Re: [Xen-users] SuSE 9.3 on a SMP machine

[Fernando Maior <fernando.souto.maior@xxxxxxxxx>]

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.

2 cents.
--
Bye,
Fernando Maior
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