Re: [Xen-users] I can't install PV ubuntu in my CentOS5.5 based xen

[Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>]

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 08:15:12PM +0800, crhan wrote:
>    Hi,
> 
>    I'm using the build-in xen with centOS5.5. The xen version here is
>    3.1.2-194.26.1.el5.
> 
>    I have succeeded install Debian Lenny on-line with the address [1]"
>    http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/ "
> 
>    And my full command to setup Xen is "virt-install -n aaronXEN -r 256
>    --vcpus=2 --check-cpu --disk path=/dev/mapper/crhGroup-aaronXEN --location
>    [2]http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/";
> 
>    I also want to install a uBuntu OS in my Xen. I've tried the on-line
>    address
>    [3]"http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-i386/";.
>    But it doesn't work.
> 

See the end of this tutorial how to install Ubuntu:
http://wiki.xen.org/xenwiki/Fedora13Xen4Tutorial

-- Pasi

>    It gives the error message below:
> 
>      [root@CentOS-X ~]# virt-install -n uBuntu -r 256 --vcpus=2 --check-cpu
>      --disk path=/dev/mapper/crhGroup-aaronXEN --location
>      [4]http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-i386/
>      --force
> 
>      Starting install...
>      Retrieving file
>      MANIFEST...
>      |  885 B     00:00
>      ERROR    Could not find a kernel path for virt type 'xen'
>      Domain installation may not have been
>       successful.  If it was, you can restart your domain
>       by running 'virsh start uBuntu'; otherwise, please
>       restart your installation.
>      ERROR    Could not find a kernel path for virt type 'xen'
>      Traceback (most recent call last):
>        File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 929, in ?
>          main()
>        File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 825, in main
>          start_time, guest.start_install)
>        File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 880, in do_install
>          dom = install_func(conscb, progresscb, wait=(not wait))
>        File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 626,
>      in start_install
>          self._prepare_install(meter)
>        File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 679,
>      in _prepare_install
>          meter = meter)
>        File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroInstaller.py",
>      line 246, in prepare
>          self._prepare_kernel_and_initrd(guest, distro, meter)
>        File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroInstaller.py",
>      line 194, in _prepare_kernel_and_initrd
>          type=self.os_type, distro=distro)
>        File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line
>      137, in acquireKernel
>          scratchdir, type, distro)
>        File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line
>      123, in _acquireMedia
>          return (store.acquireKernel(guest, fetcher, progresscb),
>        File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line
>      413, in acquireKernel
>          raise ValueError(_("Could not find a kernel path for virt type "
>      ValueError: Could not find a kernel path for virt type 'xen'
> 
>    And how can I fix it?
> 
> References
> 
>    Visible links
>    1. http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/
>    2. http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386
>    3. http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-i386/
>    4. http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-i386/

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