Re: [win-pv-devel] [Xen-devel] Windows PV drivers and Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016

[Steven Haigh <netwiz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday, 13 December 2017 2:05:43 AM AEDT Paul Durrant wrote:
> Moving xen-devel to bcc and addressing win-pv-devel list...
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Xen-devel [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Steven Haigh
> > Sent: 12 December 2017 11:33
> > To: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [Xen-devel] Windows PV drivers and Windows 10 / Windows Server
> > 2016
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Re the Windows PV drivers - I've tried v8.2.0 on Windows 10, and it
> > required
 me to put Windows into TEST MODE to still load the drivers.
> > Bringing it out of test mode results in the Xen PV drivers being
> > uninstalled.
> > 
> > I now have to create a Windows Server 2016 DomU and I'm wondering if
> > there is
> > any way without living in TEST MODE for the rest of its life to install
> > the PV
 drivers?
> > 
> 
> 
> That is strange. The 8.2.0 drivers are release signed with an EV token that
> should mean they deploy on Windows 10 without the need for testsigning
> mode. It's possible Microsoft have changed something in recent Windows
> 10... which version of Windows 10 are you using? (Also I assume you
> downloaded drivers from https://xenbits.xen.org/pvdrivers/win/8.2.0/). I
> just double checked xenbus.sys and xenbus.cat and they are certainly both
> signed with the correct certificate (Linux Foundation SHA256) and properly
> time-stamped. Could you verify those files in your copy of the tarball?
 
Thanks Paul,

I did actually just try installing the drivers on Windows Server 2016 - and 
was surprised that they installed without an issue.

I did get the 8.2.0 drivers when we were trying Windows 10 - however work has 
requested I replace the Win10 VM with WS2016....

The install was from an ISO "Win10_1703_English_x64.iso" - and then upgraded 
to the latest release via Windows Update.

I turned on TEST SIGNING mode, rebooted Windows, installed the 8.2.0 drivers, 
turned off TEST SIGNING mode and rebooted. Windows 10 then said it was 
recovering from a problem and once it was completed, the PV drivers were 
nowhere to be found.

I do have a backup of the LV I used for it, but I'm not sure I can easily 
extract further information from it...

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Steven Haigh

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