11.2: Fail to install Guest OS for XEN with yast

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After the Yast Configuration screens and VM start up, i get the error Message “No Kernel found, the installation might fail”.
Neighter DVD or URL Source will work. In 10.3 with 32Bit there is no Problem … Full Virtualization works fine.
I use a plain 64-Bit SuSE 11.2 Install. Can someone help or give a hint?
Peter

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Sorry for the above post. The thread “OpenSUSE 11.2 crash as Xen-domU” discussed exactly whats happened to me. I think it is a problem in Vm-install and the Distribution DVD?!
Regards,
Peter

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Hi peter

I can confirm it fails for me too. I also tried dirinstall, which also fails, could be that vm-install calls disrinstall. If so the cause is the same but I don’t know for sure. I also tried to get an hd image set up by suse studio and bring that to live: in vain. A brave man seems to have gotten it to work, see this link (in German):

XEN und OpenSuSE 11.2 « Blog – WapplerSystems [Aachen]

He basically states, he could get it to work when copying the vmlinuz-xen and initrd-xen and use these. It is not totally clear, if only for domU or also for dom0. I tried to use them for domU and failed.

I believe, xen 11.2 with kernel 2.6.31.8-0.1 or 2.6.31.5xxx is broken.

I am now trying the kernel of the day (kotd). If successful I post it here, meaning no post no success.

greets

chris

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Just for yor info:
This are the bugs open regarding vm-install:

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=556605
Summary: vm-install is preconfigured with a bad URL for openSUSE 11.2 repositiry

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=552774
vm-install cannot finish openSUSE installation

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561601
Paravirtualized openSUSE installed via vm-install isn’t installed with a xen kernel a default boot entry so cannot be started right after installation

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=553604
Failure create F12 PV DomU via vm-install

greets chris