Re: [Xen-users] create with virt-install hangs

["Todd Deshane" <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 12, 2008 8:36 AM, Daniel McBrearty <danielmcbrearty@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am just starting with xen and trying to get a few vm's running on
> this pentium 4 system. I tried using virt-install to start things. I
> am using this link as the install base:
> ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/6/i386/os/ ,
> and a local file as hard drive.
>
> What happens is that virt-install downloads the kernel, boots, a VNC
> window for the new VM appears, but it just stops dead, after "mounting
> /sys filesystem ... done". (Unfortunately I cannot copy paste from
> that window ...)
>
> This is what is in /var/log/xen/xend-debug.log :
>
> Running with no password
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Autoprobing TCP port
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Autoprobing selected port 5900
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10   other clients:
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Client Protocol Version 3.8
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Protocol version sent 3.8, using 3.8
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 rfbProcessClientSecurityType: executing handler for type 1
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 rfbProcessClientSecurityType: returning
> securityResult for client rfb versin >= 3.8
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Pixel format for client 127.0.0.1:
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10   8 bpp, depth 6
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10   true colour: max r 3 g 3 b 3, shift r 4 g 2 b 0
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Enabling full-color cursor updates for client 127.0.0.1
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Enabling NewFBSize protocol extension for client 127.0.0.1
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Using ZRLE encoding for client 127.0.0.1
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Pixel format for client 127.0.0.1:
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10   32 bpp, depth 24, little endian
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10   true colour: max r 255 g 255 b 255, shift r 16 g 8 b 0
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Enabling full-color cursor updates for client 127.0.0.1
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Enabling NewFBSize protocol extension for client 127.0.0.1
> 12/02/2008 14:17:10 Switching from ZRLE to hextile Encoding for client 
> 127.0.0.1
>
>
> Other info:
>
> base OS : CentOS 5
> kernel: 2.6.18-53.1.6.el5xen
>
> /proc/cpu:
> [root@localhost ~]# cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor       : 0
> vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> cpu family      : 15
> model           : 4
> model name      : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
> stepping        : 3
> cpu MHz         : 2990.542
> cache size      : 2048 KB
> fdiv_bug        : no
> hlt_bug         : no
> f00f_bug        : no
> coma_bug        : no
> fpu             : yes
> fpu_exception   : yes
> cpuid level     : 5
> wp              : yes
> flags           : fpu tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr mca cmov pat pse36
> clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni
> monitor ds_cpl est cid cx16 xtpr
> bogomips        : 7481.19
>
> processor       : 1
> vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> cpu family      : 15
> model           : 4
> model name      : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
> stepping        : 3
> cpu MHz         : 2990.542
> cache size      : 2048 KB
> fdiv_bug        : no
> hlt_bug         : no
> f00f_bug        : no
> coma_bug        : no
> fpu             : yes
> fpu_exception   : yes
> cpuid level     : 5
> wp              : yes
> flags           : fpu tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr mca cmov pat pse36
> clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc up
> pni monitor ds_cpl est cid cx16 xtpr
> bogomips        : 7481.19
>
> Any ideas? Presumably the window should make it as far as a bash
> prompt or something ...
>

This is a common problem on Ubuntu systems, the solution in that case
is to add the following to the guest config file:

extra='xencons=tty'

I don't know if this is exactly your problem or not.

What version of Xen and OS are you running?

Regards,
Todd

> At the moment, I would just like to get this machine running with a
> few VM's to show the other guys in my team ... I am looking for the
> most simple way to provision and create guest OS's, given that I have
> 1GB memory total available ...
>
> thanks
>
> Daniel
>
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