[Fwd: Re: [Xen-users] GPLV Drivers 0.9.8 Windows Server 2k3r2 on Debian Etch 64-bit + Backports + Xen 3.2.1 Crashed on first boot.]

[Joti Mail <joti.mail@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all,

this email went directly to Scott instead of the list. As I think that 
it may contain information of interest to other I post it to the list.
Just a short status update:
- I restored all updates and the service pack as well as installed 
.NET-Framework-2.0.
- Installed the Shutdown Service (All while in non-GPL-PV-driver mode)
- Changed the disk and network lines in the DomU Config to standard PV 
ones (without ioemu additions)
- Rebooted to GPL PV mode and was impressed&happy. Startup is felt 
30-50% faster now.
Thanks a lot to all creators of the GPL PV drivers! You rock! :D

Regards,
Johannes


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Betreff: Re: [Xen-users] GPLV Drivers 0.9.8 Windows Server 2k3r2 on 
Debian Etch 64-bit + Backports + Xen 3.2.1 Crashed on first boot.
Datum: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:18:14 +0200

Hello Scott,

Scott McKenzie schrieb:
> Joti Mail wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > some hours ago I found out that there exist GPLed PV drivers for 
> > Windows HVM DomUs. Actually a highly appreciated and cool thing.
> > I got them from
> > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenWindowsGplPv
> >
> > and installed them like told there after I read that no major show 
> > stoppers exist. (not knowing that there is a subpage
> > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenWindowsGplPv/Installing)
> >
> > The configuration used here is
> > GPLV Drivers 0.9.8 Windows Server 2k3r2 32-bit on Debian Etch 64-bit + 
> > Backports + Xen 3.2.1 .
> > Added the /GPLPV parameter to my Windows DomU and rebooted.
> > Just like it is written on the /Installing page, I am screwed now with 
> > a Windows DomU hanging on the Windows Screen with the running load 
> > indicator.
> > I did not experience a BSOD and the install of the tools went fine.
> I have the same problem with my Win2K3 system.
My system is back up living again. Here is what I did
 - Revert everything back to ioemu in the cfg
 - Start the system from the W2k3 CDs
 - Select Install, let it search for previous installations, select
repair, wait some time, let it reboot, be happy.

 - You will have lost any service packs or additional software so be
prepared to restore some updates.

There were some funny things:
- It obviously booted with GPL PV drivers after the restore, although in
the DomU cfg there were still all ioemu entries.
- The GPL PV drivers worked seemingly ok, the others were still present
but marked with an exclamation mark.
- I restarted the machine without the /GPLPV parameter, it came up
without a problem. These time the standard QEmu drivers were without
exclamation mark but the GPL PV drivers have one.

- I will now restore my updates and add .Net 2.0 and then try if I could
change the Values in the DomU CFG file to standard LVM PV entries.

> > I did try to mount the Filesystem (which is stored in a LVM) with 
> > ntfs-3g tools, didn't work, ntfs-3g said, I could not find the ntfs 
> > signature (so I suppose that this actually might be some qcow or 
> > something written in a lvm).
> > Would removing the /GPLPV option from boot.ini still work and result 
> > in a living system? Or do I need to reinstall the entire thing?
> Once I've installed the drivers I can't boot with or without /gplpv.  I 
> haven't tried mounting the NTFS partition to see if it's readable.
> > I tried to start the thing with and without type:ioemu parameters for 
> > harddisk and network in the xen config file. No difference.
> > If someone could
> > - help me in some way to reanimate my Windows DomU
> > - add a link to the /Installing Wiki-Page on the main GPLPV Page
> >
> > that would be highly appreciated and very nice :)
> Whenever I install these drivers I take a copy of my domU and install 
> the drivers in a running copy.  James has stated multiple times that 
> they are not yet ready for production use and to use at your own risk.  
> If you installed them in your only domU and now it won't boot then I 
> think you may need to reinstall it.  Have you tried booting in Safe Mode 
> and manually un-installing the drivers?
...Well not production quality, yes. Classic case of rtf use
instructions for me then ;-)

> As for the wiki, it's a wiki so you can edit the page and add the link.
Done. Actually it was there, but linked with quite silently... I made
that link a bit more obvious.

Regards,
Joti

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