Xen Beta Gotchas and Known Issues
caker
Linode Staff
Problem:
Not all my disk devices are mounting, swap is missing, or things in /proc/partitions don't match what's in your config profile.
Solution:
Keep rebooting until you see all your devices in /proc/partitions. I've got an email into the xen mailing list, awaiting response.
Status:
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Problem:
Checking root filesystem
[/sbin/fsck.ext3 (1) -- /] fsck.ext3 -a /dev/hda1
/dev/hda1 is mounted. e2fsck: Cannot continue, aborting.
[FAILED]
*** An error occurred during the file system check.
*** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
*** when you leave the shell.
Give root password for maintenance
(or type Control-D to continue):
Solution:
Make sure that the "read-only" flag is set in your configuration profile.
The migration routine is supposed to do this for you, but sometimes it's missing still. Looking into it.
Status:
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-Chris
