Re: can not start domU as HVM

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 04:57:37PM +0400, Victor Gamov wrote:
> [...]
> Then I'll try to start NetBSD as HVM guest from following config:
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> kernel = "/usr/pkg/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
> builder='hvm'
> memory = 256
> name = "netbsd1"
> vif = [ 'mac=00:16:3e:00:00:13, bridge=bridge0, type=ioemu' ]
> device_model = '/usr/pkg/libexec/qemu-dm'
> disk = [ 'file:/var/xen/netbsd1,ioemu:hda,w',
> 'file:/var/xen/amd64cd-5.0.1.iso,ioemu:hdd:cdrom,r' ]
> boot='d'
> vnc = 1
> usb = 1
> ------------------ /cut here -----------------------
> 
> # xm create -c netbsd1.xen
> Using config file "./netbsd1.xen".
> Started domain netbsd1
> xenconsole: Could not read tty from store: No such file or directory
> #
> 
> # xm list
> Name                                        ID   Mem VCPUs      State   
> Time(s)
> Domain-0                                     0   256     1     r-----     34.0
> netbsd1                                      7   256     1     -b----     40.5
> #

looks correct, the guest is running

> 
> Following lines appears at /var/log/xenbackendd.log:
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> Failed to read /local/domain/0/backend/vfb/7/0/script (No such file or
> directory)
> Failed to read /local/domain/0/device-model/7/script (No such file or 
> directory)
> Failed to read /local/domain/0/backend/console/7/0/script (No such
> file or directory)
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these are harmless.

> 
> 
> 
> So, my questions are:
> -- is it possible to start HVM (FreeBSD or NetBSD) guest on this
> hardware and software?
> -- where I'm wrong ?

Well, the netbsd guest is running AFAIK. What's your problem ?

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
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