Re: [Xen-users] WIndows PV driver problem (from XCP 0.5) with XEN 3.4.3 and 4.0.1-rc6(-pre)

[Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 03:08:16PM +0000, Giovanni Bellac wrote:
>    Hello
> 
>    I have a Supermicro system with Intel XEON cpu with VT enabled.
>    HVM, without Windows PV driver, works great.
> 
>    I am trying to use Windows PV driver from XCP 0.5, it is in the .iso file
>    of XCP 0.5
>    Filename: windows-pvdrivers-xensetup.exe
> 
>    I have tried
> 
>    - XEN 3.4.3 (Linux 2.6.18.8)
>    - XEN 4.0.1-rc6-pre (Linux 2.6.31.x and Linux 2.6.32.x from Jeremys GIT)
>    and
>    - XEN 4.0.1-rc6 (Linux 2.6.31.x and Linux 2.6.32.x from Jeremys GIT)
> 
>    After installing the Windowsa PV driver, Windows is starting up and
>    hanging around at the loading bar.
> 
>    /var/log/xen/qemu-dm-windows.log says:
> 
>    XENUTIL: WARNING: CloseFrontend: timed out in
>    XenbusWaitForBackendStateChange: /local/domain/0/backend/vfb/4/0 in state
>    INITIALISING; retry.
>     XENUTIL: WARNING: CloseFrontend: timed out in
>    XenbusWaitForBackendStateChange: /local/domain/0/backend/vfb/4/0 in state
>    INITIALISING; retry.
>     XENUTIL: WARNING: CloseFrontend: timed out in
>    XenbusWaitForBackendStateChange: /local/domain/0/backend/vfb/4/0 in state
>    INITIALISING; retry.
>     XENUTIL: WARNING: CloseFrontend: timed out in
>    XenbusWaitForBackendStateChange: /local/domain/0/backend/vfb/4/0 in state
>    INITIALISING; retry.
>     XENUTIL: WARNING: CloseFrontend: timed out in
>    XenbusWaitForBackendStateChange: /local/domain/0/backend/vfb/4/0 in state
>    INITIALISING; retry.
>     XENUTIL: WARNING: CloseFrontend: timed out in
>    XenbusWaitForBackendStateChange: /local/domain/0/backend/vfb/4/0 in state
>    INITIALISING; retry.
>     XENUTIL: WARNING: CloseFrontend: timed out in
>    XenbusWaitForBackendStateChange: /local/domain/0/backend/vfb/4/0 in state
>    INITIALISING; retry.
> 
>    This does not ends, I have waited alot.
> 
>    Yes, there is a mail at xen-users about this issue, but I want to accent
>    this problem.
> 
>    Regards and thanks
> 

Hmm.. iirc you have to set some registry setting in Windows if you want to
use these drivers with the traditional Xen (not XCP).

See the Xen changelog entry for tips about that.

-- Pasi


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