Re: [Xen-users] Trying to install ubuntu 10.04 on centos 5.5 w/ xen4.0

[Fantu <fantonifabio@xxxxxxxxxx>]

use the cfg example in netboot directory and launch with xm create -c
ubuntu.xen install=true
on start auto download also all files need

Donny Brooks wrote:
> 
> As the title states, I am trying to install a PV ubuntu 10.04 domu on my 
> centos 5.5 xen 4.0 dom0. The steps I have attempted are as follows:
> 
> 1 - lvcreate -n ubuntutest -L 8G domuvg
> 2 - wget 
> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/vmlinuz
>  
> 
> 3 - wget 
> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/initrd.gz
>  
> 
> 4 - cat ubuntu.xen
> name      = "ubuntu"
> memory    = 2048
> disk      = ['phy:/dev/domuvg/ubuntutest,xvda,w' ]
> vif       = [ 'bridge=br2' ]
> kernel    = "/mnt/disk/vmlinuz"
> ramdisk   = "/mnt/disk/initrd.gz"
> vcpus     = 1
> on_reboot = 'destroy'
> on_crash  = 'destroy'
> 
> 5 - xm create -c ubuntu.xen
> ... installation goes just fine ...
> 
> 6 - grabbed the virtualized kernel and ramdisk from another running 
> physical machine to use in step 7.
> 
> 7 - cat ubuntu.xen.running
> name = "ubuntu-test"
> memory = 2048
> disk = ['phy:/dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv,xvda,w' ]
> vif = [ 'bridge=br2' ]
> kernel = "/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server"
> ramdisk = "/etc/xen/ubuntu-kernel/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-server"
> vcpus = 1
> on_poweroff = 'destroy'
> on_reboot = 'restart'
> on_crash = 'restart'
> 
> 8 - xm create -c ubuntu.xen.running
> Using config file "./ubuntu.xen.running".
> Started domain ubuntu-test (id=3)
>                                   [    0.000000] Initializing cgroup 
> subsys cpuset
> [    0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu
> [    0.000000] Linux version 2.6.32-22-server (buildd@yellow) (gcc 
> version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #36-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 3 
> 20:38:33 UTC 2010 (Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-server 2.6.32.11+drm33.2)
> [    0.000000] Command line:
> [    0.000000] KERNEL supported cpus:
> [    0.000000]   Intel GenuineIntel
> [    0.000000]   AMD AuthenticAMD
> [    0.000000]   Centaur CentaurHauls
> [    0.000000] ACPI in unprivileged domain disabled
> [    0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
> ___snip_____
> 
> [    0.180128] XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/vbd/51712
> [    0.180133] XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/vif/0
> [    0.180138] XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/console/0
> [    0.180155]   Magic number: 1:252:3141
> [    0.180172] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/drivers/rtc/hctosys.c: unable 
> to open rtc device (rtc0)
> [    0.180181] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
> [    0.180186] EDD information not available.
> [    0.180291] Freeing unused kernel memory: 796k freed
> [    0.180555] Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 7788k
> Loading, please wait...
> [    0.221772] udev: starting version 151
> Begin: Loading essential drivers... ...
> Done.
> Begin: Running /scripts/init-premount ...
> Done.
> Begin: Mounting root file system... ...
> Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ...
> Done.
> [    0.355393]  xvda: xvda1 xvda2 < xvda5 >
> Gave up waiting for root device.  Common problems:
>   - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
>     - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
>     - Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?)
>   - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
> ALERT! does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
> 
> 
> BusyBox v1.13.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-1ubuntu11) built-in shell (ash)
> Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
> 
> (initramfs)
> 
>  From that it appears it is trying to boot on the xvda5 which is the 
> swap partition. So I checked the fdisk layout of that lv and here is 
> what I get:
> 
> Disk /dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv: 8589 MB, 8589934592 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1044 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> 
>                  Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id 
> System
> /dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv1               1         994     7977984   83  Linux
> Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
> /dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv2             994        1045      407553    5  
> Extended
> /dev/domuvg/ubuntu-pv5             994        1045      407552   82  
> Linux swap / Solaris
> 
> 
> I just need a running pv ubuntu domu so I can do some testing with LTSP5 
> and openldap. Is there an easier way to do this than with the "kernel" 
> and "ramdisk" options? I don't want to deal with the pygrub issue with 
> grub2 unless I just absolutely have to.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
> 
> Donny B.
> 
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