RE: Installing WinPV drivers on Windows 2019

[Paul Durrant <xadimgnik@xxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steffan Cline <steffan@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: 22 May 2020 10:01
> To: paul@xxxxxxx
> Cc: jan.bakuwel@xxxxxxxxx; win-pv-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Installing WinPV drivers on Windows 2019
> 
> Paul, this is the same type issue I just reported a month ago. Once the 
> drivers are installed,
> upgrades don’t work. You can only remove and reinstall the same version 
> drivers.

It doesn't sound quite the same. You were upgrading to 9.0.0 and had test 
signing on, right? This appears to be an issue with 8.2.2 which is solved *if* 
testsigning is turned on... which should not be necessary for release-signed 
drivers.

  Paul

> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Steffan Cline
> steffan@xxxxxxxxx
> 602-793-0014
> 
> > On May 22, 2020, at 1:58 AM, Paul Durrant <xadimgnik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: win-pv-devel <win-pv-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf 
> >> Of Jan Bakuwel
> >> Sent: 22 May 2020 00:58
> >> To: win-pv-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Installing WinPV drivers on Windows 2019
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Additionally to the email I sent yesterday....
> >>
> >> I've removed the old v8.2.0 drivers from the Windows 2019 server and
> >> installed the v8.2.2 drivers. Windows doesn't seem to be happy with
> >> those though; after rebooting Windows wanted to "repair" the system and
> >> now crashes with an "inaccessible boot device". Any suggestions how to
> >> proceed from here?
> >
> > Did you definitely install the signed release of the drivers (from
> https://xenbits.xen.org/pvdrivers/win/8.2.2/)?
> >
> >  Paul
> >
> >>
> >> I had to enable test signing to install the drivers but ultimately my
> >> small business client should not see a desktop that says "Test mode". Is
> >> there a way to run production systems with the WinPV drivers or is it
> >> still considered experimental/test only?
> >>
> >> kind regards,
> >> Jan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >