Re: [Xen-users] Debian dom0 Centos domU network xenbr0 and VNC problems

[Hans Vos <hans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1-4-2011 11:40, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote:

> It works, right? There's also virt-manager which you can use.
Well, that specific tutorial worked, yes. But that is a different method 
than the one described on Virtuatopia. The CentOS domU tutorial uses 
specialized files (vmlinuz-xen-install and initrd-xen-install). When I 
launch the VPS using that tutorial I get a very basic console from which 
I can do the installation. This doesn't work when I try to use the net 
install for Debian. I figure that is why I need to connect to the VNC 
server it has launched to continue the installation.
> Tutorials for Xen is somewhat hit-and-miss. If your environment is not
> exactly the same, you usually need some changes (like what the network
> bridge name is).
As I mentioned in my post I already did some reading about the network 
problems with Debian. The "(network-script network-bridge)" line was not 
in the "/etc/xen/xend-config.sxp" file which I added. I can switch to 
the Debian network bridging method but I would like to know if I solved 
the problem for the time being using the fix I mention in my start post. 
First I just want to get an installation going using VNC.
> Ouch. You just deliberately make stuff much harder for yourself.
> Debian is great, but it's not exactly suitable for a "newbie" to use
> as dom0. It doesn't work out the box like Centos does (for example,
> the default bridge is not set up until you edit some files).
I can edit some files ;).

> Definitely, create your own bridge by creating your own entry on
> /etc/network/interfaces.
I will do some reading on this topic and try to get it working. I read 
somewhere in the archives of this mailing list that Xen will be 
switching to native Debian network bridging in the future.
> If you don't know what I'm talking about, better stick to Centos dom0
> and it's stock Xen. Really.
> Then you can try compiling your own version of Xen and dom0 kernel.
> After that, you can pretty much use any distro you want as base.
I prefer Debian and have been using it for a couple of years for other 
purposes. I have some spare time at the moment (lost my job) so I'm 
willing and ready to learn. But I can give CentOS another try. However, 
please note that I could also not connect to the VNC server using CentOS 
as dom0. I will test it again today.
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With kind regards,

Hans Vos

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