[Xen-users] question regarding booting custom guest kernel

[Aastha Mehta <aasthakm@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I am having trouble with creating a guest domain with a modified kernel.

I used the xen-create-image command with following arguments:

xen-create-image --boot --force --install=1 --keep --arch=x86_64 --dhcp --passwd \

--kernel=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-guest --initrd=/boot/initrd-3.11.0-guest \

--modules=/lib/modules/3.11.0-guest --size=20G --swap=512M --memory=128M \

--hostname=ubuntu-3.11.0-guest1

However, it fails and here is the partial log:

<snip>

Done

Installation method: debootstrap

Using /usr/sbin/debootstrap as debootstrap command

Copying files from host to image.

Copying files from /var/cache/apt/archives/ -> /tmp/UxsUPuN66R/var/cache/apt/archives

Done

Done

I: Retrieving Release

I: Retrieving Release.gpg

I: Checking Release signature

I: Valid Release signature (key id 630239CC130E1A7FD81A27B140976EAF437D05B5)

E: Invalid Release file, no entry for main/binary-x86_64/Packages

WARNING (/usr/bin/xt-install-image): The installed system at /tmp/UxsUPuN66R doesn't seem to be a full system.

WARNING (/usr/bin/xt-install-image): The installed system is missing the common file: /bin/ls.

WARNING (/usr/bin/xt-install-image): The installed system at /tmp/UxsUPuN66R doesn't seem to be a full system.

WARNING (/usr/bin/xt-install-image): The installed system is missing the common file: /bin/cp.

Copying files from new installation to host.

Copying files from /tmp/UxsUPuN66R/var/cache/apt/archives -> /var/cache/apt/archives/

Done

Done

Done

System installation failed.  Aborting

umount: /tmp/UxsUPuN66R/proc: not found

Running command 'umount /tmp/UxsUPuN66R/proc 2>&1' failed with exit code 256.

Aborting

</snip>

I also tried to download a precise image from mirror and then use the modified kernel and ramdisk image from above. In this case, I see the following error while trying to do:

# xl create /etc/xen/precise.cfg

[56369.665439] init: Failed to spawn network-interface (vif1.0) pre-start process: unable to change root directory: No such file or directory

[56369.677040] init: Failed to spawn network-interface-security (network-interface/vif1.0) pre-start process: unable to change root directory: No such file or directory

[56369.683333] init: Failed to spawn network-interface (vif1.0) post-stop process: unable to change root directory: No such file or directory

[56369.696917] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif1.0: link is not ready

[56369.822639] device vif1.0 entered promiscuous mode

[56369.826883] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif1.0: link is not ready

[56369.973214] xenbr0: port 3(vif1.0) entered disabled state

[56369.973420] device vif1.0 left promiscuous mode

[56369.973424] xenbr0: port 3(vif1.0) entered disabled state

Can someone point out where the problem is?

Thanks a lot

--
Aastha Mehta

MPI-SWS, Germany
E-mail: aasthakm@xxxxxxxxxxx

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