[TriLUG] Xen and FC5

[J.C. Jones]

Jason,

kernel /xen.gz-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5
module /vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5xen0.....

by the way,  it is "making device-mapper control node" instead of "mode" 
as I wrote earlier.

where can I get earlier versions?\

jcj

Jason Tower wrote:

> what kernel are you booting?  i've heard the latest ones have lots of 
> problems, eariler kernels work much better.
>
> J.C. Jones wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> The actual hang line is " making device-mapper control mode "
>>
>> More details.
>> Initially, I was getting a kernel panic message, I added in a line at 
>> boot
>> swiotlb=force
>> With this in the grub, it would get to "making device-mapper control 
>> mode", pause for short period then show call trace lines and some of 
>> data. It would then lockup.
>>
>> Now I have added
>> iommu=force
>> prior to the swiotlb line in grub
>>
>> No progress past "making device - mapper control mode" line, no extra 
>> call trace lines, etc -- just a blinking cursor.
>> repeating the boot after doing crtl-alt-del gives me the same thing, 
>> but with call trace lines, etc
>>
>> After a couple more boots, process goes to same point, waits about 30 
>> seconds, then reboots??
>>
>> jcj
>>
>> J.C. Jones wrote:
>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> Any suggestions for installing xen to FC5 and getting it to work? I 
>>> followed the FC5 quickstart for Xen, but when I reboot using xen0 
>>> kernel, it gets to something called control mapper, pauses a long 
>>> time, then a list of call trace lines appear, after which it appears 
>>> to lock up.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> jcj
>>>

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