[Xen-users] Problems with debianbase.de xen-packages for sarge. Ralph ?

[Anders Johansson <anders@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Hi !

I just installed debian sarge and the debianbase xen3 packages.

My hardware
HP Proliant 330
2.5GB ram
raid5 Smart Array 641 (4 disks)


xen:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://packages.debianbase.de/sarge/i386/xen3 ./
deb-src http://packages.debianbase.de/sources/xen3 ./
deb http://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/ stable main
deb-src http://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/ stable main
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main


xen:~# cat /etc/xen/sarge1.cfg
kernel = "/boot/xen-3.gz"
memory = 128
name   = "sarge1"
disk   = [ 'file:/home/xen/domains/sarge1/disk.img,sda1,w','file:/ 
home/xen/domains/sarge1/swap.img,sda2,w' ]
root   = "/dev/sda1 ro"
dhcp="dhcp"

xen:~# cat /var/log/xend-debug.log
ERROR: Not a Xen-ELF image: '__xen_guest' section not found.
ERROR: Error constructing guest OS
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/xen/xend/server/ 
SrvDomainDir.py", line 77, in op_create
    dominfo = self.xd.domain_create(config)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/xen/xend/XendDomain.py",  
line 226, in domain_create
    dominfo = XendDomainInfo.create(config)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/xen/xend/ 
XendDomainInfo.py", line 182, in create
    vm.initDomain()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/xen/xend/ 
XendDomainInfo.py", line 1190, in initDomain
    channel_details = self.image.createImage()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/xen/xend/image.py", line  
115, in createImage
    return self.createDomain()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/xen/xend/image.py", line  
134, in createDomain
    result = self.buildDomain()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/xen/xend/image.py", line  
183, in buildDomain
    ramdisk        = self.ramdisk)
error: (0, 'Error')


xen:~# cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
default         0
timeout         5
color cyan/blue white/blue

title        Xen 3.0.0 - Linux 2.6.12.6-xen
             kernel      /boot/xen-3.0.0.gz dom0_mem=262144  
console=tty0
             module      /boot/xen-linux-2.6.12.6-xen root=/dev/ 
cciss/c0d0p1 ro
             module      /boot/xen-modules-2.6.12.6-xen nousb
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the Guest is installed with xen-tools.

could it be the guest-kernel ? its the kernel from the debianbase.de  
package.
Any suggestions would be great !



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On Jan 16, 2006, at 2:46 PM, Ralph Passgang wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just wanted to let all interessted debian users know, that on my  
> xen3
> repository are now kernel images available for dom0/U.
>
> My Xen3 packages are using the latest xen3-testing (changeset 8269)  
> and are
> available for sid, sarge & etch as well as for 32bit, 32bit-pae and  
> 64bit.
> The kernel image is 2.6.12.6-xen with a std. xen config.
>
> So there is no reason for compiling your own kernel on a debian system
> anymore, unless you need something very special. For such a case  
> there is a
> "linux-patch-xen" package which applies to a vanilla 2.6.12 source  
> tree (and
> converts it to a 2.6.12.6-xen).
>
> If someone wants to use the new packages, please add the following  
> two lines
> to /etc/apt/sources.list:
>
>  deb http://packages.debianbase.de/<DISTRO>/<ARCH>/xen3 ./
>  deb-src http://packages.debianbase.de/sources/xen3 ./
>
> If you need 32bit + PAE instead, use the following two lines:
>
>  deb http://packages.debianbase.de/<DISTRO>/<ARCH>/xen3-pae ./
>  deb-src http://packages.debianbase.de/sources/xen3-pae ./
>
> (Please always repleace <DISTRO> with either sid, sarge or etch and  
> <ARCH>
> with i386 or amd64.)
>
> After adding the lines to sources.list xen3 + kernel is installable  
> with the
> following commands:
>
>  apt-get update
>  apt-get install xen linux-xen0-2.6
>
> After that is completed only the initrd needs to be created and the  
> grub's
> menu.lst needs an entry for booting the new kernel.
>
> the "linux-xen0-2.6" package will give instructions upon  
> installation on how
> to build a initrd and how to change the grub config.
>
> If there is something not working as expected, please let me  
> know... Feedback
> is always appreciated.
>
> Some instructions on how to compile your own xen kernel with debian is
> available here: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/320
> (thanks to Steve Kemp)
>
> --Ralph
>
> P.s.:
> My Version "tha11" now uses the Xen 3.0-testing upstream, all  
> versions before
> used xen 3.0.0.
>
> If someone upgrades from <= tha11 to the recent package there is a  
> mismatch
> between the old self compiled xen kernel and the hypervisor (now using
> xen3-testing). In this case, please compile a new kernel with an  
> updated
> "linux-patch-xen" package (>= tha11) or simply switch to use linux- 
> xen0-2.6
> as kernel (which will always matches the hypervisor).
>
> For more information what changed in each xen3 package, see the  
> packages
> changelog.
>
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