Re: [Xen-users] How to deal with pciback?

["Todd Deshane" <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

On Feb 9, 2008 4:29 PM, Christian Scherer <foren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> for just one week I try to install three servers on an OpenSuSE 10.3
> dom0 equipped with 4 NICs. One server is an OX using the onboard NIC via
> xenbr0. This server runs!! For my IPCop server I intended to use the
> three remaining NICs (Intel Pro100/S, 3Com 3C590, Realtek RTL-8139).
> These three NICs should be used natively by my IPCop. So I tried to use
> the pciback driver. I wrote a script containing "modprobe pciback" and
> the necessary unbind, new_slot, and bind commands. I also modified the
> configuration file for my IPCop domU by inserting the line
> pci=(´03:02.0´, ´03:03.0´, ´03:05.0´) and by removing the vif=...
> statement. When I start my IPCop domU I can't see the three NICs. It's
> also impossible to install the appropriate drivers manually.
>
> So I have two questions:
> 1. How to execute the bind and unbind commands automatically in dom0
> (bash script?, Who should call this bash script?)?
> 2. How to modify the domU configuration file?
>


The better approach is to use the following in your dom0 kernel
command line in grub:

 pciback.hide=(03:02.0) (03:03.0) (03:05.0)


Your dom0 configuration looks basically right.

I would use something like:

 pci=['03:02.0', '03:03.0', '03:05.0']

But your syntax might be equivalent, I am not sure.


In some cases you may also need pciback.permissive on your dom0 kernel
command line in grub.


Regards,
Todd




> Thank ou for your help.
>
> Christian
>
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