Re: [Xen-users] SOLVED Xen 3.2 on debian dom0 2.6.18 x86_64 running Windows XP SP3 : gplpv 0.9.11pre11 not working

[Peter Van Biesen <peter.vanbiesen@xxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I saw a message on the list yesterday saying the gplpv driver could have a 
problem with lvm. I tried the gplpv driver without lvm and all works perfectly !

Kindest regards,

Peter.

On Wednesday 27 August 2008 12:29:35 Peter Van Biesen wrote:
> Hi Dustin,
> 
> I used a windows XP with SP2 EN to reinstall my domu. I installed the 
> 0.9.11pre13 package, this produces the same errors as with my other windows 
> XP version. I also tried the 0.9.10 version, which produced also the same 
> results.
> 
> I'm at a loss here. Apparently the problem isn't the windows version. 
> 
> My collegue-vmware specialist is laughing his ass off at the moment :-( . 
> 
> Kindest regards,
> 
> Peter.
> 
> On Friday 22 August 2008 17:38:14 Dustin Henning wrote:
> > Peter,
> >     Regarding installing SP1a and SP2, it may be possible to go directly
> > to SP2 (unless you are referring to.net 2.0 service packs and not WinXP
> > service packs), but I don't remember for sure, and this wouldn't affect your
> > problem, it's just a thought for future reference.
> >     It is possible that the drivers don't work with your version of
> > Windows, and that seems more likely than them not working with host setup,
> > but I don't know enough about either to say so definitively.  It seems to me
> > like WinXP would work and be built the same for Dutch and English, as I
> > would think it would only be drastically different for extended languages
> > (like Chinese) and countries that have US export restrictions on encryption
> > or something, but I really don't know.  I can also tell you that I tried
> > several versions (either I started at 0.8.9, or 0.8.9 was the first version
> > that worked at all in my environment, so I deleted all previous ones) before
> > it worked for me.  During that time, other people were using the drivers
> > successfully, so when 0.9.11 is no longer pre, and when 0.9.12 et all come
> > out, I would try again.  That said, perhaps James can work with you on
> > getting an existing version to work, as determining what is causing your
> > problem may help in resolving other issues as well.
> >     Dustin
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Van Biesen
> > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 07:27
> > To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen 3.2 on debian dom0 2.6.18 x86_64 running
> > Windows XP SP3 : gplpv 0.9.11pre11 not working
> > 
> > Hi Dustin,
> > 
> > an update :
> > 
> > - I reinstalled windows XP
> > - added SP1a an SP2 ( this is necessary for .net 2.0 )
> > 
> > On a snapshot, I installed 0.9.11pre12. All drivers have an exclamation
> > mark.
> > 
> > I reverted to SP2 and installed 0.9.10. Windows hangs on the splash screen.
> > 
> > The only thing I can conclude is that the gplpv drivers do not work with my
> > specific version of windows xp. Is it because it is a dutch version ? A
> > specific build ? Is this possible ( I'm a complete windows novice ) ?
> > 
> > Kindest regards,
> > 
> > Peter.
> > 
> > On Wednesday 20 August 2008 14:48:10 Dustin Henning wrote:
> > > Peter,
> > >   I would most definitely try rebuilding if you have the time.  It is
> > > possible that following the cleanup steps from the wiki might work, but I
> > > never had much luck with them.  After a rebuild, I would set up a
> > snapshot,
> > > try 0.9.10 again, and wait for the add new hardware windows to disappear
> > (I
> > > don't know if this should happen in 0.9.11-preX as well or not), hopefully
> > > at this point, all of the drivers work.  The xenvbd driver is the disk
> > > driver, so if it isn't working right, it's no wonder the system locks up
> > and
> > > goes to 100% CPU, xenhide is preventing Windows from seeing the qemu
> > > disk(s), and the driver for the xen ones (xenvbd) isn't working.  If the
> > > same problem were encountered, I would drop changes from the snapshot, try
> > > the new 0.9.11-pre12, and respond to the thread about it with any problems
> > > and a brief history of your experience thus far (dutch Windows, version of
> > > Debian, version of Xen, versions of GPLPV tried, issues encountered).  He
> > > may have some more insight on Debian, or he may be able to gather
> > additional
> > > information to potentially test or fix your problem if it is related to
> > the
> > > Dutch version [I am assuming it is a fully different version, but
> > truthfully
> > > I don't know whether it's the same version with a language pack or a
> > > different version, and neither would surprise me]).  Good luck,
> > >   Dustin
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Van
> > Biesen
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 05:45
> > > To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen 3.2 on debian dom0 2.6.18 x86_64 running
> > > Windows XP SP3 : gplpv 0.9.11pre11 not working
> > > 
> > > Hi Dustin,
> > > 
> > > I found this thread too and I tried without the cdrom devices already.
> > This
> > > makes no difference.
> > > 
> > > I reverted and installed the 0.9.10. I only get "the device was not
> > plugged
> > > in" error twice now. The devices still have an exclamation mark in the
> > > device manager but the "add new hardware" dialog does disappear after a
> > > while. After reboot, windows seems to hang on the splash screen. I then
> > > disabled usb ( this is sometimes an issue when hanging on mup.sys ), and
> > now
> > > the screen goes black and the domu uses 100% CPU. At the third reboot, I
> > > select safe mode and behold - windows boots. 
> > > 
> > > When looking in the device manager, only the xen vbd driver had an
> > > exclamation mark. The network drivers seems to work ( I had now some 10
> > > network devices ). I disabled the vdb driver and rebooted. Again a hang on
> > a
> > > black screen.
> > > 
> > > So, basically, after installation of the driver, the only way to get
> > windows
> > > back online is to
> > > 1) disable usb
> > > 2) boot in safe mode
> > > 
> > > Maybe I should completely reinstall windows xp ? 
> > > 
> > > Concerning performance : I pick my users carefully. First migrate users
> > who
> > > only use mail, browser and occasionally office. They do not need much
> > > diskperformance, in fact, they do not even know if an application is
> > running
> > > on their pc or on the network ( browser ). Once you have a userbase that
> > is
> > > satisfied with the performance, migrate a somewhat heavier user. If he
> > > complains, you can tell him : look, there are 10 users happy why you're
> > not
> > > ? This buys you some time to figure the problem out en gets the user off
> > > your back. This is where I'm now.
> > > 
> > > Never ever start with power users !! It is my experience that most of the
> > > userbase don't care where or how their OS is running - even 3/4 of our
> > > developers don't care, as long as the performance is ok. For the 1/4
> > > developers who do care, don't bitch and just give them a standalone
> > machine.
> > > It is really a win-win situation with xen, we have the control over the
> > > hardware while they have control over their windows game console ... er OS
> > > *cough* :-) .
> > > 
> > > But definitely need the gplpv drivers to work if I am to migrate most of
> > my
> > > users.
> > > 
> > > Anyway, thanks for the advise.
> > > 
> > > Peter.
> > > 
> > > On Tuesday 19 August 2008 14:50:19 Dustin Henning wrote:
> > > > Peter,
> > > >         OK, first and foremost, I think I forgot to mention this thread 
> > > > in
> > > > my last response:
> > > > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2008-08/msg00428.html
> > > > I bring it up now because I looked over your config again and noticed
> > the
> > > > two CD-ROM drives.  It may be that you need to get rid of them as this
> > may
> > > > be a new problem with 0.9.11-pre11 (if you really need those images
> > > mounted
> > > > in Windows, you might be able to use something like Elby Virtual Clone
> > > Drive
> > > > [http://elby.ch/fun/software/index.html] to mount those images from
> > within
> > > > the domU, but I don't know if this can be done automatically [might
> > > require
> > > > manual remount after each reboot]).
> > > >         I haven't even messed with 0.9.11-preX, I am running 0.9.10.  
> > > > Seeing
> > > > as how you had problems with it, my only thought is that if the
> > installer
> > > > changed for 0.9.11-pre11 vs 0.9.10, you might revert again and try
> > 0.9.10
> > > to
> > > > see if the add new hardware windows disappear on their own given a bit
> > of
> > > > time.  I know I've had hanging like that in the past with previous
> > > versions,
> > > > and it seems like in some cases waiting long enough would make it work
> > > > (though not necessarily with the performance the drivers are supposed to
> > > > provide) and in others I had to restore (or rebuild) Windows, and try
> > > again,
> > > > as it used to (and may still) be absolutely crucial that the drivers are
> > > > installed on a clean system, but I honestly don't remember all the
> > details
> > > > here.  Alternatively, since 0.9.10 caused your system to hang, you might
> > > try
> > > > the suggestion mentioned here on 0.9.11-pre11 (even though the issue
> > being
> > > > resolved appears to be unrelated and has potentially been solved in
> > > pre11):
> > > > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2008-08/msg00203.html
> > > >         I think the risk with doing that (disabling the xenhide.sys 
> > > > driver)
> > > > is that if the system loads the qemu drivers and the gplpv drivers at
> > the
> > > > same time you will get massive HD corruption (should not be a big deal
> > > with
> > > > a snapshot).  However, for the record, I am shooting in the dark on all
> > > > counts here (I haven't suggested anything I wouldn't try, but that
> > doesn't
> > > > mean I haven't suggested some things others wouldn't recommend trying),
> > so
> > > > don't get your hopes up.  Unless removing the 0.9.10 drivers was done
> > via
> > > a
> > > > method other than reverting to a backup/snapshot (you said removing them
> > > via
> > > > device manager and it has always taken more steps than that) or the
> > > drivers
> > > > and their installation methods changed quite a bit between 0.9.10 and
> > > > 0.9.11-pre11 (assuming you didn't get the same error on 0.9.10), the
> > error
> > > > ending in "but can't find the device itself" might ultimately have
> > > something
> > > > to do with your environment (for instance, perhaps your version of
> > Windows
> > > > is different or there is an issue with your version of debian).  I think
> > > > James usually spends more time dealing with his drivers and the list on
> > > > weekends, so it might be a few days or a couple weeks before you hear
> > much
> > > > from him, but unless you luck out somehow, that's probably what it will
> > > > take.
> > > >         Finally, as an aside, regarding your thread on the performance 
> > > > of
> > > > the GPLPV drivers, it surprises me that your users haven't complained
> > > about
> > > > performance with qemu drivers, they must be easy to please.  The
> > > difference
> > > > is most certainly noticeable and worth the trouble.
> > > >         Dustin
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Van
> > > Biesen
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 04:47
> > > > To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen 3.2 on debian dom0 2.6.18 x86_64 running
> > > > Windows XP SP3 : gplpv 0.9.11pre11 not working
> > > > 
> > > > Hi Dustin,
> > > > 
> > > > reverting is a matter of seconds, as I am running my domU on a lvm
> > > snapshot
> > > > volume.
> > > > 
> > > > I tried installing again. When I got the new hardware windows, I did
> > > > nothing, but they did nog go away. So I hit cancel on every one.
> > > > 
> > > > In the device manager, the xen devices still had the exclamation mark. 
> > > > 
> > > > I then added the /gplpv line in the boot.ini and rebooted. This worked
> > > fine
> > > > ! But windows still didn't use the xen drivers ( no change in the
> > counters
> > > > in xm top ). The drivers still have the exclamation mark and every time
> > I
> > > > reboot I get all the "new hardware" windows again and again. 
> > > > 
> > > > I had installed the 0.9.10 drivers last week, this made windows hang,
> > but
> > > > the counters in xm top did go up.
> > > > 
> > > > I removed all faulty drivers from the device manager and rebooted. When
> > I
> > > > then look at the devices, no drivers are installed. I then installed
> > them
> > > > one by one and get error :
> > > > 
> > > > " Windows has loaded the driver in memory, but can't find the device
> > > itself
> > > > ( code 41 )" ( this is a translation from dutch )
> > > > 
> > > > Any suggestions ?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > 
> > > > Peter.
> > > > 
> > > > On Monday 18 August 2008 17:32:37 Dustin Henning wrote:
> > > > >       I don't remember what version this applies to, but at one point,
> > > > when 
> > > > > installing, I was going through the "new hardware" windows and letting
> > 
> > > > > Windows install the drivers automatically.  I had problems when I did
> > > > this.
> > > > > After recovering to a pre GPLPV-installed environment, I ran the 
> > > > > installer again and let it deal with these windows.  They eventually 
> > > > > disappeared without me even clicking next and then everything worked 
> > > > > great.  I tried this because that is how some Windows driver 
> > > > > installers work (i.e. most mainboard RealTek sound drivers).  However,
> > 
> > > > > this may not help you, as this may have been with an installer for a 
> > > > > previous version that didn't have the "the device is not plugged in, 
> > > > > cannot update driver" error, which I believe was added to prevent
> > > > confusion when upgrading from one version to another.
> > > > > Hopefully someone else can come back with more/better information, but
> > 
> > > > > in the meantime, odds are that you'll need to get to a pre 
> > > > > GPLPV-installed state (restore from backup) and try again, so if 
> > > > > getting back to that state is easy and you want to try the install 
> > > > > again before anyone else responds, just don't interfere with the parts
> > 
> > > > > of the install that look like they need manual intervention for a
> > while
> > > > and see what happens.  Good luck,
> > > > >       Dustin
> > > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Van 
> > > > > Biesen
> > > > > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 09:05
> > > > > To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: [Xen-users] Xen 3.2 on debian dom0 2.6.18 x86_64 running 
> > > > > Windows XP
> > > > > SP3 : gplpv 0.9.11pre11 not working
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I installed a debian xen server using the 3.2 xen hypervisor and the 
> > > > > 2.6.18 xen enabled kernel ( from stable ) x86_64 . I installed a 32bit
> > 
> > > > > windows xp using hvm. This all worked perfectly. Networking and disk
> > io
> > > > work.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I installed SP1a, SP3 and the .net 2.0 framework.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I then tried to install the gplpv drivers. I downloaded the 
> > > > > 0.9.11pre11 and installed it.
> > > > > 
> > > > > While installation, I get "the device is not plugged in, cannot update
> > 
> > > > > driver" 6 times, installation of the driver seems to work ( windows 
> > > > > complains a couple of times that it cannot verify the drivers are of 
> > > > > its own 'high' standard ). After installation, I get several "new
> > > > hardware" windows.
> > > > > I let windows install the default drivers ( which are the gplpv
> > drivers
> > > ).
> > > > > 
> > > > > I then reboot the domU ( without altering the boot.ini ). In the 
> > > > > device manager, the vbd xen devices and the xen net device all have a 
> > > > > exclamation mark on them. The only xen device working without problems
> > 
> > > > > is "xen pci device driver".
> > > > > 
> > > > > All drivers have the same error : Code 12 : insufficient free 
> > > > > resources ( its a dutch installation, so this is a translation ).
> > > > > 
> > > > > When I edit the boot.ini to add the /gplpv and boot with that, I get 
> > > > > een BSOD on Mup.sys.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Here's my config. Strangely enough, I do not need to put any ioemu 
> > > > > stuff in the file for windows to boot ( maybe this is new in 3.2 ? ):
> > > > > ------------------------------------
> > > > > kernel = "/usr/lib/xen-default/boot/hvmloader"
> > > > > builder='hvm'
> > > > > memory = 512
> > > > > name = "windows2"
> > > > > disk = [
> > > > > 'phy:/dev/vg00/windows2-snap,hda,w','file:/root/winxp-nl-setup-Q6TD9-9
> > > > > FMQ3-F 
> > > > > RVF4-VPF7Y-38JV3.iso,hdc:cdrom,r','file:/root/wintemp.iso,hdd:cdrom,r'
> > > > > , ] vif = [ 'bridge=eth0,mac=00:16:3E:00:02:01', ] device_model = 
> > > > > '/usr/lib/xen-default/bin/qemu-dm'
> > > > > 
> > > > > boot='cd'
> > > > > sdl=0
> > > > > vnc=1
> > > > > vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
> > > > > vncunused=1
> > > > > acpi=1
> > > > > apic=0
> > > > > pae=1
> > > > > usb = 1
> > > > > usbdevice = 'tablet'
> > > > > #serial="pty"
> > > > > ----------------------------------
> > > > > 
> > > > > Does anybody have an idea of what could be wrong ?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Peter.
> > > > > --
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