[xenpreview-dev] Boot problem after applying changeset 9640 [wd-vc]

[Fraser Campbell]

Rainer.Brunold at allianz.at wrote:

> just a short question if anybody else has the same problem or can give 
> me a hint how to handle this.
> A HP Proliant DL380 G4 server with about 5.2 GB ram does not boot after 
> applying changeset 9640.
> The server was installed with SLES 10 beta 8 and booted wih the xen 
> kernel when it had exact the same problem Applying changeset 9590 solved 
> the problem (running either xen or xen-pae, both were okay), but know 
> it's back with 9640.
> The problem is that the server stops during the boot process (xen and 
> xen-pae, both have the problem) when it initializes the "PCI transparent 
> bridge". The last line at the console shows me the pci id 00:1e, which 
> is that PCI transparent bridge. No further error message. the server 
> stops and does nothing any more.

I have seen similar on many Xen versions.

If you just want to get the machine online try limiting the memory that Xen 
sess (mem=3583M on Xen command line).  I think in some cases I have also 
had to add acpi=off to Linux kernel command line as well (or it may have 
been on Xen command line).

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Fraser Campbell <fraser at wehave.net>                 http://www.wehave.net/
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