This is the article I am referring to http://www.howtoforge.com/using-xen-with-lvm-based-vms-instead-of-image-based-vms-debian-etch I try to install by debootstrap method and installation aborts in middle of the process. The error showing in /var/log/xen-tools/filename.log is Code: I: Retrieving Release E: Failed getting release file http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/Release Copying files from new installation to host. Copying files from /tmp/jUrDxM_Km2/var/cache/apt/archives -> /var/cache/apt/archives Done Done The installation of the new system has failed. The system is missing the common file: /bin/ls Done System installation failed. Aborting While I checked from browser link http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/Release I was able to get release file but some how debootstrap method is failing to get release file what can be cause of error?
I know the url works when you wget it, but try a different mirror and try again, see what happens. I've had this problem as wel before, just switched mirrors and it worked for me.
Yes that URL works that is why I mentioned above that RELEASE files I have been able to access from some other machine using a browser can you tell me how can I check if it is communicating with internet the machine is behind a proxy and ping www.google.com wont work behind a proxy.I have to do it on command line. apt-get update is also having following problems so I guess that it is some other issue. Code: openworld:~# apt-get update Err http://http.us.debian.org stable Release.gpg Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' Err http://http.us.debian.org stable/main Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' Err http://http.us.debian.org stable/contrib Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' Err http://http.us.debian.org stable/non-free Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' Err http://ftp.de.debian.org squeeze Release.gpg Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org' Err http://ftp.de.debian.org squeeze/main Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org' Err http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny Release.gpg Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' Err http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable Release.gpg Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org etch/updates/lenny Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/non-free Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' Err http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/contrib Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org etch/updates/non-free Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org lenny/updates Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org stable/updates Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Translation-en_US Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' Reading package lists... Done W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/etch/updates/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/etch/updates/lenny/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/etch/updates/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/etch/updates/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/lenny/updates/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/lenny/updates/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'http.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org' W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems I do not have a physical access to the machine.Only an ssh on LAN.
Code: host ftp.us.debian.org check if you get an ip response if not, then you should check your nameserver settings (/etc/resolv.conf)
Yes It is giving an IP response so that means it is able to get to ftp.us.debian.org So what should be next step.
Strange, because you said: Code: Err http://http.us.debian.org stable Release.gpg Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' before, but it resolves just fine .. what if you put this in your /etc/apt/sources.list: Code: deb http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/ lenny main deb-src http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/ lenny main deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib
By the time I read your reply I had transferred an Installation ISO to the target machine and loop mounted it.After wards gave the path to mounted folder where the installation CD was mounted as following Code: openworld:~# xen-create-image --hostname=vignettes --size=150Gb --swap=4Gb --ip=192.168.100.151 --force --memory=2Gb --arch=amd64 --role=udev --install-method=debootstrap --install-source=/home/openworld/inscd/ General Information -------------------- Hostname : vignettes Distribution : lenny Partitions : swap 4Gb (swap) / 150Gb (ext3) Image type : full Memory size : 2Gb Kernel path : /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 Initrd path : /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 Networking Information ---------------------- IP Address 1 : 192.168.100.151 [MAC: 00:16:3E:0B:3A:9B] Netmask : 255.255.255.0 Broadcast : 172.21.100.255 Gateway : 192.168.100.147 Removing /dev/virtualization/vignettes-swap - since we're forcing the install Removing /dev/virtualization/vignettes-disk - since we're forcing the install Creating swap on /dev/virtualization/vignettes-swap Done Creating ext3 filesystem on /dev/virtualization/vignettes-disk Done Installation method: debootstrap (Source: /home/openworld/inscd/) Done Running hooks Done Role: udev File: /etc/xen-tools/role.d/udev Role script completed. Creating Xen configuration file Done Setting up root password Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully All done So I infer that installation was successful. But I have to Q1) Do a xend start each time I reboot Dom0 I want to get rid of this. Q2) DomU did not booted I tried xm console dom name it gave me an error dom does not exist but the process did not stop in between so why is that error coming I am not able to boot DomU . I do xm start vignettes I get error Code: WARING! Can't find version 3.2 of xen utils, fallback to default version! Error: Domain 'vignettes' does not exist. There is a corresponding cfg file in /etc/xen so I am not clear with what is the cause of error ? How can I get rid of this one?
Yes there is a config file /etc/xen/vignettes.cfg It fails to start domU Code: openworld:/etc/xen# xm start vignettes WARING! Can't find version 3.2 of xen utils, fallback to default version! Error: Domain 'vignettes' does not exist. What should be my next step?
I don't know if it's of interest Code: host ftp.us.debian.org worked for me very well! There was multiple IPs and I choosed the last one (cause its looked most correctly) Code: debootstrap lenny /test/ http://[choosen_IP]/debian/ did it.
Well I asked this question in April.Your reply came in September approximately 6 months so this is no more relevant for me. Thanks for the insight.
