Re: [Xen-users] error installing Xen guests on CentOS 5.1 x64 - could not read tty from store

[Rudi Ahlers <Rudi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sadique Puthen wrote:
> Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I keep on getting this error when I try and install a Xen guest on a 
> > CentOS 5.1 x64 server with Xen installed from the repositories:
> >
> >
> > [root@gimbli ~]# virt-install sdl=0 vnc=0 nographic=0 -v 
> > --location=http://intranet/kickstart/cPanel/centos/5.1/32/os/i386/ 
> > --ram=256 --file-size=10 --file=/home/vm/vps07.img --name=vps07
> Looking at "virt-install --help" parameters sdl=0, vnc=0 and 
> nographic=0 seems incorrect.
> You are not supposed to pass --location with -v. --location is only 
> for paravirtualized guest installation where you are trying to install 
> an HVM since you specified -v. What you need to specify is a boot cd 
> for the hvm to boot.
> --Sadique
< --snip-- >

Wow, this put me into motion :) I've only been using Xen for 2 days, and 
the only guest I could get installed is CentOS 5.1 with the instructions 
above.
So, how do I specify a boot CD? Let's say I have mounted my 
/tmp/windowsxp.iso on /mnt/windowsxp ?
What is better to use, fully virtualized, or para-virtualized? I mainly 
want to host other OS's on the server, like 32bit Linux, Windows XP / 
2003 Web / FreeBSD
--

Kind Regards
Rudi Ahlers
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