Re: [Xen-users] Debian domU installation problem: Invalid kernel

[Boris Quiroz <boris.quiroz@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Andrey wrote:
> Boris Quiroz ÐÐÑÐÑ:
> > Andrey wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > My configuration is the following:
> > >
> > > Xen 3.3.1 compiled from sources(with PAE enabled)
> > > Dom0 Debian Etch i386
> > >
> > > I'm trying to create Debian domU from scratch with netinst and get 
> > > the kernel and ram disk to boot to installation procedure from 
> > > install.386/ folder of netinst iso image. Then I use the following 
> > > config file debian.cfg for installation:
> > > kernel      = '/xen/kernel/install/vmlinuz'
> > > ramdisk     = '/xen/kernel/install/initrd.gz'
> > >
> > > memory      = '1024'
> > >
> > > root        = '/dev/xvda1 ro'
> > > disk        = [ 'tap:aio:/xen/domains/debian/debian.img,xvda,w']
> > >
> > >
> > > name        = 'debian'
> > > vif         = [ '' ]
> > > vfb = [ 'type=vnc,vncunused=1' ]
> > >
> > >
> > > on_poweroff = 'destroy'
> > > on_reboot   = 'restart'
> > > on_crash    = 'restart'
> > >
> > > After running 'xm create /etc/xen/domu/install/debian' I get the error:
> > >
> > > Using config file "/etc/xen/domu/install/debian".
> > > Error: (2, 'Invalid kernel', 'elf_xen_note_check: ERROR: Will only 
> > > load images built for the generic loader or Linux images')
> > > What is the problem? Xen can't recognize Debian kernel from netinst iso?
> > >
> > > Also I've noted that there was a such problem with installing Fedora 
> > > 11 in domU. It's netinst ISO have 2 versions of kernels non-PAE and 
> > > PAE. In the case of non-PAE kernel I got the same error. With PAE 
> > > boot kernel everything works fine.
> > > I know that I can use xen-tools for creating domU but I want to try 
> > > this method.
> > > Thanks.
> > >
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> > Hi Andrey,
> >
> > I guess your vmlinuz and initrd.gz were downloaded from /xen's debian 
> > mirror, from somewhere like [1].
> > Also, take a look at .cfg file in that URL. It has some specific 
> > variables needed for debian.
> > 1. http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/netboot/xen/
> I copied them from downloaded debian-503-i386-netinst.iso in install.386 
> folder. Should I try vmlinuz and initrd.gz from your link?
Yes, you should :)
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