Re: [Xen-devel] [Xen VGA Passthrough] Cannot Complete All 3dmark Tests in Windows 8 HVM domU

[Teo En Ming <singapore.mr.teo.en.ming@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Kelly,

Instead of installing Windows 8.0 HVM domU first and upgrading it to 
Windows 8.1 later, I have downloaded Windows 8.1 Enterprise 90-day 
evaluation ISO from the official Microsoft website and installed Windows 
8.1 Enterprise HVM domU directly.
After Windows 8.1 Enterprise HVM domU have booted up and presented me 
with a login screen, I keyed in my password and a few seconds later 
Windows froze/locked up completely.
I have a suspicion that it is the AMD Radeon HD 6450 VGA card driver 
that caused Windows 8.1 Enterprise HVM domU to hang.
Is there anything in the HVM configuration file that I can tweak so that 
Windows 8.1 Enterprise HVM domU will not hang upon logging in? 
Otherwise, I might completely give up on Windows 8.1 HVM domU and fall 
back to Windows 7 Ultimate HVM domU, which is very stable and is not 
giving me any problems.
Thank you.

--
Yours sincerely,

Teo En Ming
Singapore



On 11/09/2014 21:19, Zytaruk, Kelly wrote:
> Teo,
>
> I am not sure what is happening with your system but if you could try again to 
> install Win8.1 that would be useful.
> Make sure that you have the latest Radeon driver installed.
>
> For the missing MSVCP100.dll use the link to the Microsoft site to install the 
> proper version - 
> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/trying-to-open-computer-management-the-program/5c9d301a-2191-4edb-916e-5e4958558090
>
> I did a little extra reading and noticed that the install is simple for Win7 
> but some of the Win8 people are having more difficulty.
> There is a thread about solving the problem on Win8 that you mind find useful 
> at - 
> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_update/msvcp100dll-file-is-missing-error-on-windows-8/ff36697b-f335-4f2f-8b19-fcf03948f3f3
>
> The main quote that I get from this article is the following;
> "if you were in 64 bit, better to install  both versions of c++ 2010 redistributable 
> x86 and x64 this might solve your problem.."
>
> Don't know if it will help but it is worth a try.
>
> If you continue to have problems with atikmdag.sys please send me the dump file 
> and I will try to examine what the problem might be.
>
> Thanks,
> Kelly
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Teo En Ming [mailto:singapore.mr.teo.en.ming@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:36 AM
> > To: Zytaruk, Kelly; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
> > Subject: Re: [Xen VGA Passthrough] Cannot Complete All 3dmark Tests in
> > Windows 8 HVM domU
> >
> > Dear Kelly,
> >
> > I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that Windows 8 HVM domU is very
> > unstable with my Xen setup. Many times Windows 8 HVM domU cannot boot up
> > and I have to restart it.
> >
> > I also cannot start Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0 in Windows 8 HVM domU.
> > It gave me the following error:
> > "The program can't start because MSVCP100.dll is missing from your computer.
> > Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."
> > Upon seeing this error message, I proceeded to installing Microsoft Visual C++
> > Redistributable (x64) but still got the same error message.
> > Then I gave up on Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0 in Windows 8 HVM domU.
> >
> > Subsequently I went on to upgrade my Windows 8 HVM domU to Windows 8.1.
> > During the upgrade process, I encountered a BSOD with the following error
> > message:
> > "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (atikmdag.sys)"
> > I rebooted Windows 8.1 HVM domU but it *restored* to the previous version of
> > Windows (ie. Windows 8.0 HVM domU).
> > Apparently, the upgrade from Windows 8 HVM domU to Windows 8.1 failed.
> >
> > In conclusion, Windows 8 HVM domU is very unstable with my Xen
> > setup/configuration. I have decided to fall back to Windows 7 Ultimate HVM
> > domU, which is very stable.
> > I wonder why Windows 8 HVM domU is so unstable with my Xen setup.
> >
> > dom0 operating system: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
> > Linux kernel in dom0: 3.16.1
> > Xen hypervisor: 4.4.1
> > Processor: Intel Core i5 4430 @ 3.0 GHz
> > Motherboard: Asrock B85M Pro4 LGA1150
> > VGA Card: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6450 1 GB DDR3
> >
> > Could you try installing Windows 8.0 HVM domU with the above configuration
> > and see if it's unstable as well? Is it possible for Xen developers to look into
> > what's causing Windows 8.0 HVM domU to be unstable with the above
> > configuration.
> >
> > Thank you very much.
> >
> > --
> > Yours sincerely,
> >
> > Teo En Ming
> > Singapore
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/09/2014 01:45, Zytaruk, Kelly wrote:
> > > Teo,
> > >
> > > I can't guarantee that upgrading to Win8.1 will fix your problem but in general
> > we recommend an upgrade to Win8.1.  If the problem still persists please let us
> > know.
> > > Also please check out the user forum at forums.amd.com for more
> > information.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Kelly
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Teo En Ming [mailto:singapore.mr.teo.en.ming@xxxxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 12:45 PM
> > > > To: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Zytaruk, Kelly; Teo En Ming (Zhang
> > > > Enming)
> > > > Subject: Re: [Xen VGA Passthrough] Cannot Complete All 3dmark Tests
> > > > in Windows 8 HVM domU
> > > >
> > > > I have just installed Heaven Benchmark 4.0 in bare-metal Windows 8.1
> > > > and I can run it. This shows that my Heaven Benchmark 4.0
> > > > installation in Windows 8 HVM domU is probably corrupted and needs to be
> > re-installed.
> > > > --
> > > > Yours sincerely,
> > > >
> > > > Teo En Ming
> > > > Singapore
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 10/09/2014 00:00, Teo En Ming wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have got VGA Passthrough working with AMD Radeon HD 6450.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am able to complete all 3dmark basic edition v1.3.708 tests in
> > > > > Windows 7 HVM domU but I cannot complete all 3dmark tests in Windows
> > > > > 8 HVM domU. In Windows 8 HVM domU, the monitor would turn blank at
> > > > > Sky Diver demo in the 3dmark test.
> > > > >
> > > > > In *bare-metal* Windows 8.1, I am able to complete all 3dmark tests.
> > > > > Should I upgrade Windows 8 HVM domU to Windows 8.1? Do you think I
> > > > > can complete all 3dmark tests after upgrading Windows 8 HVM domU to
> > > > > Windows 8.1?
> > > > >
> > > > > Finally, I cannot start Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0 in Windows 8
> > > > > HVM domU but I can run Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0 in Windows 7 HVM
> > domU.
> > > > > Is Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0 incompatible with Windows 8?
> > > > >
> > > > > Please advise.


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