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2007/7/6, Albert Hopkins <marduk@g.o>: |
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> On Fri, 2007-07-06 at 00:44 +0200, Galevsky wrote: |
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> > and my grub.conf: |
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> > |
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> > ### START (grub.conf) |
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> > sd-4421 boot # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf |
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> > # Customized boot procedure |
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> > |
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> > default 0 |
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> > timeout 1 |
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> > #fallback 1 2 |
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> > |
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> > title Gentoo Linux 2.6.16-gentoo_xen_dom0 |
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> > root (hd0,0) |
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> > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6-xen ro root=/dev/sda2 |
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> > |
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> > |
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> > title Gentoo Linux 2.6.20-r8 |
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> > root (hd0,0) |
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> > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-gentoo-r8 ro root=/dev/sda2 |
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> > |
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> > |
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> > title Gentoo Linux 2.6.18-r4-dedibox_r6_final |
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> > root (hd0,0) |
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> > kernel /boot/ref/2.6.18-gentoo-r4dedibox_r6_final ro root=/dev/sda2 |
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> > ### END (grub.conf) |
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> |
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> Wow, it really does make a difference when we can see the configuration! |
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> Actually you are not using savedefault like I was assuming. Which |
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> basically means fallback only works when grub fails to load the kernel. |
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ya, and that is the behavior I want. I know about the savedefault |
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feature but I doesn't need it in my case. |
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> You said you followed the "HOWTO Xen and Gentoo" but looks like you |
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> ignored section 6 on configuring the boot loader. It should look more |
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> like this: |
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> |
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> title Gentoo Linux 2.6.16-gentoo_xen_dom0 |
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> root (hd0,0) |
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> kernel /boot/xen.gz dom0_mem=98M |
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> module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-gentoo-r8 ro root=/dev/sda2 |
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> Likely the dom0 kernel is failing because it expects to be run within |
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> the hypervisor. You need to load that first as in the above. |
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> Hope this helps. |
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True !!! |
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Due to lots of changes I made from the start, I forgot in the end the |
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hypervisor itself !!! |
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Of course it will help ;o) |
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> -- |
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> Albert W. Hopkins |
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Big *THANKS* to you, and to Dan Farrell too, and sorry for such a |
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mistake... shame on me. |
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Gal' |
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