Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:46:21 +0200 From: Sydney Meyer <syd.meyer@gmail.com> To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 11.1 xen trying to create linux domU instance Message-ID: <858A997A-AAAE-41BA-B372-C59982880D9A@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN1es4LUf0R3eu7fCTvQTwWqhDaoc-AqNRsq2OPJxLeJLNR5ww@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAN1es4Lmicq9HQSacA1obfPe9AXjA0B5JAn36OwSCvt3H33SaA@mail.gmail.com> <CAN1es4LUf0R3eu7fCTvQTwWqhDaoc-AqNRsq2OPJxLeJLNR5ww@mail.gmail.com>
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You can change the default kernel by adding "kernel=3Dnewkernel", or = perhaps "kernel=3Dxen" in your case, to the /boot/loader.conf.local = file. Is there perhaps a "raw" missing in your linux guest cfg at the line = where you define the zvol? Also, can you try putting the tablet in the line "usbdevice=3Dtablet" in = quotes like "usbdevice =3D "tablet"".. Sydney =20 > On 21. Aug 2017, at 19:56, James E. Pace <james@pacehouse.com> wrote: >=20 > Hi, >=20 > I have a couple questions about running xen with FreeBSD 11.1 (amd64) = as > Dom0. I am pretty new to this whole concept, so it is very likely I = am not > understanding something. >=20 > First, each time I boot the (physical) system, I have to tell the = FreeBSD > boot loader to turn on xen. (That is, hit 6 to set options, then 7 to > enable xen, then 1 to return to the main menu, then 1 to boot). Is = there a > way to make this the default behavior? >=20 >=20 > Second, I want to create a Linux domU instance. I have been = successful in > getting a FreeBSD 11.1 domU running, but changing that config file to = use a > Linux CD doesn't boot (or crashes on boot?). I've tried a couple = linux > distributions with similar results. >=20 > Here's my xen config file: >=20 > builder =3D "hvm" > name =3D "xen-ubuntu" > memory =3D 1024 > vcpus =3D 1 > vif =3D [ 'bridge=3Dbridge0' ] > disk =3D [ > '/dev/zvol/pool/xen-ubuntu,,hda,rw', > '/pool/Downloads/ubuntu-15.10-desktop-amd64.iso,raw,hdc:cdrom,r' > ] > vnc =3D 1 > vnclisten =3D "0.0.0.0" > serial =3D "pty" >=20 > I created the backing filesystem with: > zfs create -V20G -o volmode=3Ddev pool/xen-ubuntu >=20 > "xl create foo.cfg" returns fine, and "xl list" shows the instance, = but the > running instance (via vncviewer) eventually spits out: >=20 > 4.130084] vbd vbd-5632: 19 xenbus_dev_probe on device/vbd/5632 > 4.130956] vbd vbd-5632: failed to write error node for device > device/vbd/5632 (19 xenbus_dev_probe on device/vbd/5632) >=20 > I suspect the linux kernel isn't booting because it can't figure out > something about the zfs volume. But I'm not sure, and I don't know = how to > work around it. >=20 >=20 > Third, on my DomU FreeBSD guest, I'm trying to set up X / Gnome3. The > mouse pointer and the little dot are far apart; that is, the mouse = isn't > tracking my movements well. I found several suggestions to add > "usbdevice=3Dtablet" to the config file, but that caused it to not = respond to > my mouse at all. Suggestions? >=20 > Thanks for help, tips, or pointers to info! >=20 > James > --=20 > James E. Pace > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-xen@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-xen > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-xen-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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