On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 14:47, J. Roeleveld <jo...@antarean.org> wrote: > On Thu, March 24, 2011 7:37 am, Pandu Poluan wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 12:30, Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> wrote: >>> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 00:03, Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> wrote: > > <snipped previous attempts> > >> >> More update on my odyssey. >> >> I went back to HVM and reboot using the Install CD. I did a 'chroot' >> followed by 'rc-update add sshd default' and 'emerge iproute2' (forgot >> those two the first time). 'poweroff', went back to PV mode, and ... >> >> Yay! Now I can SSH into the VM. And indeed, memory usage is minimal >> (approx 28 MB). > > As I read the first email, I was planning on asking if you can connect via > remote. >
At first, I can't. But then I realized I forgot to do the 'rc-update add sshd default' step. >> But I still can't login via Xen's virtual console (hvc0). Same as >> before: Got the 'login:' prompt, but can't type anything. >> >> I'll try mucking around with the .config. I have a feeling I disabled >> one thing too many... > > Before playing around with the kernel config further, I don't use > XenServer, but use the xen-stuff in portage instead. (My host runs Gentoo > as well) > In the configuration, I add the following to the kernel-parameters: > " xencons=tty " > Maybe a similar option will help you as well. > Hmmm... currently I set xencons=hvc0 (also in /etc/inittab, s/tty0/hvc0/) I'll see what happens if I return them to tty0. > Otherwise, you could try checking the input-devices. Especially things > like keyboard/usb/hid/ps/... > Let's see... I got the following checked: -*- Generic input layer (needed for keyboard, mouse, ...) < > Support for memoryless force-feedback devices < > Polled input device skeleton < > Sparse keymap support library *** Userland interfaces *** -*- Mouse interface [*] Provide legacy /dev/psaux device (1024) Horizontal screen resolution (768) Vertical screen resolution < > Joystick interface <M> Event interface < > Event debugging <*> Xen virtual keyboard and mouse support *** Input Device Drivers *** -*- Keyboards ---> [ ] Mice ---> [ ] Joysticks/Gamepads ---> [ ] Tablets ---> [ ] Touchscreens ---> [ ] Miscellaneous devices ---> Hardware I/O ports ---> Under keyboards, I only have: <M> XT keyboard > Also, if you have further difficulty, the xen-users list might be a better > port of call as there are plenty of people there who use XenServer. > http://lists.xensource.com/mailman/listinfo/xen-users > Thanks for the pointer! > -- > Joost Roeleveld > > PS. Not trying to send you away from this list :) > Heh, no misunderstanding here :) Anyways, when I'm successful in my endeavor, I'll sure to be sharing my tips. Rgds -- Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ Visit my Blog: http://pepoluan.posterous.com