Re: [Xen-users] Does anyone use Slackware w/Xen

[Wouter de Geus <benv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To reply to your topic:
Yes, I run Slackware w/Xen.

To be more specific, I'm running slackware 11.0 as a Dom0 with Xen 3.1.

Your grub config looks almost the same as mine, except I'm using md0 instead of 
sda2 to boot from.

Did you configure your kernel yourself?
If not you probably need an initrd to load the kernel modules required for your 
sda device
and filesystem.
I personally don't like the initrd approach very much so I configured my kernel 
to include all the drivers.
(which obviously works for me)

You probably need CONFIG_SCSI_SATA=y and CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y in your kernel 
config, but I can't say much more
based on the information you provided.

Good luck :)

Wouter.

* Steve Spencer <sspencer@xxxxxxxx> [2008-02-26 07:41:24 -0600]:

> List,
>
> I'm trying to use Slackware 12 has the basis for a Xen DomO install. I've 
> been able to successfully do everything until after the kernel build.  I 
> believe I'm missing something in the kernel build that would help me fix 
> this, but have exhausted "Google" and "Xen" sources to date.    Here has 
> been my procedure so far:
>
> 1.) Install Slackware 12 with X and all development packages, ext3 
> filesystem.
> 2.) Install swaret for slackware updates, modify the config and run:
>       a.) swaret --update
>       b.) swaret --upgrade
> 3.) Install grub: swaret --install grub
> 4.) Run grubconfig
> 5.) Reboot and verify grub install
> 6.) Download and untar xen-3.2.0.tar.gz
> 7.) Run hg clone -r 406 http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg
> 8.) cd xen-3.2.0
> 9.) Run make world and then make install
> 10.) vi /boot/grub/menu.lst and add the kernel as a boot option
>
> When the machine is booted, it kernel panics and says that it cannot find 
> block device.  The block device line is setup like the working config, 
> which still boots fine.  Below is an example of the grub menu.lst:
>
> # Linux Xen Kernel
>   title Linux-Xen on (/dev/sda2)
>   root (hd0,1)
>   kernel /boot/xen-3.2.0.gz console=vga
>   module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen root=/dev/sda2 ro console=tty0
> # Linux bootable partition config begins
>   title Linux on (/dev/sda2)
>   root (hd0,1)
>   kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 ro vga=771
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Steven G. Spencer, Network Administrator
> KSC Corporate - The Kelly Supply Family of Companies
> Office 308-382-8764 Ext. 231
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