Problems with "The Perfect Xen 3.0.3 Setup For Debian Sarge"

[PaulTomblin]

At first, I tried doing the binary install.

The first problem is that it tells you to do a "depmod 2.6.16.29-xen". When you do, it says "depmod: QM_MODULES: Function not implemented".

The major problem there is that when I start up the domU, it warns you that it's mounting the ext3 file system as ext2. I already lost one domU in the past because it wasn't ext3 and the file system corrupted when it didn't shut down properly, so I want ext3.

Is there a way to make a ramdisk to get ext3? I tried using the same ramdisk that I'd made for the dom0, and it doesn't boot. Would it work if I copied my /lib/modules/2.6.16.29-xen to the domU?

Ok, now I'm trying the source installation instead. And the first problem I'm encountering is that the list of packages to install says "gcc-3.3", but if you do that you don't actually get the "gcc" binary. You have to install "gcc" as well or instead.

I'll let you know how that goes.

[PaulTomblin]

I got as far as the part where you build and boot a xen0 kernel, and when it boots it says that it's unable to bring up the eth0 interface. Well, that's not much good to me. Back to the drawing board.

[falko]

Originally Posted by PaulTomblin

At first, I tried doing the binary install.

The first problem is that it tells you to do a "depmod 2.6.16.29-xen". When you do, it says "depmod: QM_MODULES: Function not implemented".

The major problem there is that when I start up the domU, it warns you that it's mounting the ext3 file system as ext2. I already lost one domU in the past because it wasn't ext3 and the file system corrupted when it didn't shut down properly, so I want ext3.

Is there a way to make a ramdisk to get ext3? I tried using the same ramdisk that I'd made for the dom0, and it doesn't boot. Would it work if I copied my /lib/modules/2.6.16.29-xen to the domU?

Ok, now I'm trying the source installation instead. And the first problem I'm encountering is that the list of packages to install says "gcc-3.3", but if you do that you don't actually get the "gcc" binary. You have to install "gcc" as well or instead.

I'll let you know how that goes.

Which file system do you use on dom0?

I got as far as the part where you build and boot a xen0 kernel, and when it boots it says that it's unable to bring up the eth0 interface. Well, that's not much good to me. Back to the drawing board.

Did you select the correct driver for your network card during

make menuconfig

? It's also possible there's no driver available yet if you're using a very new network card.

[PaulTomblin]

Originally Posted by falko

Which file system do you use on dom0?

ext3.

Originally Posted by falko

Did you select the correct driver for your network card during

make menuconfig

? It's also possible there's no driver available yet if you're using a very new network card.

The instructions don't say anything about selecting network drivers. It worked fine with the -xen kernel installed as per Chapter 4.1.

BTW: I tried to make a initrd for the xen0 kernel, but I get the message

yaird error: Could not read output for /sbin/modprobe -v -n --show-depends --set-version 2.6.16.29-xen0 evdev (fatal)

[falko]

Originally Posted by PaulTomblin

ext3.

That's ok.

Originally Posted by PaulTomblin

The instructions don't say anything about selecting network drivers.

No, they don't, but you should configure the kernel to your needs during

make menuconfig

The first problem is that it tells you to do a "depmod 2.6.16.29-xen". When you do, it says "depmod: QM_MODULES: Function not implemented".

This is what I've found: http://kerneltrap.org/node/3891
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...postid=1140501

[ptomblin]

Installing module-init-tools in my domU was all it took to get my binary install working correctly. You might want to make a mention of that in the howto.