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From: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Anyone successful in paravirtualizing Gentoo on XenServer?
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:58:23
Message-Id: 71f4cdc6bb8c910ba00e496f024d2f53.squirrel@www.antarean.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Anyone successful in paravirtualizing Gentoo on XenServer? by Pandu Poluan
1 On Thu, March 24, 2011 1:19 pm, Pandu Poluan wrote:
2 > On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 18:21, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote:
3 >> On Thu, March 24, 2011 10:36 am, Pandu Poluan wrote:
4 >>> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 15:32, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote:
5 >
6 > -- snip --
7 >
8 >>>> Hmm... I don't use kernel-modules in my Xen domu's (All are PV). I
9 >>>> wonder
10 >>>> if compiling them into the kernel might help.
11 >>>> Or, try loading the modules listed above and see if that helps. (Not
12 >>>> sure
13 >>>> if you can see an immediate change though)
14 >>>>
15 >>>
16 >>> Can't hurt to try, now that I've gotten a bootable kernel. Can always
17 >>> fallback to the previous one.
18 >>
19 >> Let me know how that goes.
20 >>
21 >
22 > Compiling all the <M> into <*> still results the same *sigh*
23
24 Ok, then we'll need to look into things that are not added at all.
25
26 The following might be the one you're missing:
27 CONFIG_XEN_KEYBOARD=y
28
29 It is in my config, but not in yours.
30
31 > I also tried your .config ( make oldconfig && make menuconfig &&
32 > genkernel --oldconfig bzImage && genkernel --oldconfig initramfs ),
33 > and something strange happened:
34 >
35 > The VM seems to be starting... then ended immediately. But no error
36 > message at all.
37
38 Could have a few reasons:
39 - I have the "compatibility" for xen reduced to 3.4 or higher. Not sure
40 which xen-version is included in yours.
41 - I do not have support for an initramfs or similar in there
42 - I specified the CPU-type in the kernel (It's not a generic one)
43
44 Did you check the logs for xend, system (messages) and others?
45
46 >>>> Please note, I do use the following kernel:
47 >>>> sys-kernel/xen-sources-2.6.34-r4
48 >>>>
49 >>>> Which kernel are you using?
50 >>>>
51 >>>
52 >>> hardened-sources-2.6.36-r9 IIRC
53 >>>
54 >>> Hmmmm... there are *lots* of options in your config that I don't see in
55 >>> mine.
56 >>
57 >> Can you add a list of the ones you are missing?
58 >>
59 >
60 > Um... lots. I'll attach the last config I've tried.
61 >
62 >>> Could it be because of the "hardened" sources?
63 >>
64 >> My guess is, because you're not having the xen-patchset in the kernel.
65 >> Can you try the xen-sources to see if that helps?
66 >> Then we can work our way through the missing options.
67 >>
68 >
69 > Okay, emerging xen-sources now... this will take some time. I'll post
70 > after testing again.
71
72 Looking forward to the result.
73
74 --
75 Joost

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