Re: [win-pv-devel] xe not shutting down WinXP

[Paul Durrant <Paul.Durrant@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: win-pv-devel [mailto:win-pv-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Daniel Pocock
> Sent: 19 October 2016 15:39
> To: win-pv-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [win-pv-devel] xe not shutting down WinXP
> 
> 
> 
> On 19/10/16 16:36, Paul Durrant wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: win-pv-devel [mailto:win-pv-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> >> Behalf Of Daniel Pocock
> >> Sent: 19 October 2016 15:01
> >> To: win-pv-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [win-pv-devel] xe not shutting down WinXP
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 19/10/16 15:57, Paul Durrant wrote:
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: win-pv-devel [mailto:win-pv-devel-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >> On
> >>>> Behalf Of Daniel Pocock
> >>>> Sent: 19 October 2016 14:44
> >>>> To: win-pv-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: [win-pv-devel] xe not shutting down WinXP
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I downloaded the drivers from here[1]
> >>>
> >>> Those are not Xen Project drivers and I don't have any particular
> >> knowledge of how they work. You need to contact whoever is current
> >> maintainer.
> >>
> >> I also tried the 8.1 drivers from the web site,
> >>
> >> - there are five downloads, which is needed for shutdownmon only?
> >>
> >> - running the installer (dpinst.exe) on Windows XP, it complains
> >> "Install failed (unsigned)".
> >>
> >> The exact Windows version is XP with SP3
> >>
> >
> > The signed binaries only support Windows 7 onwards and even if you built
> the drivers yourself, the source will only work for Vista onwards.
> > XP has been out of support for well over a year and 2k3 went out of
> support a few months ago so your best bet is to stick to using the in-box
> drivers that come with the OS and emulated hardware.
> >
> 
> My aim here is not really the PV drivers, but simply the shutdown
> mechanism.  Is there any way to get that much working?
> 

If you have your VM configured to shut down on an ACPI power switch event then 
you should be able trigger that from the toolstack and the VM should obligingly 
shut down.

  Paul

> The reason the system is virtualized is because it is not supported any
> more, but it needs to be kept around for access to historic data.
> 
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