Bug#377996: [Pkg-xen-devel] Bug#377996: Error: Device 2049 (vbd) could not be connected. Backend

[Julien Danjou]

On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 02:43:34PM +0100, Alastair McKinstry wrote:
> Package: xen-utils-3.0
> Version: 3.0.2+hg9681-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> I get this error with xen after some debug cycles, start / stopping nodes.
> I found this fix on the net, which fixes the problem:
> 
> http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2006-04/msg01070.html
> 
> in /etc/init.d/xen:
> 
>  start)
>         + modprobe loop max_loop=64
>         + cd /dev && /dev/MAKEDEV loop
>         xend start
>         await_daemons_up
>         ;;
> 
> This fixes the problem for me, and I request that it (or a variant)
> be added to the Debian scripts.

I don't think this is xen job. loop may be not compiled.

_You_ will have to do
echo loop max_loop=64 >> /etc/modules

and MAKEDEV is only required once.

Cheers,
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