xenserver PV mode -- lvm problems?

Question

So, I'm trying to convert some domU's I have to use PV mode.

xe-edit-bootloader -u ... -p 2

Finds the menu.lst no problem.

The grub, boot, and root partitions are 1, 2, and 3, respectively. I flagged boot and root as bootable, just to be safe.

Here's the error I get:

$ xe vm-start uuid=ad275e7d-b8c2-673f-6ced-7cfc94eef415 
Error code: Traceback (most recent call last):
Error parameters:   File "/usr/bin/pygrub", line 808, in ?,     fs = fsimage.open(file, part_offs[0], bootfsoptions), IOError: [Errno 95] Operation not supported,

Here's some relevant params:

           HVM-boot-policy ( RW): 
           HVM-boot-params (MRW): order: dc
     HVM-shadow-multiplier ( RW): 1.000
                 PV-kernel ( RW): 
                PV-ramdisk ( RW): 
                   PV-args ( RW): console=hvc0 xencons=hvc root=/dev/xvda2 decrypt_initrd decrypt
            PV-legacy-args ( RW): 
             PV-bootloader ( RW): pygrub
        PV-bootloader-args ( RW):

UPDATE: So if it's not clear, I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm just stabbing in the dark at this point. By dumping the variables in that line of pygrub, it looks like it's looking at the first partition. The variable part_offs[0] was an integer that's equal to the starting block of the first partition.

So, clearly I'm not configuring pygrub properly. I haven't found thorough enough documentation on it. Everything is forum posts with how-to's that worked for one of the major distro's. Or in many cases, the info is out of date.

I'll try that, but I was under the impression it would read /boot/grub/menu.lst. — kjprice, Jul 17 '12 at 21:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '13 at 23:23

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I found the answer to this awhile back. pygrub expects the boot partition to be number 1. I had to renumber my partitions with parted.

answered Mar 07 '13 at 23:23

kjprice

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 22 '15 at 19:20

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If your target VM is a BSD system, pygrub can't read FFSv2. You'll need your root filesystem to be FFSv1 -- which is more easily said than done.

answered Dec 22 '15 at 19:20

Izaac

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 20 '13 at 11:44

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You need to specially compile your kernel for PV support. You are correct that pygrub will try and parse grub, but that's not enough. If you tell me which distros you are trying to convert I can help you find a guide

answered Feb 20 '13 at 11:44

benathon

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xenserver PV mode -- lvm problems?

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