Re: Next signed release of win pv drivers?

[Dustin Marquess <dmarquess@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 7:20 PM Håkon Alstadheim
<hakon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I've tried upgrading windows pv drivers to 9.0.0 several times, but the
> bug in the start-up, which causes windows to not find the new (or old)
> drivers keeps hitting me. There may be a sequence of installation that
> allows upgrades to work, but I have not found it.
>
> I have tried a development build after this was fixed, and they work,
> but I'd really like a properly signed set of drivers. Any idea when to
> expect the next signed release ?

What worked for me,  at least, was to convert the virtual CD/DVD-ROM
drive to PV first (but keep the HDD/SDD as pure HVM).  That way
Windows finds the controller, finds something on it, etc.

Once that was booted up and working, I THEN switched the HDD/SDD, and
that worked just fine.

-Dustin