Re: [Xen-users] Debian domU installation problem: Invalid kernel

[Andrey <basketboy@xxxxx>]

Boris Quiroz ÐÐÑÐÑ:
> Andrey wrote:
> > Boris Quiroz ÐÐÑÐÑ:
> > > Andrey wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > My configuration is the following:
> > > >
> > > > Xen 3.3.1 compiled from sources(with PAE enabled)
> > > > Dom0 Debian Etch i386
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to create Debian domU from scratch with netinst and get 
> > > > the kernel and ram disk to boot to installation procedure from 
> > > > install.386/ folder of netinst iso image. Then I use the following 
> > > > config file debian.cfg for installation:
> > > > kernel      = '/xen/kernel/install/vmlinuz'
> > > > ramdisk     = '/xen/kernel/install/initrd.gz'
> > > >
> > > > memory      = '1024'
> > > >
> > > > root        = '/dev/xvda1 ro'
> > > > disk        = [ 'tap:aio:/xen/domains/debian/debian.img,xvda,w']
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > name        = 'debian'
> > > > vif         = [ '' ]
> > > > vfb = [ 'type=vnc,vncunused=1' ]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > on_poweroff = 'destroy'
> > > > on_reboot   = 'restart'
> > > > on_crash    = 'restart'
> > > >
> > > > After running 'xm create /etc/xen/domu/install/debian' I get the error:
> > > >
> > > > Using config file "/etc/xen/domu/install/debian".
> > > > Error: (2, 'Invalid kernel', 'elf_xen_note_check: ERROR: Will only 
> > > > load images built for the generic loader or Linux images')
> > > > What is the problem? Xen can't recognize Debian kernel from netinst 
> > > > iso?
> > > > Also I've noted that there was a such problem with installing Fedora 
> > > > 11 in domU. It's netinst ISO have 2 versions of kernels non-PAE and 
> > > > PAE. In the case of non-PAE kernel I got the same error. With PAE 
> > > > boot kernel everything works fine.
> > > > I know that I can use xen-tools for creating domU but I want to try 
> > > > this method.
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
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> > > Hi Andrey,
> > >
> > > I guess your vmlinuz and initrd.gz were downloaded from /xen's debian 
> > > mirror, from somewhere like [1].
> > > Also, take a look at .cfg file in that URL. It has some specific 
> > > variables needed for debian.
> > > 1. http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/netboot/xen/
> > I copied them from downloaded debian-503-i386-netinst.iso in 
> > install.386 folder. Should I try vmlinuz and initrd.gz from your link?
> Yes, you should :)
Great! It works. Thank you very much for you help.
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