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? :-) -- | 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 |
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