[xen-tools-discuss] Multi-partition domain not recognizing extra partitions

[Antoine Benkemoun]

Ok didn't know about the role ! That is much more simple then. I'll give it
a try.

Thank you for your answer =)

Antoine

2010/5/28 Axel Beckert <abe at deuxchevaux.org>

> Hi Antoine,
>
> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 12:31:56PM +0200, Antoine Benkemoun wrote:
> > Ok I solved this !
>
> Ah, good.
>
> > When you have multiple partitions you need to install udev or else the
> extra
> > partitions will not work. This is at least the case for Debian Lenny.
> >
> > I added a file called 71-install-udev in /usr/lib/xen-tools/lenny.d that
> was
> > just a copy of 70-install-ssh but replaced ssh with udev.
>
> There is already a role file for that, usable with --role=udev.
>
> > I think udev should be installed for every Debian. I remember that with
> > Etch, you needed udev in order to gain ssh access to a domU.
>
> I think this start with lenny. I remember that I had quite some boxes
> with Dom0 and DomU being Etch and working fine without udev in the
> DomU.
>
> Not sure about Lenny DomU on Etch Dom0. Lenny DomU on Squeeze DomU
> worked with a recent snapshot in the way that udev has been installed
> automatically if I remember correctly.
>
> Debian Squeeze or Sid DomU on Squeeze Dom0 definitely install udev by
> default (not only with xen-tools), so there seems no need to do
> anything special in xen-tools.
>
> The only thing I can imagine is that debootstrap in Squeeze (which I
> use for testing) installs udev also into Lenny while the debootstrap
> from Lenny doesn't. In that case I may add the installation of udev in
> Lenny DomUs by default.
>
> I probably have to install for other testing purposes a Lenny DomU on
> a Lenny Dom0, so I can have a look at that then there, too.
>
>                Kind regards, Axel
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