You can change the default kernel by adding "kernel=newkernel", or perhaps "kernel=xen" 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=tablet" in quotes like "usbdevice = "tablet"".. Sydney > On 21. Aug 2017, at 19:56, James E. Pace <ja...@pacehouse.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > 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. > > 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? > > > 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. > > Here's my xen config file: > > builder = "hvm" > name = "xen-ubuntu" > memory = 1024 > vcpus = 1 > vif = [ 'bridge=bridge0' ] > disk = [ > '/dev/zvol/pool/xen-ubuntu,,hda,rw', > '/pool/Downloads/ubuntu-15.10-desktop-amd64.iso,raw,hdc:cdrom,r' > ] > vnc = 1 > vnclisten = "0.0.0.0" > serial = "pty" > > I created the backing filesystem with: > zfs create -V20G -o volmode=dev pool/xen-ubuntu > > "xl create foo.cfg" returns fine, and "xl list" shows the instance, but the > running instance (via vncviewer) eventually spits out: > > 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) > > 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. > > > 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=tablet" to the config file, but that caused it to not respond to > my mouse at all. Suggestions? > > Thanks for help, tips, or pointers to info! > > James > -- > 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-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-xen@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-xen To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-xen-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
