Re: [Xen-devel] xen-unstable & pvops on *Suse distro? successful howto?

[Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>]

Install 11.2 + Xen Host via original  DVD  and run "zypper update kernel-xen" or just "zypper update"

Jan's Beulich 2.6.31.8-01-xen would be installed.
Then take look  at /boot/grub/menu.lst.
You would probably realize  , that *Suse*  is not the best place to build any xen stuff from source, except maybe new xenified kernel via Novell's Repos.

Boris.

P.S. If you wonna build from source candidate 1 - F12, candidate 2 - Ubuntu
Karmic Koala Server, candidate 3 - Gentoo ( having problems with Internet connectivity)

--- On Wed, 2/3/10, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:

From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] xen-unstable & pvops on *Suse distro? successful howto?
To: "0bo0" <0.bugs.only.0@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 1:16 PM

On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 08:53:57AM -0800, 0bo0 wrote:
> Starting with a well-updated Opensuse 11.2 distro, I'm attempting to
> build/install a Xen4 + PVOPS kernel on it.
>
> Following the various/disparate Wiki pages,
>
> If I checkout xen-unstable.hg, and build all from there, Xen itself
> builds OK, but the embedded xen.git linux kernel build fails.
>
> If I checkout xen-unstable.hg, build only Xen, and then separately co
> the xen.git tree, using a kernel config from Opensuse's Kernel:HEAD
> repos, Xen builds, the kernel build, again, fails.
>

Opensuse's kernel is NOT pvops, it's based on forward-ported xenlinux 2.6.18 patches.
So that explains why opensuse's .config didn't work.

> If I repeat the last step, but use the kernel config provided @
> http://pasik.reaktio.net/xen/pv_ops-dom0-debug/config-2.6.31.4-pvops_dom0-x86_64,
> Xen builds, and the kernel builds.  mkinitrd is OK as well.
>

That's my .config, and it builds/works for me ;)

> But, @ boot to the new xen+kernel, boot hangs @ grub loading ... I
> never get to any console output.
>

Please paste your grub.conf.

Did you check the grub configuration examples in:
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps

Also check this wiki page for setting up a serial console for debugging boot problems:
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenSerialConsole


> Clearly, people on this list are working with *Suse.  Could someone
> share their specific steps, & .config, for getting this 'up' on *Suse?
>

*Suse is currently shipping forward-ported xenlinux patches, not pv_ops,
so I assume that's why there aren't many pvops+suse stories out there.

I'm sure it can be done though. You'll figure it out :)

-- Pasi


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