[Fedora-xen] fc5 domU on rhel5 dom0

[Markus Armbruster]

Robert Story <rstory-l at 2006.revelstone.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Anyone got any tips on getting a fc5 domU to load on a rhel dom0? I've been

Doesn't virt-install just work?

> struggling with it all morning. I'm stuck at:
>
> --- config ---
> memory = "1024"
> disk = [ 'phy:/dev/x/aaa,xvda,w' ]
> vif = [ 'mac=00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee' ]
> uuid = "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee"
> bootloader="/usr/bin/pygrub"
> --- end ---
>
> --- domU grub ---
> title Fedora Core (2.6.20-1.2307.fc5xen)
>        root (hd0,0)
>        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2307.fc5xen ro root=/dev/gui/r rhgb quiet
>        initrd /initrd-2.6.20-1.2307.fc5xen-blk.img
> --- end ---
>
> (Original domU was using fc5xenU kernel/initrd, but google told me I needed
> this PAE kernel. It fixed the PAE errors I was getting in xend-debug
> initially.)
>
> ---  stdout ---
> Going to boot Fedora Core (2.6.20-1.2307.fc5xen)
>   kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2307.fc5xen
>   initrd: /initrd-2.6.20-1.2307.fc5xen-rs.img
> Started domain gui
> PCI: Fatal: No config space access function found
> rtc: IRQ 8 is not free.
> PCI: Fatal: No config space access function found
> rtc: IRQ 8 is not free.
> i8042.c: No controller found.
> Red Hat nash version 5.0.32 starting
> mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root'
> setuproot: moving /dev failed: No such file or directory
> setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory
> setuproot: error mounting /sys: No such file or directory
> switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory
> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
> --- end ---
>
> --- xend-debug.log ---
> DEBUG (blkif:24) exception looking up device number for xvda: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/dev/xvda'
> --- end ---
>
>
> Based on some googling, I made a custom initrd image with '--with xenblk
> --preload xenblk', but it didn't help any.. Any hints greatly appreciated...

How did you install the PAE kernel?  With rpm in the domU?