Subject: Re: xen network problem
To: Jed Davis <jdev@panix.com>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: port-xen
Date: 03/09/2006 10:55:54
On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 07:39:34PM -0500, Jed Davis wrote:
> Geert Hendrickx <ghen@telenet.be> writes:
>
> > On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 06:11:12PM +0100, Geert Hendrickx wrote:
> >> I specified the options on the module line instead of the kernel line.
> >> Adding "ignorebiostables" to the kernel line fixes both the network and
> >> the USB problem ("noacpi" is not enough). Thanks!
> >
> > Now I have another problem: creating a new domain (with xm create) freezes
> > the machine. It didn't do that before I used ignorebiostables.
>
> I've seen this happen on some machines with hyperthreading (but not
> others) -- booting with "nosmp" works fine until a domain is created,
> and then the machine locks up. Disabling hyperthreading in the BIOS
> setup caused the same problem.
>
> One thing to try: typing control-A three times on the console, to
> switch the input to Xen, and then 'h' to list the functions available.
> If that works, it means that at least Xen is still doing something and
> can talk to the console.
This only works with serial console isn't it ? Or has something
changed with Xen 2.0.7 ?
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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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