Xen doesn't start: Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

[stormrider]

Hello,

I have installed Xen on my Debian Etch box and when i try to create a new VM i get this:

softcursor: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted.
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/dev: No such file or directory
Waiting 1 seconds for /sys/block/hda/dev to show up
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/dev: No such file or directory
Waiting 2 seconds for /sys/block/hda/dev to show up
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/dev: No such file or directory
Waiting 4 seconds for /sys/block/hda/dev to show up
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/dev: No such file or directory
Waiting 8 seconds for /sys/block/hda/dev to show up
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/dev: No such file or directory
Waiting 16 seconds for /sys/block/hda/dev to show up
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/dev: No such file or directory
Device /sys/block/hda/dev seems to be down.
/bin/mknod: missing operand after `b'
Special files require major and minor device numbers.
Try `/bin/mknod --help' for more information.
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev: No such file or directory
Waiting 1 seconds for /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev to show up
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev: No such file or directory
Waiting 2 seconds for /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev to show up
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev: No such file or directory
Waiting 4 seconds for /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev to show up
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev: No such file or directory
Waiting 8 seconds for /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev to show up
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev: No such file or directory
Waiting 16 seconds for /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev to show up
/bin/cat: /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev: No such file or directory
Device /sys/block/hda/hda1/dev seems to be down.
/bin/mknod: missing operand after `b'
Special files require major and minor device numbers.
Try `/bin/mknod --help' for more information.
mount: special device /dev/hda1 does not exist
Switching root ...
/usr/lib/yaird/exec/run_init: current directory on the same filesystem as the root: Success
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

I couldn't find anything on google. Does anyone know how to solve this problem?

Thanks

[falko]

How exactly did you install Xen, and how did you create your virtual machine? Does your vm use a ramdisk? If not, you should try that.
Can you post the vm's config file from the /etc/xen directory?

[stormrider]

Hello,

I have just found the problem. I had to use --ide when creating the machine with xen-creage-image. Now it works.

Thanks.