Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-30 Thread Sergio Charpinel Jr.
Aaron, Seems to be something related to your block device. Try this config file: name = "Belldandy" maxmem = 256 memory = 256 vcpus = 1 builder = "hvm" kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" boot = "c" on_poweroff = "destroy" on_reboot = "restart" on_crash = "restart" device_model = "/usr/lib64/x

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-29 Thread Aaron Clark
On 03/29/2010 09:37 PM, Christopher G. Stach II wrote: > - "Aaron Clark" wrote: > >> qemu: could not open serial device 'none' > > http://os-drive.com/files/docbook/xen-faq.html#serial_console_hvm I will give this a look to see if it shed any light on the situation. > Does the LV show that i

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-29 Thread Christopher G. Stach II
- "Aaron Clark" wrote: > qemu: could not open serial device 'none' http://os-drive.com/files/docbook/xen-faq.html#serial_console_hvm Does the LV show that it's open (or ever changes state) when the VM attempts to boot? Did you try taking a snapshot of the LV and mucking around with the xen

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-29 Thread Aaron Clark
On 03/29/2010 08:18 AM, Sergio Charpinel Jr. wrote: > - Try to unset any graphical option and run the domU, maybe its missing some > lib, like sdl. I don't know how to do it in virsh, because in xen cfg, > default vnc option is 1. Already tried, doesn't make a lick of difference. > > - Check pa

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-29 Thread Aaron Clark
On 03/28/2010 11:14 PM, Christopher G. Stach II wrote: > - "Aaron Clark" wrote: > >> I removed the vfb line from the /etc/xen/ file... still doesn't >> start and the console does not attach. >> >> [r...@yggdrasil ~]# xm create -f /etc/xen/Belldandy -c >> Using config file "/etc/xen/Belldandy"

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-29 Thread Sergio Charpinel Jr.
- Try to unset any graphical option and run the domU, maybe its missing some lib, like sdl. I don't know how to do it in virsh, because in xen cfg, default vnc option is 1. - Check paths to hvmloader, qemu-dm - post more log files, if you have. 2010/3/29 Pasi Kärkkäinen > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-28 Thread Pasi Kärkkäinen
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 06:39:01PM -0400, Aaron Clark wrote: > On 03/28/2010 03:36 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 12:45:58PM -0400, Aaron Clark wrote: > >> > >> Ok, I've tried the following now: > >> > >> - rebooted the dom0 into the previous, working kernel-xen and start do

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-28 Thread Christopher G. Stach II
- "Aaron Clark" wrote: > I removed the vfb line from the /etc/xen/ file... still doesn't > start and the console does not attach. > > [r...@yggdrasil ~]# xm create -f /etc/xen/Belldandy -c > Using config file "/etc/xen/Belldandy". > Started domain Belldandy > xenconsole: Could not read tty f

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-28 Thread Aaron Clark
On 03/28/2010 03:36 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 12:45:58PM -0400, Aaron Clark wrote: >> >> Ok, I've tried the following now: >> >> - rebooted the dom0 into the previous, working kernel-xen and start domU >> (doesn't work) >> - while in the old kernel-xen, switch the grub co

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-28 Thread Pasi Kärkkäinen
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 12:45:58PM -0400, Aaron Clark wrote: > On 03/28/2010 07:59 AM, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:53:41PM -0500, Christopher G. Stach II wrote: >>> - "Aaron Clark" wrote: >>> What steps should I take next to debug this? >>> >>> Downgrade back to w

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-28 Thread Aaron Clark
On 03/28/2010 07:59 AM, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:53:41PM -0500, Christopher G. Stach II wrote: - "Aaron Clark" wrote: What steps should I take next to debug this? Downgrade back to where you were bit by bit (or just guess that it's dom0's kernel) and see when i

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-28 Thread Pasi Kärkkäinen
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:53:41PM -0500, Christopher G. Stach II wrote: > - "Aaron Clark" wrote: > > > What steps should I take next to debug this? > > Downgrade back to where you were bit by bit (or just guess that it's dom0's > kernel) and see when it starts working again. > > What does

Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-27 Thread Christopher G. Stach II
- "Aaron Clark" wrote: > What steps should I take next to debug this? Downgrade back to where you were bit by bit (or just guess that it's dom0's kernel) and see when it starts working again. What does the busted guest say when it tries to boot while you watch its [serial] console? Does t

[CentOS-virt] Xen HVM domU won't start since updates to 2.6.18-164.15.1 kernels

2010-03-27 Thread Aaron Clark
I have a dom0 machine running CentOS 5.4 with all the latest updates using Xen as my hypervisor. I am using Xen in part because this machine was set up prior to KVM being included in RHEL, and in part because KVM's network bridging configuration is not nearly as simple as Xen's. The dom0 machin