On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, Abhishek Gaurav wrote: The loading of those two drivers look good, but I don't know why it still does not work. I haven't tried booting xenu's over NFS myself. Paul > Paul Wouters wrote: > > On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, Abhishek Gaurav wrote: > > > > > > > If I use a ramdisk, the error log changes (its attached to this mail). Not > > > sure if I am in the right direction. > > > > > > > Yes you are! > > > > Your logs show: > > > > > > > Bootdata ok (command line is > > > ip=136.159.8.59:136.159.8.14:136.159.8.14:255.255.255.0::eth0:off > > > root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=136.159.8.14:/home/xen-images/fc4 ) > > > > > > Linux version 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xen > > > (brewbuilder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.1.1 20061011 (Red > > > Hat 4.1.1-30)) #1 SMP Mon Oct 16 14:59:01 EDT 2006 > > > > > > SELinux: Initializing. > > > > > > checking if image is initramfs... it is > > > > > > RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 16384K size 4096 blocksize > > > > > > > it loads the ramdisk > > > > > > > Xen virtual console successfully installed as xvc0 > > > > > > XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/vif/0 > > > > > > > Looks like a missing xenblk or xennet driver... > > > > > > > Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 440k > > > > > > Red Hat nash version 5.1.19 starting > > > Mounting proc filesystem > > > Mounting sysfs filesystem > > > Creating /dev > > > Creating initial device nodes > > > Setting up hotplug. > > > Creating block device nodes. > > > Loading uhci-hcd.ko module > > > USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v3.0 > > > > > > Loading ohci-hcd.ko module > > > Loading ehci-hcd.ko module > > > Loading jbd.ko module > > > Loading ext3.ko module > > > Loading scsi_mod.ko module > > > SCSI subsystem initialized > > > > > > Loading sd_mod.ko module > > > Loading cciss.ko module > > > HP CISS Driver (v 3.6.10) > > > > > > Loading dm-mod.ko module > > > device-mapper: ioctl: 4.7.0-ioctl (2006-06-24) initialised: > > > dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > Loading dm-mirror.ko module > > > Loading dm-zero.ko module > > > Loading dm-snapshot.ko module > > > Creating root device. > > > Mounting root filesystem. > > > mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root' > > > Setting up other filesystems. > > > Setting up new root fs > > > setuproot: moving /dev failed: No such file or directory > > > no fstab.sys, mounting internal defaults > > > setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory > > > setuproot: error mounting /sys: No such file or directory > > > Switching to new root and running init. > > > unmounting old /dev > > > unmounting old /proc > > > unmounting old /sys > > > switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory > > > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! > > > > > > > I am confused that I don't see xenblk being loaded, yet you are > > able to get mount the rootfs. Might be a NFS thing. > > > > Try creating a special ramdisk/initrd for this machine on the > > dom0 using: > > > > mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xenU.img --preload=xenblk > > --with=xennet 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xen > > > > and change your config to use the ramdisk > > /boot/initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xenU.img instead. > > > > Please let me know if this works. > > > > Paul > > > Hi Paul, > It ends up in the same error with the following diff in the boot sequence. I > have also attached the complete boot sequence. > > 15,16c15,16 > Memory: 1017080k/1056768k available (2323k kernel code, 30784k reserved, 1328k > data, 172k init) > Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. 6002.08 BogoMIPS > (lpj=12004172) > --- > Memory: 1016956k/1056768k available (2323k kernel code, 30912k reserved, 1328k > data, 172k init) > Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. 6001.96 BogoMIPS > (lpj=12003922) > 26c26 > CPU: Processor Core ID: 1 > --- > CPU: Processor Core ID: 0 > 54c54 > audit(1172530246.553:1): initialized > --- > audit(1172530185.634:1): initialized > 87,88c87,88 > Memory: 1017080k/1056768k available (2323k kernel code, 30784k reserved, 1328k > data, 172k init) > Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. 6002.08 BogoMIPS > (lpj=12004172) > --- > Memory: 1016956k/1056768k available (2323k kernel code, 30912k reserved, 1328k > data, 172k init) > Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. 6001.96 BogoMIPS > (lpj=12003922) > 98c98 > CPU: Processor Core ID: 1 > --- > CPU: Processor Core ID: 0 > 126c126 > audit(1172530246.553:1): initialized > --- > audit(1172530185.634:1): initialized > 170a171 > > Loading xenblk.ko module > 187c188,191 > < Creating root device. > --- > > Loading xennet.ko module > > netfront: Initialising virtual ethernet driver. > netfront: Created netdev eth0 with flipping receive path. > Creating root device. > > > Also, for your reference, the config file for the VM is: > > kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xen" > ramdisk = "/boot/initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xenU.img" > name = "grc59" > memory = "1024" > vif = [ 'mac=00:16:3e:0e:81:59' ] > root = '/dev/nfs' > nfs_server = '136.159.8.14' > nfs_root = '/home/xen-images/fc4' > > > Thanks for the help, > Abhishek. > > -- Building and integrating Virtual Private Networks with Openswan: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1904811256/104-3099591-2946327?n=283155 -- Fedora-xen mailing list Fedora-xen@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-xen