Re: [Xen-users] Xen 4.3.1 HVM hangs after boot

[Doug Breshears <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Update

I got it to boot the Ubuntu LTS ISO with some magic keypress or mouse waving as it pops up the language menu. I remember this happened to me before on a older physical machine. 

So after the installation ran I checked if it would boot into the new linux system and it did.

Changed the config back to the windows ISO and it hung on the "Setup is inspecting your computers hardware config" again.

So no real progress other than to say that it appears not to affect Linux HVM's _as much_ as Windows HVM.

On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 8:19 PM, Doug Breshears <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am attempting to move debian Xen 4.0 installation to Alpine 2.7.5
hardware : HP DL165-G5 / 2x Opteron 22xxx / 32GB Ram

uname -a: Linux jshvmhost1 3.10.33-0-grsec #1-Alpine SMP Fri Mar 7 14:24:31 UTC 2014 x86_64 Linux


I have installed the system and go Xen up and running.
Modified the PV xm files to use xl and got them up and running.
Modified the first HVM xm file (WinXP Pro) but it is not running. (Black VNC screen )
So I attempted a new installation just to see if something was up and found that it boots to the CD the I get a message:

"Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration"

And it hangs at that point. CPU utilization is at 100%

When using a ubuntu-12.04-lts ISO the system hangs after the Language selection shows up.

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As a side note I attempted to "cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep svm" and it failed to find anything.
However "xl dmesg" does..?
I assume it is a "kernel thing" since the debian OS before it displayed it. What I don't know is if it is important :)
I just wanted to air my concerns just in case..

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Tried using local disk and ISO rather than ATAoE but nothing changed.

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Tried disabling grsec and got a change in the qemu-dm log.

From the one line..

qemu: terminating on signal 1 from pid 11465

To the following...

cat qemu-dm-irrigctrlview.log

domid: 21

-videoram option does not work with cirrus vga device model. Videoram set to 4M.

Using xvda for guest's hda

Using file /dev/etherd/e400.18 in read-write mode

Using xvdc for guest's hdc

Using file /dev/etherd/e300.9 in read-only mode

Watching /local/domain/0/device-model/21/logdirty/cmd

Watching /local/domain/0/device-model/21/command

Watching /local/domain/21/cpu

qemu_map_cache_init nr_buckets = 10000 size 4194304

shared page at pfn feffd

buffered io page at pfn feffb

Guest uuid = 4083ea4a-b5ec-45fb-951b-43442a214472

populating video RAM at ff000000

mapping video RAM from ff000000

Register xen platform.

Done register platform.

platform_fixed_ioport: changed ro/rw state of ROM memory area. now is rw state.

xs_read(/local/domain/0/device-model/21/xen_extended_power_mgmt): read error

xs_read(): vncpasswd get error. /vm/4083ea4a-b5ec-45fb-951b-43442a214472/vncpasswd.

Using xvdc for guest's hdc

medium change watch on `xvdc' (index: 1): /dev/etherd/e300.9

I/O request not ready: 0, ptr: 0, port: 0, data: 0, count: 0, size: 0

Log-dirty: no command yet.

vcpu-set: watch node error.

[xenstore_process_vcpu_set_event]: /local/domain/21/cpu has no CPU!

xs_read(/local/domain/21/log-throttling): read error

qemu: ignoring not-understood drive `/local/domain/21/log-throttling'

medium change watch on `/local/domain/21/log-throttling' - unknown device, ignored

cirrus vga map change while on lfb mode

mapping vram to f0000000 - f0400000

platform_fixed_ioport: changed ro/rw state of ROM memory area. now is rw state.

platform_fixed_ioport: changed ro/rw state of ROM memory area. now is ro state.

Unfortunately I cannot tell if anything above is a real show stopper.



Here is the latest configuration I have tried.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

-------------- Start irrview.cfg ------------------
builder="hvm"
#bootloader="pygrub"
name = "irrigctrlview"
memory = 1024
vcpus = 1
#pae = 1
acpi = 1
#apic = 1
vif = [ 'ip=192.168.8.38, mac=00:16:3E:1C:83:81, bridge=br0']
disk = [
'phy:/dev/etherd/e400.18,xvda,w',
'phy:/dev/etherd/e300.1,xvdc:cdrom,r'
]

boot="dc"
usbdevice="tablet"


######################## This does not work #
#sdl=0
#vnc=1
vnclisten='0.0.0.0'
vncdisplay=12
#vncpasswd=''
####################### This does not work #

#### This gets us the "vnc=1"

#vfb=["vnc=1,vnclisten=0.0.0.0,vncdisplay=12,vncpasswd='',sdl=0"]
vfb=["vnc=1"]

# We need (Outside of vfb directive)
# 1) vnclisten='0.0.0.0'
# 2) vncdisplay=12

# We need (Inside the vfb directive)
# 1) vnc=1
xen_platform_pci = 1


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Doug Breshears
JSH Farms Inc.
541-571-3332

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Doug Breshears

JSH Farms Inc.

541-571-3332

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