From owner-freebsd-xen@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 5 00:47:40 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C05F106566C for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:47:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from llama@ruomad.net) Received: from slow3-v.mail.gandi.net (slow3-v.mail.gandi.net [217.70.178.89]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AB4D8FC12 for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:47:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from llama@ruomad.net) Received: from relay4-v.mail.gandi.net (relay4-v.mail.gandi.net [217.70.178.78]) by slow3-v.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8701B39642 for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 02:20:53 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (mfilter6-d.gandi.net [217.70.178.40]) by relay4-v.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20DFBB9FB for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 02:20:52 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mfilter6-v.mgt.gandi.net Received: from relay4-v.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.178.78]) by localhost (mfilter6-d.mgt.gandi.net [217.70.178.40]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id d0izwHKAtu7L for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 02:20:50 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.0.104] (vln78-1-82-238-160-33.fbx.proxad.net [82.238.160.33]) by relay4-v.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8EADBA0E for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 02:20:50 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4A2864E1.40208@ruomad.net> Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:20:49 +0200 From: Bruno Damour User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: freebsd on opensolaris dom0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of the freebsd port to xen - implementation and usage List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:47:40 -0000 Hello, I have tried for some time to get to install freeBSD on an up-to-date (SXCE b114) opensolaris xvm box (xen 3.1.4) which already has had success in running in a quite stable xay NetBSD and Gentoo Linux as PV domUs and different Windows flavours (Server 2008, Win7 RC, Xp, Server 2003) as HVM domUs. However, freeBSD does not boot as an HVM host and xen-kernel have been impossible to find. So I'm glad eventually Adrian put some kernel/images, which I have tried to test. My goal is to be able to install and run a current freebsd. It has been a bit hacky, but it boots allright with adrians kernel and image as xbd0. I've even succeeded to install a 7.2-RELEASE via sysinstall/ftp to a zvol (under xbd2). However, even if ftp install works, network traffic in general (ftp to dom0, ssh, csup) panics the domu and in about 1 case of 4 even freezes the dom0. It might be related to my dom0 being an amd64 (intel core2 quad E6600) whereas adrian's system is i386 ? I cannot even try to build a new kernel because : - there is no xen in 7.2-RELEASE which I can isntall - updating via csup to current does not work (as mentioned) - I cannot find a way to install a current snapshot as I cannot boot from the downloaded iso images i have (no cdrom, Adrian's kernel only boots from root image) - I have no bare metal freebsd host I can use to build a different kernel Any ideas ? bruno