From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 19 11:19:08 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 2578D1065670 for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:19:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jdc@koitsu.dyndns.org) Received: from QMTA08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.80]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFCCF8FC14 for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:19:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jdc@koitsu.dyndns.org) Received: from OMTA12.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.44]) by QMTA08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id gyqx1a00L0xGWP858zJSCw; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:18:26 +0000 Received: from koitsu.dyndns.org ([69.181.141.110]) by OMTA12.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id gzK41a00E2P6wsM3YzK55r; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:19:06 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=QycZ5dHgAAAA:8 a=0AYfKEgqb7A1LDLgDMAA:9 a=-jyUaLmhbmK13KtvZR8A:7 a=oM2rc5MhoFfh-KCZOdIh_KfTLpkA:4 a=EoioJ0NPDVgA:10 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 Received: by icarus.home.lan (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A4A4433C36; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:04 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:04 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick To: Alex Keda Message-ID: <20081119111904.GA84939@icarus.home.lan> References: <4923EA3F.2000801@lissyara.su> <20081119103326.GA83222@icarus.home.lan> <4923F201.6080606@lissyara.su> <20081119111545.GA84854@icarus.home.lan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081119111545.GA84854@icarus.home.lan> 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 11:19:08 -0000 On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 03:15:45AM -0800, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 02:01:21PM +0300, Alex Keda wrote: > > Jeremy Chadwick ??????????: > >> 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? > >> > > No, but, messages go very fast - I'm doubt. > >> > >>> 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. > >> > > I try original CD - same behavior... > > Can you please try using a 7.1-PRERELEASE i386 CD instead? There were > BTX changes made between 7.0 and 7.1 which may fix this (using real mode > for BTX). Those changes are documented in my Wiki (see bottom): > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/JeremyChadwick/Commonly_reported_issues Also, I just realised you've posted to -current about issues with a 7.x release. Why is that? :-) -- | 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 |