Re: NetBSD 5.0_BETA XEN2 DOMU doesn't boot

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 08:09:12PM +0000, Stephen Borrill wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> >On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 05:30:51PM +0000, Stephen Borrill wrote:
> >>I've got a 3.1 XEN2 dom0 which I'm running 3.1 and 4.0 development domUs
> >>on. When I tried to get NetBSD 5.0_BETA going, I didn't get very far.
> >>
> >>xen# xm create -c devel5
> >>Using config file "devel5".
> >>Started domain devel5, console on port 9615
> >>(61, 'Connection refused')
> >>Error: Error connecting to xend, is xend running?
> >>
> >>The network and xbd seems to attach OK:
> >>xvif15.0: Ethernet address aa:00:00:51:02:f5
> >>xbd backend: attach device wd0g (size 83885949) for domain 15
> >>xbd backend: detach device wd0g for domain 15
> >>
> >>The same configuration file works with a 4.0 INSTALL_XEN2_DOMU kernel.
> >
> >What version of xenkernel/xentools fo you use ?
> >xentools20-2.0.7nb6 Userland Tools for Xen.
> >and the kernel is 2.0.7 too.
> 
> Newer than you :-)
> 
> xentools20-2.0.7nb7 Userland Tools for Xen
> xenkernel20-2.0.7   Xen Kernel

I upgraded to xentools20-2.0.7nb10, and it still works here.

> 
> >This kernel (from pub/NetBSD-daily):
> >NetBSD 5.0_BETA (INSTALL_XEN2_DOMU) #0: Sun Nov 16 12:35:23 PST 2008
> >       
> > builds@wb40:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5/i386/200811160002Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/INSTALL_XEN2_DOMU
> 
> Just for completeness, I downloaded the same kernel with no improvement.
> 
> >boots fine for me. Here's my config file (empty or comment lines tripped)
> >kernel = "/home/bouyer/netbsd-INSTALL_XEN2_DOMU.gz"
> >memory = 64
> >name = "lavardin1"
> >cpu = -1   # leave to Xen to pick
> >nics=2
> >vif = [ 'mac=AA:00:00:50:0B:F0, bridge=10.0.1.254 netmask 0xffffff00', 
> >'mac=AA:00:00:50:0B:F1, bridge=up']
> >disk = [ 'file:/local/lavardin1/lavardin-1.vnd,wd0d,w' ]
> >extra = "bootdev=xbd0 -s -v"
> 
> Mine's pretty similar:
> 
> kernel = "/usr/xen/kernels/5.0/netbsd-INSTALL_XEN2_DOMU.gz"
> memory = 256

Maybe try playing with memory. It could be what makes the difference.
I tried 256M myself and it works ...

Also my box only has 392M total.

> name = "devel5"
> cpu = -1   # leave to Xen to pick
> nics = 1
> vif = [ 'mac=aa:00:00:50:02:f5, bridge=bridge0' ]
> disk = [ 'file:/usr/xen/vnd/i386cd-5.0.iso,cd0a,r','phy:/dev/wd0g,wd0d,w' ]
> extra = "bootdev=xbd0 -s -v"
> 
> >Does a xen-debug.gz print more info about your crash (on serial console,
> >as xm dmesg doens't work :(
> 
> Where do I get a 2.0.7 debug xen kernel?
> 
> xen# pkg_info -L xenkernel20
> Information for xenkernel20-2.0.7:
> 
> Files:
> /usr/pkg/xen-kernel/xen.gz

I though it was part of xenkernel20, my memory is failing it seems ...
I probably build mine from sources; i'll sent it in private mail.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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