Subject: Re: Cannot see boot messages with DomU
To: Sarton O'Brien <bsd-xen@roguewrt.org>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: port-xen
Date: 02/11/2008 11:43:51
On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 04:06:56PM +1100, Sarton O'Brien wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> John Hayward wrote:
> >newserver: {69} xm create -c netbd
> >Using config file "./netbd".
> >newserver: {70} Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected. Hotplug 
> >scripts not working.
> >====
> >
> >It takes about 2 minuites between when I xm create and when the error
> >occures.
> >
> >dmesg reveals:
> >====
> >xvif1.0: Ethernet address aa:00:00:51:02:f0
> >xvif1.0: disconnecting
> >xvif2.0: Ethernet address aa:00:00:51:02:f0
> >xvif2.0: disconnecting
> >xvif3.0: Ethernet address aa:00:00:51:02:f0
> >xvif3.0: disconnecting
> >====
> >
> >My netbd config file has:
> >====
> >kernel = "/netbsd-INSTALL_XEN3_DOMU"
> >memory = 256
> >name = "netbd"
> >#cpu = -1   # leave to Xen to pick
> >#nics = 1
> >vif = [ 'mac=aa:00:00:50:02:f0, bridge=bridge0' ]
> >disk = [ 'phy:/dev/wd0f,0x01,w', 'phy:/dev/cd0a,0x2,r' ]
> >root = "/dev/wd0a"
> >===
> >
> >/dev/wd0f is not mounted and is available
> 
> I'd say it's possible it's rejecting the mac address you are using. 

No, it should be fine. I do have  domUs with adresses prefixed aa:00:00

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