Re: dmidecode domu help, domu boot question

[Andy Smith <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bill,

On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 12:24:07AM -0800, Bill MacAllister wrote:
> In looking at the problem I decided to try "type = 'pv'" with
> "kernel = "/usr/lib/grub-xen/grub-x86_64.bin'" on a focal system.  When
> I try this I get the following messages:
> 
> error: file `/boot/grub/fonts/unicode.pf2` not found.
> error: no suitable video mode found.
> error: not xen image.  [ grub.cfg 8.70Kib 100% 10.91Kib/s ]
> error: you need to load the kernel first.
> 
> I am not sure how to correct this.  What have I done wrong?

I don't know the answer to your dmidecode question, but this bit is
because you're trying to load an LZ4-compressed kernel, which pvgrub
doesn't support.

If you need to run PV mode guests instead of PVH mode then you can
make it work by decompressing the kernel image. Here are some
pointers to how to do that:

    
https://tools.bitfolk.com/wiki/Ubuntu#No_support_for_LZ4-compressed_kernels_in_Xen_PV_mode

Cheers,
Andy