[Xen-users] problem with GPLPV drivers > 0.9 in Win XP HVM

[Sebastian Reitenbach <buzzdee@xxxxxx>]

Hi,

today I tried to install the GPLPV drivers in a freshly installed XP SP1a HVM 
machine, without luck, I tried these versions:
first, 0.9.11-pre17 and then 0.9.11-pre9, both with the same result:

In the hardware list, I saw the Xen PCI PV Driver marked with a yellow 
exclamation mark, and when I clicked on it, I read:
Windows is unable to use the driver, it may be corrupped or missing (Code 39)
Additionally, under Other devices an Unknown device showed up, marked with a 
yellow question mark

These were the only drivers > 0.9 I tested, but I guess, the others also will 
have the same problem.

To make sure, to not make anything wrong, I copied over a fresh image of the XP 
HVM guest, and started this one, and installed version 0.8.9 of the GPLPV 
drivers, following the same procedure. After modifying boot.ini, and removing 
the ioemu statements from the HVM config, the drivers were installed and used.

But there I observed the following in the hardware list:
The drive was renamed from "QEMU disk" to "Xen PV VBD SCSI Disk Drive", but the 
driver still was the Microsoft driver from year 2001, version: 5.1.2535.0.
The other Xen devices, Network card, PCI, Stub and EMU devices, are using the 
Xen 0.8.9 driver.
Is that right that for the harddisk, the Microsoft driver is used?
I was also expecting a Xen driver there.

kind regards
Sebastian
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