From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 19 10:33:28 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C5381065670 for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:33:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jdc@koitsu.dyndns.org) Received: from QMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03BE38FC0C for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:33:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jdc@koitsu.dyndns.org) Received: from OMTA14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.60]) by QMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id gyVy1a0041HpZEsA1yZTvn; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:33:27 +0000 Received: from koitsu.dyndns.org ([69.181.141.110]) by OMTA14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id gyZS1a0062P6wsM8ayZSpS; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:33:27 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=QycZ5dHgAAAA:8 a=CFfxueBw-RKTJqL6X_cA:9 a=ZFgMFEppMsjcV_KnnHt3FM7J5wAA:4 a=EoioJ0NPDVgA:10 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 Received: by icarus.home.lan (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A7B4733C36; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:33:26 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:33:26 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick To: Alex Keda Message-ID: <20081119103326.GA83222@icarus.home.lan> References: <4923EA3F.2000801@lissyara.su> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4923EA3F.2000801@lissyara.su> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot from CD-ROM in XEN X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:33:28 -0000 On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 01:28:15PM +0300, Alex Keda wrote: > I replace default GENERIC kernel on my XEN kernel in FreeBSD > installation CD-ROM (i386 7.0-RELEASE) > But, I cannot boot in XEN - I see fast run "BTX halted" and many other > debugging info. BTX halted is a message coming from either boot2 or loader, not the kernel. Do you see the FreeBSD beastie logo/menu before you see this message? > Can I boot from FreeBSD CD-ROM in XEN? I know nothing about Xen (what it is, what purpose it serves, etc.). If it's a "hardware emulator" of some sort, then I'd be wary of it. Try things on real hardware if possible. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |