Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
2012-Oct-11 07:25 UTC
I am offering a reward of USD$100 to anyone who could solve my Xen VGA Passthrough problem
_History_ I have 100% success in Xen VGA Passthrough with Xen 3.5-unstable with my first Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS VGA card in 2009, which is 3 years ago. Then my first Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS VGA card overheated and malfunctioned. So I bought a 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS VGA card several months ago in March 2012 for S$44, to replace the first card. At that point in time, Xen was already of version 4.2-unstable. I have tried to passthrough my 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS, which is only partially working, or partial success. _In Windows 8 HVM domU, you will see a yellow triangle with exclamation mark and error code 43 in Device Manager for the 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS. In Windows XP Home Edition HVM domU, you will see a yellow circle with exclamation mark and error code 10 in Device Manager for the 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS._ Then I noticed Jean David Techer uses a Geforce 560 Ti for his Xen VGA Passthrough. So 1-2 weeks ago I bought a EVGA Geforce GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5 for S$269. Same thing. Xen VGA Passthrough is only partially working or partial success. So I went back to the computer shop and exchanged my EVGA Geforce GTX 560 with a Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5, which costs S$289. Again, Xen VGA Passthrough is only partially working or partial success. _In Windows 8 HVM domU, you will see a yellow triangle with exclamation mark and error code 43 in Device Manager for the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560. In Windows XP Home Edition HVM domU, you will see a yellow circle with exclamation mark and error code 10 in Device Manager for the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560._ _The Challenge_ My computer hardware specifications: Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2300 @ 2.8 GHz Motherboard: Intel DQ45CB Desktop Board with VT-d enabled VGA Card: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5 Memory: 6 GB My computer software specifications: Host operating system: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS SERVER EDITION Xen Hypervisor version: (a) Xen 4.2-unstable Changeset 25099 (b) Xen 4.2.1-pre (c) Xen 4.3-unstable Changeset 25993 Linux Dom0 Kernel: (a) 3.5.4 (b) 3.6.0-rc7 (c) 3.6.1 Windows HVM domU: (a) Windows XP Home Edition SP3 (b) Windows 8 Release Preview 64-bit (c) Windows 7 Ultimate Evaluation Copy Manuals which I have followed in getting Xen VGA Passthrough done: (1) http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Building_and_Installing_Xen_4.x_and_Linux_Kernel_3.x_on_Ubuntu_and_Debian_Linux (2) http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_VGA_Passthrough_to_Windows_8_with_Xen_4.2-unstable The above 2 are manuals which I have written myself, after studying several Xen Wiki Pages and Jean David Techer''s notes. Now, the above 2 manuals are the same manuals which I have used to obtain 100% success in Xen VGA Passthrough for Frank Lyon''s NVIDIA Quadro 6000. Yes, 100% success. Absolutely no yellow triangle with exclamation mark and error code 43 in Windows 7 and Windows 8 HVM domU. It is an irony and a joke that, with the same set of manuals which I have written, I cannot get 100% success in Xen VGA Passthrough with my very own display cards. Frank Lyon''s NVIDIA Quadro 6000 costs S$6000++, and I can''t afford it. So now, the problem stands. I get a yellow triangle with exclamation mark and error code 43 in device manager for Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 in Windows 8 HVM domU and a yellow circle with exclamation mark and error code 10 in device manager for Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 in Windows XP Home Edition HVM domU. _The Reward__or Prize Money_ 1. USD$100 in cash _How to Get the Reward_ If I can say that you have solved my Xen VGA Passthrough problem 100%, you get the reward! Basically, the idea is to get rid of the yellow triangle with exclamation mark and error code 43 in Windows 8 HVM domU and the yellow circle with exclamation mark and error code 10 in Windows XP HVM domU. Hence, (1) If you can tell me off-hand the solution which leads to my Xen VGA Passthrough problem being solved 100%, you get the reward. OR (2) You have spotted mistakes or errors in the manuals which I have written, leading to my Xen VGA Passthrough problem being solved 100%. You get the reward. OR (3) If you have a VT-d capable motherboard and processor, and a compatible NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560 like mine, and follow the 2 manuals which I have written for your Xen VGA Passthrough needs. If you can obtain 100% success, please tell me the mistakes or errors in my manuals, which leads to my Xen VGA Passthrough problem being solved 100%. You get the reward. *_100% success means no error code 43 and no error code 10._* For a start, you may follow the thread series "*Help Needed from Xen Developers: Nasty Yellow Triangle with Exclamation Mark and Error Code 43 in Device Manager in Windows 8 HVM domU <http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2012-10/msg00664.html>" in the xen-users and xen-devel mailing lists.* Please note that the prize money of US$100 is guaranteed and there is only one winner. There is no closing date for this challenge. -- Yours sincerely, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Singapore _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users