Re: [Xen-users] Release 0.8.9 of GPL PV drivers for Windows

[Stephan Seitz <s.seitz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michele Castigliego schrieb:
> Hi guys,
> I've done a Windos ITA fresh install under Xen in a non production
> envirement and installed the GPL PV drivers. Now I have duplicated
> (working) entries in my hardware list, but I think it's not correct..
>
> If you are interested I can tell what I've done:
>
> 1. Install a Debian Etch + xen stable + quemu (I don't think it's really
> relevant)
> 2. Install Windows XP SP2 ITA under xen without (in)security updates
> from Bill at the moment
> 3. Downloaded and extracted 0.8.9 GPL PV drivers
> 4. Launched install.bat (I didn't build anything, is it correct?)
> 4a. It showed me a console which tells: Windows XP detected... Install..
>     and a ShotdownMon.exe error message:
>     Application error 0xc0000135 -> OK to close.
This error occurs if the Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 is not installed.
shutdownmon needs this framework, the drivers itself should work without
it.

>     Then all goes as expected.
> 5. Finally I've rebooted non gplpv, founded new hardware, changed
> boot.ini, rebooted gplpv, and founded duplicated entries..
>
> Now I have two CDs, one QEMU and one XEN PV Scsi,  both working, two
> network cards, same as above, two HD controllers but the HD is on the
> old QEMU's one..
This is an often reported bug, AFAIK there is no real solution. In this
situation you're at high risk of corrupting your domU filesystem. You
shouldn't boot /gplpv if this occurs. I think it has to do with some
xen / qemu-dm device namespace as it depends which version of xen you're
running. It looks like internationalized versions of windows are hit more
often by this bug.

> I've disabled the Realtek NIC by hand and still have networking throw
> XEN PV.
To use xen pv nic's, I've always changed the vif =[...] from type=ioemu
to type=netfront and changed the mac address as i found windows getting
confused by different nic's with the same mac.

> If there is something more I can tell you, ask.
>
> Mic
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