RE: [Xen-users] W2k3 HVM domain QEMU drivers

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

> 
> So I successfully installed the GPLPV drivers in a Windows
installation I have
> running under Xen.  Turns out SP2 is needed - I wish this was slightly
better
> documented somewhere, as the machine ended up bluescreening and I had
to use
> /NOGPLPV to get it to boot again so I could upgrade it to SP2.

I don't remember having any problems with w2k3sp1.

> 
> My question is this: I ended up using 'disable' in device manager for
the
> rtl8139 and the old IDE driver as for some reason Windows still seems
to be
> detecting that the devices are around.  Windows was also complaining
on boot
> that it couldn't initialize the drivers.

That is correct. The drivers are prevented from loading by gplpv but
that results in Windows reporting an error on loading the drivers for
them. Xen 3.4 resolves this.

James


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