Re: [Xen-users] Windows VM no longer boots

[Ian Tobin <itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Not sure if it helps but I have all these commented out

# Device Model to be used
#device_model = 'qemu-dm'
#device_model_override = 'qemu-xen-traditional'
#device_model_override = 'qemu-io'
#device_model_version = 'qemu-xen-traditional'

Failing that, take an example config and edit the bits you really need.

Thanks

Ian

          

-----Original Message-----
From: Xen-users [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
cjdl01
Sent: 11 April 2018 22:25
To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Xen-users] Windows VM no longer boots

Hello,

I just updated my system from Debian 8 to 9.  My paravirtualized linux boxes 
came up just fine, but my win10 box will not boot.  I've been googling for a 
couple days now looking for insight, and have been flipping parameters in my 
config file... but nothing seems to work.

when I try to start using "Xl create vmwin10.cfg":

libxl: error: libxl_create.c:152:libxl__domain_build_info_setdefault:  
direct boot parameters specified but kernel missing
libxl: error: libxl_create.c:935:initiate_domain_create: Unable to set domain 
build info defaults


or:

WARNING: you seem to be using "kernel" directive to override HVM guest 
firmware. Ignore that. Use "firmware_override" instead if you really want a 
non-default firmware
libxl: error: libxl_create.c:152:libxl__domain_build_info_setdefault:  
direct boot parameters specified but kernel missing
libxl: error: libxl_create.c:935:initiate_domain_create: Unable to set domain 
build info defaults

depending upon whether I have the first line in my config commented or 
uncommented (I've been running for years with it commented).

My Config:
#kernel = '/usr/lib/xen-4.8/boot/hvmloader'
#builder = 'hvm'
type = 'hvm'
vcpus = '2'
cpus = "7,8"
memory = '8192'
root        = '/dev/xvda2 ro'
disk = [ 'phy:/dev/vg1/vmwin10,ioemu:xvda,w' ] name = 'win10'
vif=['type=ioemu,bridge=xenbr0,mac=00:16:3E:36:6F:38']
on_poweroff = 'destroy'
on_reboot = 'restart'
on_crash = 'restart'
boot = 'dc'
acpi = '1'
apic = '1'
viridian = '1'
#xen_platform_pci='1'
sdl = '0'
vnc = '1'
vnclisten = '0.0.0.0'
vncpasswd = ''
stdvga = '0'
usb = '1'
usbdevice = 'tablet'
#pci = ['01:00.0','01:00.1','00:1d.0']
device_model_version = "qemu-xen"
device_model_override = "/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64"
bios = "seabios"

It was running great under Jessie... so I'm not sure if something changed in 
xen 4.8, or if I missed a dependency, but I cannot find anything online about 
it, and I've looked over my packages a few times over.  There have been no 
hardware changes... and my linux on linux servers are working great.

Sorry, I hope this isn't a stupid question... but I'm exhausted at this point.

Thanks for the help.



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