Bug 180402 - [xen] XEN kernel does not load in XenClient 4.5.5
Summary: [xen] XEN kernel does not load in XenClient 4.5.5
Status: Closed Works As Intended
Alias: None
Product: Base System
Classification: Unclassified
Component: kern (show other bugs)
Version: 9.1-STABLE
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-xen (Nobody)
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Reported: 2013-07-09 04:50 UTC by Rashid N. Achilov
Modified: 2014-07-04 14:53 UTC (History)
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Description Rashid N. Achilov 2013-07-09 04:50:00 UTC 
Kernel, compiled in PV mode with typical kernel configuration file XEN cannot be loaded - immediately after command "load /boot/kernel.XEN/kernel" at loader screen system goes to reboot

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How-To-Repeat: Install XenClient 4.5.5 directly from Citrix
Compile kernel with configuration file XEN
Try to load this kernel
You falied
Comment 1 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2013-08-09 02:37:02 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-xen

Over to maintainer(s).
Comment 2 Roger Pau Monné freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2014-07-04 14:53:06 UTC 
I have very little knowledge about XenClient, but I think the issue is that you are trying to load a PV kernel inside of an HVM guest, which is never going to work. PV kernels need to be started in a special way by the toolstack/hypervisor, so just installing FreeBSD from an ISO and trying to replace the GENERIC kernel with a XEN one is not going to work.