Re: [Xen-users] fresh xcp 1.6 & xenserver install fails on first boot (kernel not found).

["mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like there is no cpio in the xcp install disk.

There is a cpiofile python library. But that won't execute. 

I opted to go back to centos 5.2 (convenient iso) and when I extract initrd I 
done see a file containing "megaraid" or mega anything. 

I'm going to try to compare the initrd from the xcp disk or the xenserver disk 
and see if I can see what's different. 

Then I guess I need to copy the missing driver, recompress the initrd and cross 
my fingers?

Thanks!

Will keep plugging away...

M

----- Original Message -----
From: Mitch (BitBlock)
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 06:04 PM
To: 'eneal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' <eneal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: 'jaceksburghardt@xxxxxxxxx' <jaceksburghardt@xxxxxxxxx>; 
'Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' <Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: RE: [Xen-users] fresh xcp 1.6 & xenserver install fails on first 
boot (kernel not found).

Cpio doesn't seem to be present. 
I'm working on getting around that. 
Trying to copy it from the mounted sda1 but it tells me "cannot execute binary 
file". 


----- Original Message -----
From: Errol Neal [mailto:eneal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 05:11 PM
To: Mitch (BitBlock)
Cc: 'jaceksburghardt@xxxxxxxxx' <jaceksburghardt@xxxxxxxxx>; 
'Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' <Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: RE: [Xen-users] fresh xcp 1.6 & xenserver install fails on first 
boot (kernel not found).

On Mon, 09/23/2013 08:02 PM, "mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm going to try reinstalling to a single disk on the on board sata 
> controller while I'm here. 
> 
> Someone mentioned I should verify the installed kernel had the proper driver 
> in it (which the iso obviously has as I can mount the file system from it). 
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas how to do that?
> 
> Thanks for the command line errol that made it easy!
> 
> Mitch

Yes. Take the initrd and decompress it:

zcat initrd > /tmp/initrd
Then open it up
mkdir /tmp/initrd_tmp
cd /tmp/initrd_tmp
cpio -idmv < ../initrd

Then examine the files and ensure your driver is there.. 

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