Xen users - May 2007 - Network configuration error in Windows VistaBusinessHVM / Xen 3.04

Dear all;

 

Thanks a lot, it worked! By the way, I needed an additional step

 

6.5 Delete existing network driver and quickly install the new driver under
temp directory

 

Best wishes,

 

Makoto Sakurai

 

Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 16:06:03 -0400

From: Ian Fitzpatrick <ianfitz@gmail.com>

Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Network configuration error in Windows

        VistaBusinessHVM / Xen 3.04

To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com

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For anyone who is interested, I was able to get the Realtek card

(RTL8139c) working in Vista under Xen.  I''m using Xen Express Server as
my
OS (which I think runs a version of FC?).

 

I used the Server 2003 driver trick, here is the process step by step.

 

1.  Download latest Vista driver for the RTL8139 series cards from the
Realtek site.  There is one dated 4/26/07, I used this file.

2.  Install the files, follow setup.

3.  Copy C:\Program Files\Realtek\VISTA_8139\WINVISTA\NetrtOEM.inf to a
folder called ''Temp'' on your Vista desktop.

4.  Find a Server 2003 machine, copy C:\Windows\system32\drivers
\rtl8139.sys (I burned a CD) to the same Temp folder on your Vista desktop.

5.  Rename rtl8139.sys to rtnicxp.sys

6.  Open Device Manager, Click Update Driver.

7.  Browse my computer for drive software 8.  Let me pick from a list of
drivers on my computer <--- This is key.

9.  Click Have Disk, and navigate to the NetrtOEM.inf in the temp folder on
your desktop 10.  If you get an error about the driver not being digitally
signed, that''s good, you are installing the right driver.

 

The drive date still will say 1/26/2007 (in my case), but now you will be
able to pull down an IP and communicate like normal.

 

Cheers,

Ian Fitzpatrick

 



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