Re: [Xen-users] Guest doesn't start in reality

["Todd Deshane" <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 2:46 AM, Peter Privat <peter.privat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I finally managed to make the Xen to not complain about Windows guest
> configuration, devices, loops etc. But now there's another problem. The
> Guest doesn't turn up. It looks like it's been started fine when executing,
> but then doesn't show up in the XM list.

something went wrong during boot, check /var/log/xen/qemu*.log
(a qemu*.log is created for each Windows/HVM guest)

I would also try file: instead of tap:aio for the disks, even though
file: is supposed to be deprecated, sometimes it still works
better in some situations.

>
> I'm using this configuration file:
> ============================================
> import os, re
> arch = os.uname()[4]
> if re.search('64', arch):
>     arch_libdir = 'lib64'
> else:
>     arch_libdir = 'lib'
>
> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
>
> builder='hvm'
>
> memory = 1024
> shadow_memory = 8
> name = "xenhvm"
> vif = [ 'type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0' ]
> disk = [ 'tap:aio:/home/xen/domains/windows/xenwin.img,hda,w',
> 'tap:aio:/home/xen/domains/windows/win2k3.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
> device_model = '/usr/' + arch_libdir + '/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
> #device_model = '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
> # boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d)
> # default: hard disk, cd-rom, floppy
> boot="dc"
>
> sdl=0
> vnc=1
> vncconsole=1
> vncpasswd='123456'
> stdvga=0
> serial='pty'
> usbdevice='tablet'
> ============================================

What version of Xen are you working with?

setting the vnc options to 0 and sdl to 1 might be something
to try

Also if it happens to be Xen 3.3, replacing the vncconsole
line with vncviewer="yes" would be another thing to try.

Most of the time, when it quits write away it is a problem
with either the disk image or the cdrom.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Todd

-- 
Todd Deshane
http://todddeshane.net
http://runningxen.com

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