[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
** Changed in: xen-tools (Debian) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
** Changed in: xen-tools (Debian) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
** Changed in: xen-tools (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Axel Beckert (xtaran) ** Changed in: xen-tools (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
** Tags added: natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
Hi, halfgaar wrote: > @Axel, > I found that here: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-backports/2010/01/msg00028.html > > But you're right, that's from january 2010. I'm very glad I'm wrong, > because I like using xen-tools. *phew* and thanks! Yeah, that's the thread where I noticed that it has been removed. Shortly after I decided to take over and continue its developement for the very same reason: I like it. :-) > Anyway, about your boot problem. What if you specify root=/dev/sda2 > in your grub conf? Will check later, possibly not before next week... > Are you using a xen kernel in the domU perhaps? I'm using Ubuntu's default kernel and boot it via pygrub. Another strange effect is btw. that the moment (py)grub ends it countdown, the DomU gets paused and I have to unpause it before continuing. I planned to report this after I got a working oneiric DomU. > Since 2.6.32 you don't have to. I can vaguely remember that the xen > kernels didn't name their disks xvda, but just sda. Yeah, I though planned the vice versa thing: Looking if there are specific xen kernels available and try to use those instead. Will also check later... Regards, Axel -- ,''`. | Axel Beckert , http://people.debian.org/~abe/ : :' : | Debian Developer, ftp.ch.debian.org Admin `. `' | 1024D: F067 EA27 26B9 C3FC 1486 202E C09E 1D89 9593 0EDE `-| 4096R: 2517 B724 C5F6 CA99 5329 6E61 2FF9 CD59 6126 16B5 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
@Axel, I found that here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-backports/2010/01/msg00028.html But you're right, that's from january 2010. I'm very glad I'm wrong, because I like using xen-tools. Anyway, about your boot problem. What if you specify root=/dev/sda2 in your grub conf? Are you using a xen kernel in the domU perhaps? Since 2.6.32 you don't have to. I can vaguely remember that the xen kernels didn't name their disks xvda, but just sda. I have several DomU's running that still use /dev/sda as disk device. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
halfgaar wrote: > Do you get kernel messages when you do that? Only the first time after boot, yes: [...] Begin: Mounting root file system ... Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ... done. Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems: - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline) - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?) - Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?) - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev) ALERT! /dev/xvda2 does not exist. Dropping to a shell! BusyBox v1.17.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.17.1-10ubuntu1) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. (initramfs) modprobe xen-blkfront [ 44.986269] blkfront device/vbd/51714 num-ring-pages 1 nr_ents 32. [ 44.989583] blkfront device/vbd/51713 num-ring-pages 1 nr_ents 32. [ 44.995041] Initialising Xen virtual ethernet driver. (initramfs) exit Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems: - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline) - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?) - Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?) - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev) ALERT! /dev/xvda2 does not exist. Dropping to a shell! BusyBox v1.17.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.17.1-10ubuntu1) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. (initramfs) modprobe xen-blkfront (initramfs) exit Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems: - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline) - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?) - Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?) - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev) ALERT! /dev/xvda2 does not exist. Dropping to a shell! BusyBox v1.17.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.17.1-10ubuntu1) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. [...] ls /dev/ doesn't show anything starting with x at all, even after the modprobe: Begin: Mounting root file system ... Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ... done. Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems: - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline) - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?) - Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?) - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev) ALERT! /dev/xvda2 does not exist. Dropping to a shell! BusyBox v1.18.4 (Ubuntu 1:1.18.4-2ubuntu2) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. (initramfs) modprobe xen-blkfront [ 34.544021] blkfront device/vbd/51714 num-ring-pages 1 nr_ents 32. [ 34.547113] blkfront device/vbd/51713 num-ring-pages 1 nr_ents 32. [ 34.550799] Initialising Xen virtual ethernet driver. (initramfs) ls /dev vga_arbiter tty28 hvc5ram9 rfkill tty29 hvc6ram10 mem tty30 hvc7ram11 nulltty31 ttyS0 ram12 porttty32 ttyS1 ram13 zerotty33 ttyS2 ram14 fulltty34 ttyS3 ram15 random tty35 ttyS4 loop0 urandom tty36 ttyS5 loop1 kmsgtty37 ttyS6 loop2 oldmem tty38 ttyS7 loop3 tty tty39 ttyS8 loop4 console tty40 ttyS9 loop5 tty0tty41 ttyS10 loop6 vcs tty42 ttyS11 loop7 vcsatty43 ttyS12 ppp vcs1tty44 ttyS13 net vcsa1 tty45 ttyS14 usbmon0 tty1tty46 ttyS15 input tty2tty47 ttyS16 psaux tty3tty48 ttyS17 uinput tty4tty49 ttyS18 mapper tty5tty50 ttyS19 cpu_dma_latency tty6tty51 ttyS20 network_latency tty7tty52 ttyS21 network_throughput tty8tty53 ttyS22 pts tty9tty54 ttyS23 core tty10 tty55 ttyS24 fd tty11 tty56 ttyS25 stdin tty12 tty57 ttyS26 stdout tty13 tty58 ttyS27 stderr tty14 tty59 ttyS28 btrfs-control tty15 tty60 ttyS29 block tty16 tty61 ttyS30 char tty17 tty62 ttyS31 vcs2 tty18 tty63 ttyprintk vcsa2
Re: [Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
halfgaar wrote: > With some other problems I had, I found out that xen-tools is deprecated > and no longer developed. Ehm, where did you read that? This information is outdated since at least January 2010. I know it, I'm one of its current developers... > Debian is removing/has removed the package from testing. ... and its Debian maintainer. Please have a look at http://packages.qa.debian.org/x/xen-tools.html before broadcasting such false claims. > You're supposed to use libvirt now Who claims that? You're supposed to use what you prefer. Nobody in the OSS community can tell you what you _have_ to use. Regards, Axel -- ,''`. | Axel Beckert , http://people.debian.org/~abe/ : :' : | Debian Developer, ftp.ch.debian.org Admin `. `' | 1024D: F067 EA27 26B9 C3FC 1486 202E C09E 1D89 9593 0EDE `-| 4096R: 2517 B724 C5F6 CA99 5329 6E61 2FF9 CD59 6126 16B5 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
** Changed in: xen-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
@comment8: Do you get kernel messages when you do that? Do you do it from the recovery initramfs shell? Do you type exit afterwards? Does your vmname.cfg on the dom0 have the xvda devices listed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
With some other problems I had, I found out that xen-tools is deprecated and no longer developed. Debian is removing/has removed the package from testing. You're supposed to use libvirt now (which I haven't tried). I changed the package to xen-meta, because it's not necessary a bug in xen-create-image. But I think even that might not be the correct package. The Ubuntu install should run on Xen without the need to install anything xen related. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
Unfortunately "modprobe xen-blkfront" doesn't make /dev/xvda2 appear for me, neither with Natty nor Oneiric. :-/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
I can reproduce this issue on Debian Squeeze with debootstrap from Debian Wheezy with both, Natty and Oneiric. It's definitely an issue I should tackle as xen-tools upstream. ** Changed in: xen-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
** Changed in: xen-tools (Debian) Status: Unknown => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #640099 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=640099 ** Also affects: xen-tools (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=640099 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
This problem also exists in Oneiric 11.10! ** Changed in: xen-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
this problem also happens with Oneiric Beta 1. There is something wrong in the default initrd creation script. When you create the inird-image manually for the domU the maschine is booting without any issues. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
I'm not familiar with this type of virtualisation tools, but from what I understood from your description the problem is caused on images created by xen-create-image, If I'm wrong please re-open it and assign it to xen-meta, as one of those packages should be responsible to update- initramfs on postint or something. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
>From an upstream point of view this may be a special case to take care of with Natty installs if Natty doesn't get fixed to include the module by default. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
For my understanding, why is this a bug in xen-tools? None of the Ubuntu machines I run as DomU (guest OS) have xen-tools installed, or anything Xen related. This is just about the kernel module being present in the initramfs (or it being included in the kernel) so that it recognizes /dev/xvda. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 839492] Re: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately this package was removed from Debian and Ubuntu because it was "obsolete, unsupported" and therefore I'm marking this as Invalid since I can't mark as Won't Fix. xen-tools is only supported in Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS for servers and (in the future) Ubuntu 11.10 release. ** Package changed: ubuntu => xen-tools (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xen-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839492 Title: xen-blkfront module missing from initramfs, Ubuntu as DomU can't boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-tools/+bug/839492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
