On 1/11/06, Ralph Passgang <ralph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2006 19:49 schrieb Fernando Maior:
> > On 1/11/06, Daniel Bauer <dbauer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > From: "Fernando Maior" <fernando.souto.maior@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > > On 1/10/06, Daniel Bauer <dbauer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >> Hi @all,
> > > >>
> > > >> I've installed a SuSE 9.3 with XEN 2.
> > > >>
> > > >> My machine have 8 cpu's and 10 GB RAM, but when I start the XEN
> > > >> kernel,
> > > >> only one cpu and 2 GB RAM appear. How to enable everything?
> > > >
> > > > As I recall it, Xen 2.x does not have support for more then 4gb and
> > > > SMP. Try Xen 3.x and OpenSUSE, and remember to download and
> > > > install Xen RPMs from garloff, at:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.suse.de/~garloff/linux/xen/RPMs-100/8259/ 
> > > >
> > > > The ones in the DVD are in bad shape.
> > >
> > > Hi Fernando,
> > >
> > > there are no xen 3 rpm for SuSE 9.3, so I installed SuSE 10.0 and
> > > updated with the rpm from Garloff, but when I try to start the xen
> > > kernel, a kernel panic comes up (same problem with the DVD+Updates).
> > >
> > > I also started the system with the xen test cd and it looks like it
> > > works.
> > >
> > > My favorite is to run xen 3 on SuSE 9.3, is there a possibility for?
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot
> > > Daniel
> >
> > Daniel,
> >
> > Usually kernel panics because you did not copy the kernel and
> > initrd from the /boot of dom0 to the /boot of the xen guest domain
> > you are trying to start. Just try it, may be that is what is needed.
>
> copy kernel image and initrd to /boot of a domainU? Why that?
>
> You should copy the correct modules directory (for
> example /lib/modules/2.6.12.6-xen) to your domainU, so that modules can be
> loaded in your guest domain.
>
> The kernel and initrd has to be configured in the config of every domainU and
> gets loaded at domainUs inital "boot". They don't need to exist as files
> in /boot of any domainU. The domainU doesn't even tries to access them.
>
> >
> > 2 cents.
>
> just my 2 eurocents ;-P
>
> --Ralph
Hmm, very nice your 2 eurocents :-)
And thanks for correcting me, I just
forgot you do not need the initrd and
kernel images in the domain, instead
you must copy all modules to the
appropriate location.
Tks!
--
Bye,
Fernando Maior
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