Re: [Xen-users] New version of GPL PV drivers for Windows 0.10.0.47

[John McMonagle <johnm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm rather new to this,  apparently windows 2000 is no longer supported but 
server 2003 and 2008 are.

John

On Friday 01 May 2009 03:41:47 pm David wrote:
> is 2k supported at all?
>
> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 5:02 PM, John McMonagle <johnm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm trying some installations of xp and server 2003.
> >
> > Looks very good so far.
> > I'd like to try 64 bit XP.
> > I do not see a driver?
> > Will the wnet version work?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Friday 03 April 2009 07:03:55 am James Harper wrote:
> > > New version with lots of changes and (probably) new bugs. Please read
> > > this email before installing.
> > >
> > > The downloads can be found at http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads
> > > There is now one download per platform/architecture, named as follows:
> > > gplpv_<chk/fre>_<platform>_<arch>_<version>.msi
> > >
> > > chk is a 'checked' build which contains debug info (please use these if
> > > you want any assistance in fixing bugs :)
> > > fre is a 'free' build which contains no debug info
> > > platform is 'wxp' for XP, 'wnet' for 2003, and 'wlh' for Vista/2008
> > > arch is 'x86' for 32 bit and 'AMD64' for 64 bits
> > >
> > > Please uninstall any 0.9.x.x or older version completely before
> > > installing this one. Some users have reported that uninstalling has
> > > caused problems so make sure you back up your DomU first.
> > >
> > > The major changes are:
> > > . Using WiX instead of NSIS to build the installer
> > > . Each platform/arch is in a separate installer
> > > . As per recent 0.9.x releases, no need for /GPLPV on the boot.ini file
> > > . Drivers are disabled when booting in safe mode
> > > . Add /NOGPLPV to the boot.ini file to disable drivers
> > > . Add /PATCHTPR to the boot.ini file to make XP run faster
> > > . Hiding of qemu devices with Xen 3.4 (or patched prior version)
> > >
> > > Please make sure your system is backed up before testing, and please
> > > test on a spare DomU first too - it is possible that the version of Xen
> > > that ships with your distribution of choice is not compatible with
> > > these drivers for some reason. Please do let me know if that is the
> > > case though as I can probably fix it.
> > >
> > > James
> > >
> > >
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