RE: [Xen-users] GPL PV drivers for Windows 0.9.11-pre12

["James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi
> 
> After having problems with earlier versions of the gplpv drivers (not
> receiving any network packets), I just tried the current -pre12 drivers.
> Still the same problem:
> - the xennet device does not receive any packets.

I'm at a loss to explain this still. Once I get this version stabilised
(just migration working after the change to irq handling) I'll start looking
at bugs like yours which seem to affect a minority of configurations.

> 
> Therefore I rebooted to stay without gplpv drivers, as the speed  is
> mostly
> fine for me.
> However, now I have some strange effects in the device manager (booted
> without /gplpv):
> - The xen net device is shown but marked.
> - There are two Xen block device Driver entries shown but marked.
> - Xen stub device drivers (Console & Virtual frame Buffer) shown but
> marked.
> By marked, I mean this yellow exclamation mark.
> 
> Is this normal?
> I am fearing to loose my data partition because of the duplicate block
> device drivers.

Yes, this should be the case. I can hide them, but then it makes it really
hard to upgrade or change them when booted without /GPLPV, so I decided to
leave them there but disabled (they deliberately fail the START irp).

James

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