On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:31:13 +0200 Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 11:13:43PM +0100, Gerard Lally wrote: > > I get the following, but Googling this I see you consider these > > harmless: > > > > Failed to read /local/domain/0/device-model/1/script (No such file > > or directory) > > > > Failed to read /local/domain/0/backend/console/1/0/script (No such > > file or directory) > > > > I am just writing the error messages down at the moment because I > > don't have a shared writable partition. > > > > Another error I get is this, which perhaps isn't so harmless: > > > > Attach vnd0d > > > > vnd1 dos partition I/O error > > > > Does this mean anything to you? > > looks like it has problems reading the first sectors of vnd1. > Maybe it's a sparse file ? > > > > > > > > Also set ddb.onpanic=1 in /etc/sysctl.conf to get more infos in > > > case of panic. > > > > > > Done, but I can't get back into NetBSD till tomorrow morning. > > > > > > > > The same thing happens with Scientific Linux and Zenwalk Linux > > > > HVM domUs. > > > > > > > > The only Linux domU I am able to get working so far is a > > > > Slackware PV domU. I tried Debian and Scientific Linux PV domUs > > > > as well but I had no success. > > > > > > Scientific Linux PV is running fine for me ... > > > > > > I would of course much prefer SL 6 and Debian 6 as PV domUs. Do you > > mind if I clarify the following? > > > > Is it enough to extract the kernel and ramdisk from the DVD ISO and > > put them in NetBSD / or do I need to download a separate Xen kernel > > and ramdisk from the SL/Debian website? Will the same kernel work > > for domU installation and daily use? I have even tried compiling a > > vanilla kernel and ramdisk, which works for my Slackware domU but > > not for these other distros. > > For SL5, I use the kernel and initrd from 5x/i386/images/xen/ for > install. Once installed, I use pygrub to load the xen kernel from the > domU's disk image (the installer installs the right kernel and initrd > for xen). > > I installed only one SL6 guest for now; I don't remember which > kernel/initrd I used to start the installer. Probably one from > 6x/i386/os/images/pxeboot/ or 6x/i386/os/isolinux/ > Thank you so much for your help. I now have Slackware AND Scientific Linux 6 running as PV domains! The problem for me was that I wasn't using pygrub for SL6. It makes it so much simpler. Bit by bit I am learning! I am very, very happy with NetBSD and Xen. I am not nearly as knowledgeable as the people here but I am enjoying learning this operating system very much. Thank you to all concerned! :) -- Gerard Lally
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