Re: [Xen-users] how to use prebuilt images from jailtime.org?

[Rudi Ahlers <Rudi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gordon McLellan wrote:
> Hello Rudi,
>
> >From that output, it looks like it has hung after the ssh service
> starts.  I wonder about the VIF line in your xen config file.  Why is
> it empty? Is vif = [ '' ] the same as accepting whatever default
> adapter xen is configured to provide?  How long do you let it sit
> there when it appears hung.  Depending on what it's trying to do, it
> could take several minutes to time out, before moving onto the next
> service.
>
> You could try pressing "i" when prompted, and go through your services
> one at a time, to see which one is hanging things up.
>   
Ok, this is where it freezes:

Start service sshd (Y)es/(N)o/(C)ontinue? [Y] y
Starting sshd: [  OK  ]
Start service local (Y)es/(N)o/(C)ontinue? [Y] y


I just leave it, and nothing happens.
> In regards to Windows, I have one hvm image of windows server 2003
> which was configured using the virt-manager gui.  The install was
> pretty straight forward, except that Windows was unable to detect my
> PC type.  When I was prompted to press F6 to load additional drivers,
> I pressed F5 instead, and selected "Standard PC".  As I understand it,
> this tells windows which HAL to use for interfacing the NT kernel with
> the underlying hardware.
>
> Gordon
>
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Rudi Ahlers <Rudi@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > Gordon McLellan wrote:
> >
> >     
> > > I can't comment on some of the fancier images offered by jailtime, but
> > > for something like Centos (or rhel), I recommend you roll your own
> > > image.  I created a local mirror of the Centos 5.1 files, and it takes
> > > about 8 min to do a kickstart installation.
> > >
> > > >From what I've learned so far, xvda is provided by the xen block
> > > device driver, which is either in the kernel image, or part of the
> > > initial ramdisk (initrd).  I see in your config file you are booting a
> > > special kernel, but without special initrd.  Usually they go hand in
> > > hand.
> > >
> > > Here is my centos 5.1 xen config file.  You'll note I am using an lvm
> > > logical volume as the block device, instead of a loopback file.
> > >
> > > # cat netserver
> > > # uncomment the kernel, ramdisk and extra lines for a kickstart install
> > > # make sure to comment the bootloader line
> > > # after the install, comment kernel, ramdisk and extra, uncomment
> > >       
> > bootloader
> >     
> > > #kernel = "/root/xen/centos64-xen-vmlinuz"
> > > #ramdisk = "/root/xen/centos64-xen-initrd.img"
> > > #extra = "text ks=http://192.168.2.8/centos64-2.ks";
> > > bootloader = "/usr/bin/pygrub"
> > > name = "netserver"
> > > memory = "256"
> > > disk = [ 'phy:vg0/xen_netserver,xvda,w', ]
> > > vif = [ 'bridge=xenbr0', ]
> > > vcpus=1
> > > on_reboot = 'restart'
> > > on_crash = 'restart'
> > > on_poweroff = 'restart'
> > > #on_reboot = 'destroy'
> > > #on_crash = 'destroy'
> > > #on_poweroff = 'destroy'
> > >
> > > This is the site that taught me how to do a centos domu via kickstart:
> > >
> > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Xen/InstallingCentOSDomU
> > >
> > > Gordon
> > >
> > >
> > >       
> >  Hi Gordon
> >
> >  I actually want to get FreeBSD & Windows working on my CentOS 5.1 x64
> > server as well, so the jailtime images seem ideal.
> >
> >  I've modied the /etc/xen/centos.5-1.cfg file a bit, and the VPS is starting
> > up, but haning at the sshd service:
> >
> >  INIT: version 2.86 booting
> >                Welcome to  CentOS release 5 (Final)
> >                Press 'I' to enter interactive startup.
> >  Setting clock : Mon Apr  7 13:02:55 EDT 2008 [  OK  ]
> >  Starting udev: [  OK  ]
> >  Setting hostname centos_pristine:  [  OK  ]
> >  Checking filesystems
> >  Checking all file systems.
> >  [/sbin/fsck.ext3 (1) -- /] fsck.ext3 -a /dev/xvda1
> >  /dev/xvda1: clean, 25465/128256 files, 96182/256256 blocks
> >  [  OK  ]
> >  Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode:  [  OK  ]
> >  Mounting local filesystems:  [  OK  ]
> >  Enabling /etc/fstab swaps:  [  OK  ]
> >  INIT: Entering runlevel: 3
> >  Entering non-interactive startup
> >  Bringing up loopback interface:  [  OK  ]
> >  Bringing up interface eth0:
> >  Determining IP information for eth0... failed.
> >  [FAILED]
> >  Starting system logger: [  OK  ]
> >  Starting kernel logger: [  OK  ]
> >  Mounting other filesystems:  [  OK  ]
> >  Starting sshd: [  OK  ]
> >
> >  This is my config:
> >
> >  [root@temp01 ~]# more /etc/xen/centos.5-1.xen3.cfg
> >  kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.1.14.el5xen"
> >  ramdisk = "/boot/xen-guest-initrd"
> >  memory = 512
> >  name = "centos.5-1"
> >  vif = [ '' ]
> >  dhcp = "dhcp"
> >  disk = ['file:/home/centos.5-1.img,xvda1,w', 'file://centos.swap,xvda2,w']
> >
> >
> >  root = "/dev/xvda1 ro"
> >
> >
> >     

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