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emoriver

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Registered: 2010-08-31

Posts: 1

Hyper-V installation and hv_ kernel modules use

Hi everybody, I'm trying to install Arch as a Virtual Machine under Windows 2008 Server R2 Hyper-V. Someone says (http://blog.allanglesit.com/Blog/tabid/ … vices.aspx) it's possible to configure Ubuntu to use synthetic devices. I've tried with no success and that made me happy because the distro I'd like to use is Arch! Which is now running seamlessly as a Git server on a physical machine.
Any idea? Is there a way to translate the post I cited for Arch (I'm not able by myself, unfortunately...)?

Thanks a lot

Victor Miasnikov

Member

Registered: 2011-09-07

Posts: 8

Re: Hyper-V installation and hv_ kernel modules use

. . . install Arch as a Virtual Machine under Windows 2008 Server R2 Hyper-V.
Someone says ( Is there a way to translate the post I cited for Arch (I'm not able by myself, unfortunately...)?

HowTo: Install Arch Linux on Hyper-V
http://vvm.blog.tut.by/2011/09/06/howto … n-hyper-v/
==

Boot Arch Linux Installer ( I'm use archlinux-2011.08.19-core-dual.iso )

_Before_
/arch/setup

load Hyper-V module for SCSI:
==
modprobe hv_storvsc
==

 . . .

!!!
!!! Don't forget add hv_storvsc in MODULES= to /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
!!! before reboot step of /arch/setup
!!!

/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
==
MODULES="hv_storvsc"
==


 . . .
but in installed Arch Linux

SCSI disk
/dev/sda
IDE disk
/dev/sdb

i.e. /dev/sdb _swap_ with /dev/sda

 . . .


Solution:

!
! Use LABEL or UUID in fstab
!

!
! Don't forget set root= in /boot/grub/menu.lst
! before reboot step of /arch/setup
! i.e.:

In file
/boot/grub/menu.lst
replace
==
root=/dev/sdb
==
to
==
root=/dev/sda
==

==

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Added:

Hi, there, Victor Miasnikov, welcome to the forums.

Thanks!

Please edit your post and use [ code ] tags, not [ quote ] tags for posting snippets of code.

No problem

Last edited by Victor Miasnikov (2011-09-07 15:42:57)

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Hyper-V installation and hv_ kernel modules use

Hi, there, Victor Miasnikov, welcome to the forums.
Please edit your post and use [ code ] tags, not [ quote ] tags for posting snippets of code.

Victor Miasnikov

Member

Registered: 2011-09-07

Posts: 8

Re: Hyper-V installation and hv_ kernel modules use

/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
==
MODULES="hv_storvsc"
==

For prevent  /dev/sdb _swap_ with /dev/sda :

/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
==
MODULES="pata_acpi ata_generic ata_piix hv_storvsc"
==

Victor Miasnikov

Member

Registered: 2011-09-07

Posts: 8

Re: Hyper-V installation and hv_ kernel modules use

Archboot ( 2011.10-1 and later versions) support Hyper-V enviroment:

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Boot Arch Linux Installer ( I'm use archlinux-2011.08.19-core-dual.iso )

2011-10-21: Or boot archboot 2011.10-1

==

and see:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 7#p1008677
==

==

Arch Linux (archboot creation tool) 2011.10-1, "2k11-R6" has been released.

. . .
Environment changes:
  . . .
- added hypervisor kernel modules

==

IMHO, "hypervisor kernel modules" best read as "Hyper-V ( hv_ ) kernel modules".

See "Arch Linux: Hyper-V And archboot.iso"
http://vvm.blog.tut.by/2011/10/24/archl … hboot-iso/

==

TO Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)

Big thanks!

Last edited by Victor Miasnikov (2011-10-27 07:33:18)