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Date:      Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:04 -0800
From:      Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alex Keda <admin@lissyara.su>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Boot from CD-ROM in XEN
Message-ID:  <20081119111904.GA84939@icarus.home.lan>
In-Reply-To: <20081119111545.GA84854@icarus.home.lan>
References:  <4923EA3F.2000801@lissyara.su> <20081119103326.GA83222@icarus.home.lan> <4923F201.6080606@lissyara.su> <20081119111545.GA84854@icarus.home.lan>

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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?  :-)

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| Jeremy Chadwick                                jdc at parodius.com |
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| UNIX Systems Administrator                  Mountain View, CA, USA |
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