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I have a xend service running but when I try to create a vm here is what
I receive back:

EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 108k freed
Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option to
kernel.
<0>Rebooting in 1 seconds..


this rebooting occurs two times and then the vm session hangs:

here is my command:
xm create -c xmexample1 vmid=1

and my config
# -*- mode: python; -*-
#============================================================================
# Python configuration setup for 'xm create'.
# This script sets the parameters used when a domain is created using
'xm create'.
# You use a separate script for each domain you want to create, or
# you can set the parameters for the domain on the xm command line.
#============================================================================

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Kernel image file.
kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-xenU"

# Optional ramdisk.
#ramdisk = "/boot/initrd.gz"

# The domain build function. Default is 'linux'.
#builder='linux'

# Initial memory allocation (in megabytes) for the new domain.
memory = 256

# A name for your domain. All domains must have different names.
name = "ExampleDomain"

# Which CPU to start domain on?
#cpu = -1 # leave to Xen to pick

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Define network interfaces.

# Number of network interfaces. Default is 1.
#nics=1

# Optionally define mac and/or bridge for the network interfaces.
# Random MACs are assigned if not given.
#vif = [ 'mac=aa:00:00:00:00:11, bridge=xen-br0' ]

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Define the disk devices you want the domain to have access to, and
# what you want them accessible as.
# Each disk entry is of the form phy:UNAME,DEV,MODE
# where UNAME is the device, DEV is the device name the domain will see,
# and MODE is r for read-only, w for read-write.

#disk = [ 'phy:hda1,hda1,w' ]
disk = [ 'file:/xen/vm-images/xenvm01.img,hda1,w' ]

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Set the kernel command line for the new domain.
# You only need to define the IP parameters and hostname if the domain's
# IP config doesn't, e.g. in ifcfg-eth0 or via DHCP.
# You can use 'extra' to set the runlevel and custom environment
# variables used by custom rc scripts (e.g. VMID=, usr= ).

# Set if you want dhcp to allocate the IP address.
dhcp="dhcp"
# Set netmask.
#netmask=
# Set default gateway.
#gateway=
# Set the hostname.
#hostname= "vm%d" % vmid

# Set root device.
root = "/dev/hda1 ro"

# Root device for nfs.
#root = "/dev/nfs"
# The nfs server.
#nfs_server = '169.254.1.0'
# Root directory on the nfs server.
#nfs_root = '/full/path/to/root/directory'

# Sets runlevel 4.
extra = "3"

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Set according to whether you want the domain restarted when it exits.
# The default is 'onreboot', which restarts the domain when it shuts down
# with exit code reboot.
# Other values are 'always', and 'never'.

#restart = 'onreboot'

#============================================================================


Any pointers would be appreciated.


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Re: Xen newbie help [ In reply to ]
On Tue, 12 Apr 2005, Paul Edgar wrote:

> I have a xend service running but when I try to create a vm here is what I
> receive back:
>
> EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 108k freed
> Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option to
> kernel.
> <0>Rebooting in 1 seconds..

What distro have you installed? How did you install it?
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Re: Xen newbie help [ In reply to ]
Robin Green wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Apr 2005, Paul Edgar wrote:
>
>> I have a xend service running but when I try to create a vm here is
>> what I receive back:
>>
>> EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
>> VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
>> Freeing unused kernel memory: 108k freed
>> Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option
>> to kernel.
>> <0>Rebooting in 1 seconds..
>
>
> What distro have you installed? How did you install it?


this is on an RedHat FC3 system.


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Re: Xen newbie help [ In reply to ]
On Tue, 12 Apr 2005, Paul Edgar wrote:

> Robin Green wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 12 Apr 2005, Paul Edgar wrote:
>>
>>> I have a xend service running but when I try to create a vm here is what I
>>> receive back:
>>>
>>> EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
>>> VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
>>> Freeing unused kernel memory: 108k freed
>>> Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option to
>>> kernel.
>>> <0>Rebooting in 1 seconds..
>>
>>
>> What distro have you installed? How did you install it?
>
>
> this is on an RedHat FC3 system.

Sorry - what I meant was - what distro have you installed onto the disk
image file, and what method did you use for that installation? You have to
install a linux distro onto the disk image before you can boot it.

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