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[Xen-devel] I am offering a reward of USD$100 to anyone who could solve my Xen VGA Passthrough problem
History
I have 100% success in Xen VGA Passthrough with Xen 3.5-unstable
with my first Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS VGA card in 2009, which
is 3 years ago. Then my first Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS VGA card
overheated and malfunctioned. So I bought a 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce
8400 GS VGA card several months ago in March 2012 for S$44, to
replace the first card. At that point in time, Xen was already of
version 4.2-unstable. I have tried to passthrough my 2nd Palit
NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS, which is only partially working, or partial
success. In Windows 8 HVM domU, you will see a yellow triangle
with exclamation mark and error code 43 in Device Manager for the
2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS. In Windows XP Home Edition HVM
domU, you will see a yellow circle with exclamation mark and error
code 10 in Device Manager for the 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400
GS.
Then I noticed Jean David Techer uses a Geforce 560 Ti for his Xen
VGA Passthrough. So 1-2 weeks ago I bought a EVGA Geforce GTX 560 1
GB GDDR5 for S$269. Same thing. Xen VGA Passthrough is only
partially working or partial success. So I went back to the computer
shop and exchanged my EVGA Geforce GTX 560 with a Gigabyte Geforce
GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5, which costs S$289. Again, Xen VGA Passthrough is
only partially working or partial success. In Windows 8 HVM
domU, you will see a yellow triangle with exclamation mark and
error code 43 in Device Manager for the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560.
In Windows XP Home Edition HVM domU, you will see a yellow circle
with exclamation mark and error code 10 in Device Manager for the
Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560.
The Challenge
My computer hardware specifications:
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2300 @ 2.8 GHz
Motherboard: Intel DQ45CB Desktop Board with VT-d enabled
VGA Card: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5
Memory: 6 GB
My computer software specifications:
Host operating system: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS SERVER EDITION
Xen Hypervisor version: (a) Xen 4.2-unstable Changeset 25099 (b) Xen
4.2.1-pre (c) Xen 4.3-unstable Changeset 25993
Linux Dom0 Kernel: (a) 3.5.4 (b) 3.6.0-rc7 (c) 3.6.1
Windows HVM domU: (a) Windows XP Home Edition SP3 (b) Windows 8
Release Preview 64-bit (c) Windows 7 Ultimate Evaluation Copy
Manuals which I have followed in getting Xen VGA Passthrough done:
(1)
http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Building_and_Installing_Xen_4.x_and_Linux_Kernel_3.x_on_Ubuntu_and_Debian_Linux
(2)
http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_VGA_Passthrough_to_Windows_8_with_Xen_4.2-unstable
The above 2 are manuals which I have written myself, after studying
several Xen Wiki Pages and Jean David Techer's notes.
Now, the above 2 manuals are the same manuals which I have used to
obtain 100% success in Xen VGA Passthrough for Frank Lyon's NVIDIA
Quadro 6000. Yes, 100% success. Absolutely no yellow triangle with
exclamation mark and error code 43 in Windows 7 and Windows 8 HVM
domU. It is an irony and a joke that, with the same set of manuals
which I have written, I cannot get 100% success in Xen VGA
Passthrough with my very own display cards. Frank Lyon's NVIDIA
Quadro 6000 costs S$6000++, and I can't afford it.
So now, the problem stands. I get a yellow triangle with exclamation
mark and error code 43 in device manager for Gigabyte Geforce GTX
560 in Windows 8 HVM domU and a yellow circle with exclamation mark
and error code 10 in device manager for Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 in
Windows XP Home Edition HVM domU.
The Reward or Prize Money
1. USD$100 in cash
How to Get the Reward
If I can say that you have solved my Xen VGA Passthrough problem
100%, you get the reward! Basically, the idea is to get rid of the
yellow triangle with exclamation mark and error code 43 in Windows 8
HVM domU and the yellow circle with exclamation mark and error code
10 in Windows XP HVM domU.
Hence,
(1) If you can tell me off-hand the solution which leads to my Xen
VGA Passthrough problem being solved 100%, you get the reward. OR
(2) You have spotted mistakes or errors in the manuals which I have
written, leading to my Xen VGA Passthrough problem being solved
100%. You get the reward. OR
(3) If you have a VT-d capable motherboard and processor, and a
compatible NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560 like mine, and follow the 2
manuals which I have written for your Xen VGA Passthrough needs. If
you can obtain 100% success, please tell me the mistakes or errors
in my manuals, which leads to my Xen VGA Passthrough problem being
solved 100%. You get the reward.
100% success means no error code 43 and no error code 10.
For a start, you may follow the thread series "Help
Needed from Xen Developers: Nasty Yellow Triangle with
Exclamation Mark and Error Code 43 in Device Manager in Windows
8 HVM domU" in the xen-users and xen-devel mailing lists.
Please note that the prize money of US$100 is guaranteed and there
is only one winner. There is no closing date for this challenge.
--
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
Singapore
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