openSUSE 12.1: Can't boot into Xen - Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format

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I have a new installation of openSUSE 12.1. Installed the Xen server RPMs. Upon initially trying to boot using the Xen kernel I was getting an “Error 15: File not found” for xen.gz. Since I didn’t have a file under /boot with that name, I changed my bootloader to instead load /boot/vmlinux-3.1.0-1.2-xen.gz which I do have. Now I receive the following error:

root (hd0,2)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, parition type 0x83
kernel /vmlinux-3.1.0-1.2-xen.gz vga=mode-0x317

Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format

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Pressing any key takes me back to GRUB. In case it is relevant, my /boot is an ext4 filesystem located on sda3. The filesystem for / is btrfs in case that matters. Here is my Xen GRUB settings.

root (hd0,2)
kernel /vmlinux-3.1.0-1.2-xen.gz vga=mode-0x317
module /vmlinuz-3.1.0-1.2-xen root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/b75a506a-1e7a-41e6-8ef3-f2aa6ffccb5d resume=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-
SSEAGATE_ST373405LC_3EK1FXJF000072406K97-part2 splash=silent quiet showopts
module /initrd-3.1.0-1.2-xen

I have no issues booting using the default openSUSE kernel with root (hd0,2).

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YES!
I’ve the same issue, and I’ve found that it is probably due ext4 partition used as boot.
Can someone help us?

Regards,
Roberto.

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ext3. the same issue

4

same here

Any suggestions???

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i have just tried to install this, and have the same problem. opensuse boots up just fine, xen does not. i was hoping for an easy xen installation, but it doesn’t look like it has worked.

the only difference for mine is that the error message is error 15. other than that it is pretty much the same.

this is one of only a few threads on google matching my situation. no solutions mentioned anywhere so far. i would appreciate any help please.