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RE: [Xen-users] Having problem booting dom0 - SOLVED

To: "Richard Thomas" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Having problem booting dom0 - SOLVED
From: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:14:05 -0000
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> Had to do my own compile and add the megaraid mbox drivers to 
> the config

Use the -xen kernel and build an initrd -- it has drivers for most
hardware as modules.

Ian
 
> 
> Richard Thomas - CEO
> Cyberlot Technologies Group Inc.
> 507.398.4124 - Voice
> 
> 
> Richard Thomas wrote:
> > Watching the bootup closely and comparing it to a normal boot I 
> > noticed the LSI megaraid drivers are never started up.
> > 
> > Does xen have megaraid_mbox support?
> > 
> > Richard Thomas - CEO
> > Cyberlot Technologies Group Inc.
> > 507.398.4124 - Voice
> > 
> > 
> > Richard Thomas wrote:
> > 
> >> Have a server using a LSI Megaraid adapter, Centos 4.2 os with the 
> >> following grub config
> >>
> >> default=2
> >> timeout=5
> >> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> >> hiddenmenu
> >> title CentOS (2.6.9-22.0.1.EL)
> >>         root (hd0,0)
> >>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.1.EL ro 
> root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
> >>         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.1.EL.img title CentOS 
> >> (2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp)
> >>         root (hd0,0)
> >>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp ro 
> >> root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
> >>         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp.img title XEN Virtual
> >>         root (hd0,0)
> >>         kernel /xen-3.gz dom0_mem=128000
> >>         module /vmlinuz-2.6.12-xen0 ro 
> root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
> >>         module /initrd-2.6.12-xen0.img
> >>
> >> It boots up, loads the xen-3.gz, scrubs memory but when it goes to 
> >> load the root LVM claims it can't find VolGroup00
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > 
> > 
> 
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