stoney cloud: Installation in Qemu\KVM - Revision history

Tiziano at 15:34, 8 May 2014

2014-05-08T15:34:35Z

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	Append the following to the two lines starting with "kernel":		Append the following to the two lines starting with "kernel":
	~~virtdoload~~=virtio_pci,virtio_blk		doload=virtio_pci,virtio_blk

	This will make sure that the initial ramdisk loads the required virtio-drivers during boot.		This will make sure that the initial ramdisk loads the required virtio-drivers during boot.
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	Append the following to the two lines starting with "kernel":		Append the following to the two lines starting with "kernel":
	~~virtdoload~~=virtio_pci,virtio_blk		doload=virtio_pci,virtio_blk

	[[Category: stoney cloud]][[Category: Installation]]		[[Category: stoney cloud]][[Category: Installation]]

Michael: /* After having finished the installation */

2014-04-23T13:11:53Z

After having finished the installation

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	This change can be made permanent by logging in as root after the startup and editing the grub configuration:		This change can be made permanent by logging in as root after the startup and editing the grub configuration:
	~~<source lang='bash'>~~		mount /boot
	mount /boot
	vim /boot/grub/grub.conf		vim /mnt/osbd/boot/grub/grub.conf
	~~# append~~ the following to the two lines starting with "kernel":
	~~# doload~~=virtio_pci,virtio_blk		Append the following to the two lines starting with "kernel":
	~~</source>~~		virtdoload=virtio_pci,virtio_blk

	[[Category: stoney cloud]][[Category: Installation]]		[[Category: stoney cloud]][[Category: Installation]]

Michael: /* Before finishing the installation */

2014-04-23T13:10:43Z

Before finishing the installation

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	== Before finishing the installation ==		== Before finishing the installation ==
			When being asked <code>Do you want to reboot your system?</code> switch to a second console (Alt + F2) and execute:
			vim /mnt/osbd/boot/grub/grub.conf

	~~When being asked <code>Do you want to reboot your system?</code> switch to a second console and do this:~~		Append the following to the two lines starting with "kernel":
			virtdoload=virtio_pci,virtio_blk
	~~<source lang='bash'>~~
	~~vim /mnt/osbd/boot/grub/grub.conf~~
	~~# append~~ the following to the two lines starting with "kernel":
	~~# doload~~=virtio_pci,virtio_blk
	~~</source>~~

	This will make sure that the initial ramdisk loads the required virtio-drivers during boot.		This will make sure that the initial ramdisk loads the required virtio-drivers during boot.

	Afterwards switch back to the installer and answer <code>yes</code>.		Afterwards switch back to the installer (Alt + F1) and answer <code>yes</code>.

	== After having finished the installation ==		== After having finished the installation ==

Tiziano: /* Before finishing the installation */

2014-02-01T10:08:45Z

Before finishing the installation

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	This will make sure that the initial ramdisk loads the required virtio-drivers during boot.		This will make sure that the initial ramdisk loads the required virtio-drivers during boot.

			Afterwards switch back to the installer and answer <code>yes</code>.

	== After having finished the installation ==		== After having finished the installation ==

Tiziano at 10:08, 1 February 2014

2014-02-01T10:08:20Z

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	The stoney cloud contains drivers needed to run in a virtualized environment, namely Qemu/KVM, but the initial ramdisk does not load them automatically.		The stoney cloud contains drivers needed to run in a virtualized environment, namely Qemu/KVM, but the initial ramdisk does not load them automatically. Therefore some manual work is needed to successfully boot a fresh installation inside Qemu/KVM.

	~~Therefore, when booting~~ the ~~installed stoney cloud, one has to edit the kernel commandline:~~		== Before finishing the installation ==

			When being asked <code>Do you want to reboot your system?</code> switch to a second console and do this:

			<source lang='bash'>
			vim /mnt/osbd/boot/grub/grub.conf
			# append the following to the two lines starting with "kernel":
			# doload=virtio_pci,virtio_blk
			</source>

			This will make sure that the initial ramdisk loads the required virtio-drivers during boot.

			== After having finished the installation ==

			Even if you already finished the installation and rebooted, there is a way to boot your installation:

			When you get the GRUB boot screen:
	* press <code>e</code> on the already selected boot line		* press <code>e</code> on the already selected boot line
	* use the arrow keys to navigate to the entry starting with <code>kernel /kernel ...</code> and press <code>e</code> again		* use the arrow keys to navigate to the entry starting with <code>kernel /kernel ...</code> and press <code>e</code> again
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	mount /boot		mount /boot
	vim /boot/grub/grub.conf		vim /boot/grub/grub.conf
	# ~~now~~ append doload=virtio_pci,virtio_blk ~~to both kernel entries~~		# append the following to the two lines starting with "kernel":
			# doload=virtio_pci,virtio_blk
	</source>		</source>

	[[Category: stoney cloud]][[Category: Installation]]		[[Category: stoney cloud]][[Category: Installation]]

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2014-02-01T09:15:53Z

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The stoney cloud contains drivers needed to run in a virtualized environment, namely Qemu/KVM, but the initial ramdisk does not load them automatically.

Therefore, when booting the installed stoney cloud, one has to edit the kernel commandline:

* press <code>e</code> on the already selected boot line
* use the arrow keys to navigate to the entry starting with <code>kernel /kernel ...</code> and press <code>e</code> again
* append the following to the line: <code>doload=virtio_pci,virtio_blk</code>
* press <code>ESC</code> to exit and then <code>b</code> to boot

This change can be made permanent by logging in as root after the startup and editing the grub configuration:
<source lang='bash'>
mount /boot
vim /boot/grub/grub.conf
# now append doload=virtio_pci,virtio_blk to both kernel entries
</source>

[[Category: stoney cloud]][[Category: Installation]]