PAE must be on for 64-on-64 to work at all. Index: xen-3.0.3-testing/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py =================================================================== --- xen-3.0.3-testing.orig/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py +++ xen-3.0.3-testing/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class HVMImageHandler(ImageHandler): self.dmargs += self.configVNC(imageConfig) - self.pae = int(sxp.child_value(imageConfig, 'pae', 0)) + self.pae = int(sxp.child_value(imageConfig, 'pae', 1)) self.acpi = int(sxp.child_value(imageConfig, 'acpi', 0)) self.apic = int(sxp.child_value(imageConfig, 'apic', 0))