[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-users] how to boot domU XEN guest in safe mode?
On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Rudi Ahlers <rudiahlers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> How can I boot a XEN domU guest into safe mode? > > When using pygrub, start the guest with "xm create -c" or "xm start > -c", and you can edit the grub menu to add "single". > > If the domU is using kernel and initrd from dom0, you should be able > to add "extra=single" on domU config file. > >> /sbin/init: error while loading shared libraries: libselinux.so.1: >> cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory >> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! > > As Stefan said, it might be easier to check for the missing file by > fsck and mounting domU's filesystem from dom0. Be sure to do this ONLY > while domU is stopped though. If it was indeed missing, then most > likely you're experiencing a serious problem and the missing file is > just the tip of the iceberg. I highly suggest you call a Linux expert > to help fix the problem. > > If you insist on restoring the file manually, you need to know : > - which packages were damaged, what version (something like "rpm -V" > and "rpm -qa" on chroot or single mode) > - get the original package. > - extract it and copy the missing package > If you don't know how to perform the above steps, it would be easier > to simply create a new domU and copy data from the old one. > > Regards, > > Fajar > Hi Fajar, Thanx for the tip, but unfortunately the VPS was beyond repair, and I had to recreate it from scratch. -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
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