HVM Configuration - Linux Host

Hello all,

 

I am hoping someone might be able to help. I am trying to build a Sophos HVM guest on my unraid and cannot for the life of me get a HVM guest configuration correct to allow me to build this VM. I am not super great with linux so please bare with me. I have managed to successfully get a number of PV guests online but this HVM guest is got me stumped.

 

I have followed numerous configurations suggested on the net with no avail, namely the configuration guides offered on the Xen project site itself.

http://www.virtuatopia.com/index.php/Configuring_and_Installing_a_Xen_Hardware_Virtual_Machine_%28HVM%29_domainU_Guest

 

Config I'm running with

name=“Sophos”

kernel = 'hvmloader'

builder="hvm"

vcpus=2

memory=1024

disk = ['file:/mnt/VM-hosts/sop/sop.img,hda,w',

'file:/mnt/VM-hosts/iso/ssi-9.205-12.1.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']

vif = [ 'mac=00:16:3e:01:01:40,bridge=br0' ]

 

# boot=[c|d|n] # Selects the emulated virtual device to boot from. Options are hard disk ©, cd-rom (d) or network/PXE (n).

# Multiple options can be given and will be attempted in the order they are given. e.g. to boot from cd-rom  but fallback to the hard disk you can give dc. The default is cd.

 

boot="dc"

 

acpi = '1'

apic = '1'

viridian = '1'

xen_platform_pci='1'

sdl = '0'

vnc = '1'

vnclisten = '0.0.0.0'

vncpasswd = ' '

usb = '1'

usbdevice = 'tablet' 

 

on_poweroff="destroy"

on_reboot="restart"

on_crash="destroy"

 

I with the configuration from above i get the following errors in the attached pic. In an attempt resolve these issues I have played with the following changes which have been able to remove  the errors however, it seems to leave me with a blank screen after passing sop.cfg

 

commenting out kernel = 'hvmloader' seems to remove the first error

commenting out vncpasswd = ' ' seems to remove the second error

vmcconsole= '1' seems to get rid of the third error

 

However, as mentioned doing the above still leaves me with a blank screen and no action of booting loading from iso what so ever.. Any help / pointers / tips would really be appreciated as i am honest a fish out of water with this issue and don't really know where to turn for help.

 

Many thanks

Benny