Here is my experience trying to run OpenBSD with XenServer 5 Enterprise.
* XenServer console doesn't function properly as it keeps overlaying
text displayed previously or anything you have typed into the console.
Makes it very difficult to read and see what you are doing. As well it
appears numerpad with numlock on does not work either. The best work
around is to SSH into OpenBSD.
* Receiving the following error messages at boot up, "clock: unknown
CMOS layout" and "rl0: watchdog timeout". Yes the NIC is being detected
as a Realteak 8139. If I check /var/run/dmesg.boot out of the two error
messages I only see the "clock: unknown CMOS layout". So I would assume
the watchdog timeout message occurs after initial boot sequence.
The biggest question is OpenBSD on XenServer 5 Enterprise consider
production ready even if the errors cannot be resolved?
I've tried locating some definite solutions but I have yet to find
anything and it appears that the network card issue maybe due to
XenServer 5 itself. Any suggestions on how to solve these error messages
and fix the XenServer OpenBSD console?
Source: http://www.nabble.com/OpenBSD-and-XenSource-td20771647.html
Source: http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?threadID=151525
Source:
http://www.bsd-india.org/pipermail/bsd-india/2004-September/000365.html
Source:
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=watchdog&apropos=0&sektion=
0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html
Best,
Adam
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