: domid=9
> [2006-06-27 12:34:58 xend.XendDomainInfo] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1335)
> XendDomainInfo.destroyDomain(9)
> [2006-06-27 12:34:58 xend] ERROR (xmlrpclib2:124) (9, 'Bad file
> descriptor')
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File
> "/usr/src/xen-3.0.2-2/dist/install/usr/lib/python/xen/util/xmlrpclib2.py", line 
> 103, in _marshaled_dispatch
>     response = self._dispatch(method, params)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/SimpleXMLRPCServer.py", line 407, in
> _dispatch
>     return func(*params)
>   File
> "/usr/src/xen-3.0.2-2/dist/install/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/server/XMLRPCServer.py",
>  line 63, in domain_create
>     info = XendDomain.instance().domain_create(config)
>   File
> "/usr/src/xen-3.0.2-2/dist/install/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomain.py", line 
> 227, in domain_create
>     dominfo = XendDomainInfo.create(config)
>   File
> "/usr/src/xen-3.0.2-2/dist/install/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", 
> line 183, in create
>     vm.initDomain()
>   File
> "/usr/src/xen-3.0.2-2/dist/install/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", 
> line 1225, in initDomain
>     channel_details = self.image.createImage()
>   File
> "/usr/src/xen-3.0.2-2/dist/install/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/image.py",
> line 118, in createImage
>     return self.createDomain()
>   File
> "/usr/src/xen-3.0.2-2/dist/install/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/image.py",
> line 137, in createDomain
>     result = self.buildDomain()
>   File
> "/usr/src/xen-3.0.2-2/dist/install/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/image.py",
> line 188, in buildDomain
>     features       = self.features)
> error: (9, 'Bad file descriptor')
> ---- end xend.log ----
>
> ---- start xend-debug.log ----
> ERROR: Error constructing guest OS
> ERROR: Initial guest OS requires too much space
> (3500MB is greater than 256MB limit)
> ---- end xend-debug.log ----
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Marvin Stark
>   

--

Regards,

David F Barrera
Linux Technology Center
Systems and Technology Group, IBM

"The wisest men follow their own direction. "
        
                         Euripides



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