Re: [Xen-users] Starting my first HVM

[Dylan Martin <dmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I recently went through installing OpenBSD as an HVM guest and ran
into a lot of wierd snags, mostly having to do with the fact that QEMU
is doing all the IO stuff.  You can see my notes here:

http://www.seattlecentral.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/dmartin/moin.cgi/Xen#head-a53ebf22c9f622a01bd50c89e977a5589ab31b88

er.. here..

http://tinyurl.com/3dsg9l

-Dylan



>    Hm, by me I see also the corresponding xenbr device... But I did not
>    created it explicitely, it has been created automatically after I started
>    xend and xendomains (this should be put into the startup and shutdown
>    sections). Did You run the statements
> 
> 
> 
>    update-rc.d xend defaults 20 21
>    and
>    update-rc.d xendomains defaults 21 20
> 
> 
> 
>    after the xen boot has been performed to get the xend and xendomains
>    service into the rc.X directories for the automatic startup and shutdown?
> 
>    For me if I did it and rebooted again it was enough to get created the
>    xenbrX in the runing Dom0 system (then also visible in the output of the
>    ifconfig command)
> 
> 
> 
>                With regards, Archie
> 
> 
> 
>    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>    From: John Morris [mailto:frankenbean@xxxxxxxxx]
>    Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 5:17 PM
>    To: Artur Linhart - Linux communication
>    Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Starting my first HVM
> 
> 
> 
>    Yep, I see eth0 and peth0.  They have different IP addresses though.
> 
>    The virtual machine is still installing.
> 
>    I'm running Debian Etch.
> 
>    On 7/11/07, Artur Linhart - Linux communication <[1]AL.LINUX@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>    wrote:
> 
>    Hello,
> 
> 
> 
>                I've never seen before. If You run
> 
>                Ifconfig
> 
>                Do You see the bridge xenbr0? What happens in the opened
>    window of the virtual machine? What kind of Linux do You use?
> 
> 
> 
>                Regards, Archie
> 
> 
> 
>    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>    From: [2]xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    [mailto:[3]xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Morris
>    Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:57 PM
>    To: Artur Linhart - Linux communication
>    Cc: [4]xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Starting my first HVM
> 
> 
> 
>    Excellent, that did the trick.
> 
>    Now, though, I'm running into another problem.  When I start the network
>    bridge I receive the error, "Either dev is duplicate or "0" is a garbage.,
>    and I can't get out past my local IP address.  Any ideas on that?
> 
>    On 7/11/07, Artur Linhart - Linux communication <[5]AL.LINUX@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>    wrote:
> 
>    I think, You should have
> 
>    sdl=1
> 
>    If You want to see the locally opened window (like in x-windows) - machine
>    with Your configuration would be accessible only via vnc client because
>    you have only
> 
>    vnc=1
> 
> 
> 
>                with regards, Archie
> 
> 
> 
>    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>    From: [6]xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    [mailto:[7]xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Morris
>    Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 3:41 PM
>    To: [8]xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    Subject: [Xen-users] Starting my first HVM
> 
> 
> 
>    Hi all.
> 
>    I have xen running, and am now trying to get my first HVM up and running.
>    Here is my config file:
> 
>    #######################################################################
>    kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
>    builder='hvm'
>    memory = 1536
> 
>    name = "w2k3-001"
> 
>    vif = [ 'type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0' ]
> 
>    disk= [ 'phy:/dev/xenimages/lvol0,hda,w' ,
>    'file:/var/images/win.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
> 
>    device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
> 
>    boot="d"
> 
>    sdl=0
>    vnc=1
> 
>    apic=0
>    acpi=0
>    pae=1
>    vcpus=1
>    on_crash    = 'restart'
>    on_reboot   = 'restart'
>    #######################################################################
> 
>    When I run xm create -f win.hvm, the output is:
> 
>    Using config file "./win.hvm".
>    Started domain w2k3-001
> 
>    But I never get a new window with my new domain in it.
> 
>    Any help?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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