From owner-freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Fri Aug 31 14:36:29 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-xen@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6226CFCD181 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:36:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pratiy0100@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ed1-x52d.google.com (mail-ed1-x52d.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::52d]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C989074BE6 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:36:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pratiy0100@gmail.com) Received: by mail-ed1-x52d.google.com with SMTP id z27-v6so9193371edb.10 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2018 07:36:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=k+RPvmQ0LqpjDojpPLAf7EEN+IaHmHsgNAoQMYd66Zc=; b=NJz9pG1LdeYoN6llvKfxFxNEFabBjqkD7sZqlblM/3gwsJj3Aor5D0Tz5ucYSn6Z0Z zP08+78IoFk6PE0G13b/8i+cmjbJA1H5YTY3UXHMF5YPCpRsFVRq305p86NGVsX1+gbX Xtgy5uKh9ZrxH1sRrwiYfLgCQCW0S2wQQxfBU6iRq27DR4xvVXRgLpN1v9lTF7UzEGGM WSe+IBdcT1RQjxTM+R8oBoUwE/DWI+MhFK8SXIjPjVlYwqPJJ0U8QAoK2RrTbKfIATTj Esj8SzkJ+elzYCfdVz2xZ2wHynirxJWTm3cGt2pw6jJmeLgrugRKBwLrU4hdm8OuKnWV WyTg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=k+RPvmQ0LqpjDojpPLAf7EEN+IaHmHsgNAoQMYd66Zc=; b=n8FSKBUYyik9CN+zQf2TQJ0STiA3WPsg+6S23zeUSQxX9XpCnxm7NjlKi4BsZWf3xT UDYoVv/vCObYG59EUEgGJEkcsIFWB0VNC3CuvQni7W+XLhz4VB/hfIs0F1tmxqOLgZZt xaJRtx2NdpubyAOpMwRyFT0K9+W99sqpZW/vDcMraeBwS16f3LASZAV2yVhlNL8oThMq PV2XCkb6ZPA+sEIrMRvzVadOKSgL3f1F7B/Nn/hYqR241nuhTkdUptwaYHot8h/bvpqC x4F1ow/Ca8CKuzq22+oS808VRf/2u78DeSQOSLdkzNOUlI1XdSpO7dP9YeEsym2Xks9d J2KQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APzg51AYBzWATwuxurOkKRPO44TxSM2zQOF8iR8l864YGnlTh/fLaW0z TXDFvKgxjBdCZwy+ZTSNFbsiy1eNtqyojNWg114MbA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ANB0VdbQ4ls0cpe+otbcFoCwmckJoUVuXrX1Axjb+CoWN++CN7EnKj5JU0c+xK6tKnaGheUS7oV1Ui1lVkkChj3NGK8= X-Received: by 2002:a50:f5e1:: with SMTP id x30-v6mr17635551edm.132.1535726187528; Fri, 31 Aug 2018 07:36:27 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Pratyush Yadav Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 20:05:51 +0530 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Freebsd xen host dom0 To: Steven Friedrich Cc: FreeBSD-Xen Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-BeenThere: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.27 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of the freebsd port to xen - implementation and usage List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:36:29 -0000 On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 7:56 PM Steven Friedrich wrote: > > I have a new HP Slimline Desktop 290-p0014 which features an Intel i7-8700 > and no com ports. > I am hoping to create a FreeBSD xen host to explore various FreeBSD and > Linux distros. > I was following along with chapter 21.8 FreeBSD as a Xen -Host. > I am using handbook rev 52113 modified on 2018-08-12 08:50:20 by eadler. > I did a fresh install of FreeBSD 11.2, pkg install xen and when I rebooted > it claimed: > don't know how to load module '/boot/xen' > don't know how to load module '/boot/xen' > (odd that it repeated that) > can't load 'kernel' > > I can boot and turn off booting the xen kernel and FreeBSD comes up fine. > I used file /boot/xen and it reveals xen is a ELF 32-bit LSB executable, > Intel 80386 version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, stripped > What am I doing wrong? > I have previous FreeBSD experience, but it was long ago. I may have > forgotten more than I knew 8o) Are you booting in UEFI mode? If yes, then FreeBSD does not yet support booting the Xen kernel in UEFI mode. Try booting it in legacy mode. -- Regards, Pratyush Yadav