Unable to boot VM: Error 13: Invalid or Unsupported Executable Format

Question

I used VMWare vConverter and everything converted fine, but when I try to boot I get an error:

The physical machine boots correctly, so I don't think it is a source machine issue. I am not sure why the VM won't boot; aren't VMs exact copies of source machines?

Solution

You are trying to boot a Xen-specific kernel, intended for a Xen dom0, and also suitable for a Xen domU. I don't think that kernel works outside Xen. Install a regular kernel for a VMware guest. You'll need to boot from a rescue disk if you don't have any other kernel installed in that VM.

Comments

[Admin]

Was this a physical XEN-Dom0 server before?