I'm using a Quad-Core Intel(r) Xeon(r) 5300 Series machine. And I can boot up 64-bit Windows HVM on it.
Best Regards Jiajun >-----Original Message----- >From: James Cornell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 2007年12月6日 11:30 >To: Xu, Jiajun >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [xen-discuss] How to enable 64bit solaris guest >ontop of solaris dom0 > >Xu, Jiajun wrote: >> I am using Solaris 10 U4 08/07. Yes, there is a folder named >"/platform/i86pc/kernel". And there are two "unix", one under >"/platform/i86pc/kernel", another under >"/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64". I think the first "unix" is >for 32-bit, the one under "amd64" folder is for 64-bit. So I >tried to boot the 64-bit kernel by adding >"/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix" to grub. But after Guest >load kernel, it will panic and prompt "panic: cannot open >/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix". >> When I boot from "/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix", Guest can >boot into 32-bit mode successfullly. >> >> Best Regards >> Jiajun >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: James Cornell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: 2007年12月5日 16:21 >>> To: Xu, Jiajun >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [xen-discuss] How to enable 64bit solaris guest >>> ontop of solaris dom0 >>> >>> Sorry about giving you the wrong path, I'm not on a Solaris >box right >>> now, what's in /platform, /platform/i86pc/boot and /platform/i86pc/ >>> kernel (Are they directories?) the actual kernel should be called >>> 'unix' and you could run file on it to see what it was >built against, >>> but that's with Solaris 10, I haven't poked around with the >kernel on >>> Nevada, it might be contained completely in the boot_archive, >>> doubt it >>> though. You should be able to specify kernel /path/to/unix >directly. >>> >>> As for Solaris 10, I'd go with the most current, being U4 >08/07, but >>> have U3 handy if things quirk. >>> >>> James >>> >>> >>>> James, >>>> There is no "amd64" folder under my /plaftorm/i86pc/. >>>> ########## >>>> bash-3.00# ls /platform/i86pc/ >>>> biosint boot boot_archive kernel multiboot >>>> ########## >>>> BTW, what's Solaris version should I install as HVM? Is there any >>>> issue w/ specific Solaris version? >>>> >>>> Best Regards >>>> Jiajun >>>> >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: James Cornell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> Sent: 2007年12月5日 10:50 >>>>> To: Xu, Jiajun >>>>> Cc: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: [xen-discuss] How to enable 64bit solaris guest >>>>> ontop of solaris dom0 >>>>> >>>>> Solaris determines host capabilities for 64-bit mode on boot. >>>>> But I should make it clear that it choses different >kernels when it >>>>> determines which one to use, specifying the direct path >to the AMD64 >>>>> kernel would force it to boot the 64-bit kernel. >>>>> >>>>> I believe the desired files are located in >>>>> >>> /platform/i86pc/amd64 just >>> >>>>> update the menu.lst with the exact path to the kernel and >>>>> boot_archive. >>>>> >>>>> James >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 4, 2007, at 6:29 PM, Xu, Jiajun wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> <menu.lst> >>>>>> >Simple tests are ran to determine the correct kernel to boot, and in >this instance, the BIOS is telling the bootstrapper that it's only >capable of 32-bit mode, so it won't work with the 64-bit kernel as you >have reported. Could you tell me what kind of processor you have, the >BIOS revision/vendor, and the motherboard. On this mailinglist, others >have noted that HVM mode is not capable of booting into 64-bit mode in >some instances, this looks like the case. > >James > _______________________________________________ xen-discuss mailing list [email protected]
