Re: xen-bootable DomU images for linux

[Chuck Zmudzinski <frchuckz%gmail.com@localhost>]

On 1/11/2023 4:05 PM, Brad Spencer wrote:
> Brook Milligan <brook%nmsu.edu@localhost> writes:
>
> [snip]
>
> > I think the relevant bit is the end:
> >
> > FAILED Failed to start minitrd-switch-root.service - Switch Root.
> > See 'systemctl status initrd-switch-root.service' for details.
> >
> > Generating "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt"
> >
> >
> > Entering emergency mode. Exit the shell to continue.
> >
> > Perhaps someone has more ideas?  Thanks for all the help.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Brook
> >
>
> [    1.101073] blkfront: xvda: flush diskcache: enabled; persistent grants: disabled; indirect descriptors: enabled; bounce buffer: disabled;
> [    1.107855]  xvda: xvda1 xvda2 xvda3
>
> It looks like there are 3 possible partitions available on the xvda
> disk.  Your config indicates that root is on xvda2.  Is that really
> true?
>
> > root = "/dev/xvda2"

IIRC, from my Fedora installs, I think that is true. xvda1 is probably
the EFI partition /boot/efi I think, xvda is /, and xvda3 is probably /boot.
That is the default partition scheme in Fedora, I think.

Kind regards,

Chuck