Re: [Xen-users] GPLPV 0.11.0.188 & Server 2008R2 Testsigning

["Nick Couchman" <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 2010/01/27 at 14:20, Andrew Lyon <andrew.lyon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
>> I'm attempting to install GPLPV drivers 0.11.0.188 x64 on Windows Server 
> 2008R2 Enterprise edition.  I've enabled Test Signing via the following 
> bcdedit command:
>>
>> bcdedit /set {current} testsigning on
>>
>> I was able to install 0.10.0.142, but when I try to run the 0.11.0.188 
> installer I get the error message that test signing must be enabled and the 
> installer exits.  I have rebooted in between the above command and attempting 
> to install the drivers, and I have the "Test Mode Windows Server 2008 R2 
> Enterprise Build 7600" text in the lower-right corner of the desktop.  Is 
> there something else I'm missing?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nick
>>
>>
> 
> Did you reboot after enabling testsigning? If so then you have hit a
> known bug that James has already fixed, see
> http://xenbits.xensource.com/ext/win-pvdrivers.hg?rev/2fd1373b5794 the
> installer is looking for "/testsigning" but the value is
> "testsigning", you can work around it by changing this key so that is
> has a leading / :

Ah...so since version 0.11.0.188 is dated January 3rd, and this fix is January 
19, that would be why I'm running into this issue!  Maybe I'll fire up my 
development machine and build the packages from source...

> 
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\CurrentControlSet\Control\SystemStartOptions
> 
> As soon as you have got past that stage of the installer you can
> change the key back, I did exactly that because I have experienced
> occasional crashes when installing gplpv and I am not sure if setting
> the value to /testsigning would actually enable testsigning, so if the
> system did crash it might then reboot without testsigning enabled
> which will surely fail if the drivers have been installed!
> 

I'll try this...thanks!!

-Nick



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