History
I have 100% success in Xen VGA Passthrough with Xen
3.5-unstable with my first Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS
VGA card in 2009, which is 3 years ago. Then my first
Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS VGA card overheated and
malfunctioned. So I bought a 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400
GS VGA card several months ago in March 2012 for S$44, to
replace the first card. At that point in time, Xen was
already of version 4.2-unstable. I have tried to
passthrough my 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS, which is
only partially working, or partial success.
In Windows
8 HVM domU, you will see a yellow triangle with
exclamation mark and error code 43 in Device Manager for
the 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS. In Windows XP Home
Edition HVM domU, you will see a yellow circle with
exclamation mark and error code 10 in Device Manager for
the 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS.
Then I noticed Jean David Techer uses a Geforce 560 Ti for
his Xen VGA Passthrough. So 1-2 weeks ago I bought a EVGA
Geforce GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5 for S$269. Same thing. Xen VGA
Passthrough is only partially working or partial success.
So I went back to the computer shop and exchanged my EVGA
Geforce GTX 560 with a Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 1 GB
GDDR5, which costs S$289. Again, Xen VGA Passthrough is
only partially working or partial success.
In Windows
8 HVM domU, you will see a yellow triangle with
exclamation mark and error code 43 in Device Manager for
the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560. In Windows XP Home Edition
HVM domU, you will see a yellow circle with exclamation
mark and error code 10 in Device Manager for the
Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560.
The Challenge
My computer hardware specifications:
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2300 @ 2.8 GHz
Motherboard: Intel DQ45CB Desktop Board with VT-d enabled
VGA Card: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5
Memory: 6 GB
My computer software specifications:
Host operating system: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Desktop Linux
Xen Hypervisor version: (a) Xen 4.2-unstable Changeset
25099 (b) Xen 4.2.1-pre (c) Xen 4.3-unstable Changeset
25993
Linux Dom0 Kernel: (a) 3.5.4 (b) 3.6.0-rc7
Windows HVM domU: (a) Windows XP Home Edition SP3 (b)
Windows 8 Release Preview 64-bit
Manuals which I have followed in getting Xen VGA
Passthrough done:
(1)
http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Building_and_Installing_Xen_4.x_and_Linux_Kernel_3.x_on_Ubuntu_and_Debian_Linux
(2)
http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_VGA_Passthrough_to_Windows_8_with_Xen_4.2-unstable
The above 2 are manuals which I have written myself, after
studying several Xen Wiki Pages and Jean David Techer's
notes.
Now, the above 2 manuals are the same manuals which I have
used to obtain 100% success in Xen VGA Passthrough for
Frank Lyon's NVIDIA Quadro 6000. Yes, 100% success.
Absolutely no yellow triangle with exclamation mark and
error code 43 in Windows 7 and Windows 8 HVM domU. It is
an irony and a joke that, with the same set of manuals
which I have written, I cannot get 100% success in Xen VGA
Passthrough with my very own display cards. Frank Lyon's
NVIDIA Quadro 6000 costs S$6000++, and I can't afford it.
So now, the problem stands. I get a yellow triangle with
exclamation mark and error code 43 in device manager for
Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 in Windows 8 HVM domU and a
yellow circle with exclamation mark and error code 10 in
device manager for Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 in Windows XP
Home Edition HVM domU.
The Reward
1. USD$50 in cash
2. Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS PCI Express x16 VGA card
(costs S$44)
How to Get the Reward
If I can say that you have solved my Xen VGA Passthrough
problem 100%, you get the reward! Basically, the idea is
to get rid of the yellow triangle with exclamation mark
and error code 43 in Windows 8 HVM domU and the yellow
circle with exclamation mark and error code 10 in Windows
XP HVM domU.
Hence,
(1) If you can tell me off-hand the solution which leads
to my Xen VGA Passthrough problem being solved 100%, you
get the reward. OR
(2) You have spotted mistakes or errors in the manuals
which I have written, leading to my Xen VGA Passthrough
problem being solved 100%. You get the reward. OR
(3) You have a VT-d capable motherboard and processor, and
a compatible NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560 like mine, and follows
the 2 manuals which I have written for your Xen VGA
Passthrough needs. If you can obtain 100% success, please
tell me the mistakes or errors in my manuals, which leads
to my Xen VGA Passthrough problem being solved 100%. You
get the reward.
100% success means no error code 43 and no error
code 10.
For a start, you may follow the thread series "
Help Needed from Xen Developers: Nasty
Yellow Triangle with Exclamation Mark and Error Code
43 in Device Manager in Windows 8 HVM domU" in the
xen-users and xen-devel mailing lists.
Please note that the prize money of US$50 is guaranteed
and there is only one winner. There is no closing date for
this challenge.
--
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
Singapore
