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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-users] Install ubunto domU
I am upgrading my xen dom0 to Centos 5.5 and trying that way as stated by Pasi here: >Or then use CentOS 5.5 as dom0 and apply the el5 pygrub grub2 patch from: >https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=577511 > >-- Pasi But, crazy question... how do I apply that "patch"? Sorry if I sound dumb, just never done that. -- Donny B. On Friday, May 28, 2010 10:03 AM CDT, Tapas Mishra <mightydreams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I tried to install CentOS via pygrub on Debian and I completely failed. > > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Boris Derzhavets > <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > Not via "pygrub". It is pretty easy to install Lucid in PV DomU. Copy off > > the disk > > kernel and intrd to Dom0, as granny taught. > > > > Boris. > > > > > > --- On *Fri, 5/28/10, Jonathan Tripathy <jonnyt@xxxxxxxxxxx>* wrote: > > > > > > From: Jonathan Tripathy <jonnyt@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Install ubunto domU > > To: "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>, > > xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 5:02 AM > > > > > > Is there no way to install Ubuntu 10.04 in the current release of Xen (What > > ever comes with the latest CentOS) ? > > > > On 28/05/10 09:43, Boris Derzhavets wrote: > > > > > if you want to use Ubuntu 10.04, you'd best use Fedora 13 or 12? > > Yes. > > > > http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2010052502335OSSV > > > > --- On *Fri, 5/28/10, Jonathan Tripathy > > <jonnyt@xxxxxxxxxxx><http://mc/compose?to=jonnyt@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > * wrote: > > > > > > From: Jonathan Tripathy > > <jonnyt@xxxxxxxxxxx><http://mc/compose?to=jonnyt@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Install ubunto domU > > To: "Boris Derzhavets" > > <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx><http://mc/compose?to=bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>, > > Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://mc/compose?to=Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 4:25 AM > > > > I'm very interested in this as well. > > > > What is pygrub? Are you saying that for the time being, if you want to use > > Ubuntu 10.04, you'd best use Fedora 13 or 12? > > > > Thanks > > > > On 28/05/10 05:39, Boris Derzhavets wrote: > > > > You can run Ubuntu Lucid PV guest at 3.4.2, but not via "pygrub" > > Gitco.de/repo doesn't contain required 4.0 src.rpm . It's Gunter's policy i > > guess. > > When he will make 4.0.1 he would probably provide it. > > I would remove CentOS 5.4 as Dom0 base and build system on F13 (F12) > > due to xen-4.0.0.-0.7.f12.src.rpm available at xensource. > > > > wget http://pasik.reaktio.net/fedora/xen-4.0.0-0.7.fc12.src.rpm > > > > Boris. > > > > > > --- On *Thu, 5/27/10, Donny Brooks <dbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>* wrote: > > > > > > From: Donny Brooks <dbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Install ubunto domU > > To: "xen-users" <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 3:21 PM > > > > I read this and I gather I need to be running Xen 4.0 in order to run > > Ubuntu 10.04 as a pv domu... is that correct? I am currently at 3.4.2 on a > > centos 5.4 dom0 but need to run some ubuntu domu's very badly. Please > > advise! > > > > > > -- > > > > Donny B. > > > > On Monday, May 17, 2010 10:39 PM CDT, Boris Derzhavets < > > bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > I tried to follow your steps (installing Lucid x86_64 PV domU on a > > > CentOS 54 x86_64 dom0, running xen 3.4.2 from gitco) ... but was not > > > successful. Something is still escaping me. > > > > > > Yes , you missing David's patch. Personally , i could back port it only > > to Xen 4.0, > > > even Xen 3.4.3 was not enough. Some other CSs from 4.0 are required for > > consistency and you don't know which ones. > > > > > > You are at 3.4.2 ! > > > > > > I believe gitco did Xen 4.0 rpms. Gitgo's 4.0 src.rpm has to patched per > > David and rpms rebuilt. That 's in case you want "pygrub" to be bootloader > > for DomU . It's comfortable, but not required. > > > > > > Boris. > > > > > > --- On Mon, 5/17/10, David Markey <admin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > From: David Markey <admin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Install ubunto domU > > > To: "Nuno L. Ferreira" <nunolf@xxxxxxxxx> > > > Cc: "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>, "xen-users" < > > xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 6:54 PM > > > > > > You need > > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2010-04/msg00748.html > > > > > > > > > On 17 May 2010 23:24, Nuno L. Ferreira <nunolf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Dear *, Boris > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried to follow your steps (installing Lucid x86_64 PV domU on a CentOS > > 54 x86_64 dom0, running xen 3.4.2 from gitco) ... but was not successful. > > Something is still escaping me. > > > > > > Installation went just fine till the end after a "xm create -c lucid.xen" > > (see below). > > > > > > After installation (without any modifications to what was installed) I > > edited the xen config file (test.xen, see below) to boot with pygrub > > instead. But I get the following error: > > > > > > Error: Boot loader didn't return any data! > > > > > > > > > > > > I checked that the new domU does not have /usr/bin/pygrub, and this > > explains the error. > > > > > > So Boris, how did you boot your ubunto based domU after a netboot > > installation? > > > > > > I did not tried yet the debootstrap method also suggested ... first I > > want to know what I'm doing wrong here. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm a bit lost on setting up an ubunto domU, first time getting outside > > RedHat like OSes. So if there are some good working links to blogs/tutorials > > on how to install ubunto domU's on RedHat like dom0's I'll appreciate. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > N. > > > > > > > > > > > > P.S. Steps taken : > > > > > > > > > > > > 1 - lvcreate -n domu.ubunto.lucid -L 4G vg1 > > > > > > 2 - mkfs.ext3 /dev/vg1/domu.ubunto.lucid > > > > > > 3 - wget > > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/vmlinuz > > > > > > > > > 4 - wget > > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/initrd.gz > > > > > > > > > 5 - cat lucid.xen > > > > > > name = "lucid" > > > > > > memory = 1024 > > > > > > disk = ['phy:/dev/vg1/domu.ubunto.lucid,xvda,w' ] > > > > > > vif = [ 'bridge=eth0' ] > > > > > > kernel = "/mnt/dom0/data/domu.setup/ubunto/lucid/vmlinuz" > > > > > > ramdisk = "/mnt/dom0/data/domu.setup/ubunto/lucid/initrd.gz" > > > > > > vcpus = 1 > > > > > > on_reboot = 'destroy' > > > > > > on_crash = 'destroy' > > > > > > > > > > > > 6 - xm create -c lucid.xen > > > > > > ... installation goes just fine ... > > > > > > 7 - cat test.xen > > > > > > name = "test" > > > > > > memory = 512 > > > > > > maxmem = 1024 > > > > > > bootloader = '/usr/bin/pygrub' > > > > > > disk = ['phy:/dev/vg1/domu.spyder.root,xvda,w' ] > > > > > > vif = [ 'bridge=eth0' ] > > > > > > vcpus = 1 > > > > > > on_poweroff = 'destroy' > > > > > > on_reboot = 'restart' > > > > > > on_crash = 'restart' > > > > > > > > > > > > 8 - xm create -c test.xen > > > > > > Using config file "./test.xen". > > > > > > Error: Boot loader didn't return any data! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Boris Derzhavets wrote: > > > > > > > > > I was able to start installer : > > > > > > > > > > > > root@ServerLnx:/home/boris/ubuntu# wget > > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/vmlinuz > > > > > > > > > --2010-05-13 12:36:14-- > > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/vmlinuz > > > > > > > > > Resolving archive.ubuntu.com... 91.189.92.167, 91.189.88.30, > > 91.189.88.31, ... > > > > > > Connecting to archive.ubuntu.com|91.189.92.167|:80... connected. > > > > > > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > > > > > > Length: 4037888 (3.9M) [text/plain] > > > > > > Saving to: `vmlinuz' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 100%[========================================================================>] > > 4,037,888 101K/s in 27s > > > > > > 2010-05-13 12:36:41 (144 KB/s) - `vmlinuz' saved [4037888/4037888] > > > > > > > > > > > > root@ServerLnx:/home/boris/ubuntu# wget > > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/initrd.gz > > > > > > > > > --2010-05-13 12:37:02-- > > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/initrd.gz > > > > > > > > > Resolving archive.ubuntu.com... 91.189.92.166, 91.189.92.167, > > 91.189.88.30, ... > > > > > > Connecting to archive.ubuntu.com|91.189.92.166|:80... connected. > > > > > > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > > > > > > Length: 9678415 (9.2M) [application/x-gzip] > > > > > > Saving to: `initrd.gz' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 100%[========================================================================>] > > 9,678,415 200K/s in 60s > > > > > > 2010-05-13 12:38:03 (156 KB/s) - `initrd.gz' saved [9678415/9678415] > > > > > > > > > > > > root@ServerLnx:/home/boris/ubuntu# cat ubuntu.cfg > > > > > > name="U10PV" > > > > > > memory=2048 > > > > > > disk = ['phy:/dev/sdb5,xvda,w' ] > > > > > > vif = [ 'bridge=eth0' ] > > > > > > # vfb = [ 'type=vnc,vncunused=1'] > > > > > > kernel = "/home/boris/ubuntu/vmlinuz" > > > > > > ramdisk = "/home/boris/ubuntu/initrd.gz" > > > > > > vcpus=2 > > > > > > on_reboot = 'restart' > > > > > > on_crash = 'restart' > > > > > > > > > > > > # xm create -c ubuntu.cfg > > > > > > > > > > > > and see several obvious disadvantages (vs HVM convertion) : > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. VFB doesn't work > > > > > > 2. After selecting local mirror "Installing base system" is already > > running for 15 min > > > > > > at 2MB/sec ADSL connection. > > > > > > > > > > > > Boris. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Xen-users mailing list > > > Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://mc/compose?to=Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > > > -- > Tapas _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
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