I''ve just uploaded a couple of .bat files to http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/gplpv_uninstall_bat.zip that will manually (and forcibly) uninstall GPLPV from your computer, which seems to be necessary before doing upgrades from some versions. Run the uninstaller, reboot, then install. There is a 0.9.x and a 0.10.x uninstaller, which differ slightly, but the basic steps performed are: . stop the shutdownmon service . remove the %ProgramFiles%\Xen PV Drivers directory and all contents . delete all files matching %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\xen* . delete any oem*.inf and oem*.pnf files from %SYSTEMROOT%\INF that contain the text ''xen'' . delete all HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Xen* from the registry . delete all references to ''xenhide'' as a filter in the registry I haven''t tested the 0.9.x version in a little while but it worked last time I tried it. After running the 0.10.x uninstaller on a system with 0.10.0.47 installed, then rebooting, then installing 0.10.0.69, I found that the network driver didn''t work until the next reboot, at which point it asked to be installed and then worked fine. Not sure why yet. James _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:47 AM, James Harper <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote:> After running the 0.10.x uninstaller on a system with > 0.10.0.47 installed, then rebooting, then installing 0.10.0.69, I found > that the network driver didn''t work until the next reboot, at which > point it asked to be installed and then worked fine. Not sure why yet.So what is the recommended method to upgrade to 0.10.0.69 from 0.10.x? Uninstall first, or simply run the new installer? -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net> wrote:> On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:47 AM, James Harper > <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote: >> After running the 0.10.x uninstaller on a system with >> 0.10.0.47 installed, then rebooting, then installing 0.10.0.69, I found >> that the network driver didn''t work until the next reboot, at which >> point it asked to be installed and then worked fine. Not sure why yet. > > So what is the recommended method to upgrade to 0.10.0.69 from 0.10.x? > Uninstall first, or simply run the new installer? > > -- > Fajar > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >James''s website seems to be down, did anybody download the uninstaller batch files before it went offline? I could really do with a copy.. thx Andy _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
All fine. Used .bat file to remove old 0.9.x driver and installed new. Looks like good working... But: 1) is there any changelog? Maybe short of major changes? 2) Is there any way to make it to not reset my windows activation? I have a licensed w2k8 server 32 bit and after drivers update I have to call via phone to activate it again... 2009/5/17 Andrew Lyon <andrew.lyon@gmail.com>> On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net> > wrote: > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:47 AM, James Harper > > <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote: > >> After running the 0.10.x uninstaller on a system with > >> 0.10.0.47 installed, then rebooting, then installing 0.10.0.69, I found > >> that the network driver didn''t work until the next reboot, at which > >> point it asked to be installed and then worked fine. Not sure why yet. > > > > So what is the recommended method to upgrade to 0.10.0.69 from 0.10.x? > > Uninstall first, or simply run the new installer? > > > > -- > > Fajar > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > James''s website seems to be down, did anybody download the uninstaller > batch files before it went offline? I could really do with a copy.. > > thx > Andy > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >-- С Уважением, Виталий _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> Looks like good working... > But: > 1) is there any changelog? Maybe short of major changes?There''s the hg logs. Not much else sorry.> 2) Is there any way to make it to not reset my windows activation? Ihave a> licensed w2k8 server 32 bit and after drivers update I have to callvia phone> to activate it again... >What a pain. I haven''t had that problem on any of my production machines, but they are all w2k3. I never bother registering my test machines as by the time 60 days are up I''ve probably broken them once or twice in testing. Have you changed MAC addresses or anything? James _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
no. MAC-addres static in config of domU. It was my first mistake, when I installed windows in xen. difference only that I updated drivers. 2009/5/17 James Harper <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au>> > Looks like good working... > > But: > > 1) is there any changelog? Maybe short of major changes? > > There''s the hg logs. Not much else sorry. > > > 2) Is there any way to make it to not reset my windows activation? I > have a > > licensed w2k8 server 32 bit and after drivers update I have to call > via phone > > to activate it again... > > > > What a pain. I haven''t had that problem on any of my production > machines, but they are all w2k3. I never bother registering my test > machines as by the time 60 days are up I''ve probably broken them once or > twice in testing. > > Have you changed MAC addresses or anything? > > James >-- С Уважением, Виталий _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Does this BAT file work with newer versions? On 16 May 2009 04:47, James Harper <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote:> I''ve just uploaded a couple of .bat files to > http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/gplpv_uninstall_bat.zip that will > manually (and forcibly) uninstall GPLPV from your computer, which seems > to be necessary before doing upgrades from some versions. Run the > uninstaller, reboot, then install. There is a 0.9.x and a 0.10.x > uninstaller, which differ slightly, but the basic steps performed are: > > . stop the shutdownmon service > . remove the %ProgramFiles%\Xen PV Drivers directory and all contents > . delete all files matching %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\xen* > . delete any oem*.inf and oem*.pnf files from %SYSTEMROOT%\INF that > contain the text ''xen'' > . delete all HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Xen* from the > registry > . delete all references to ''xenhide'' as a filter in the registry > > I haven''t tested the 0.9.x version in a little while but it worked last > time I tried it. After running the 0.10.x uninstaller on a system with > 0.10.0.47 installed, then rebooting, then installing 0.10.0.69, I found > that the network driver didn''t work until the next reboot, at which > point it asked to be installed and then worked fine. Not sure why yet. > > James > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 8:53 PM, David <admin@dmarkey.com> wrote:> Does this BAT file work with newer versions?I tested it to uninstall 0.11.x on XP, it works. -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Did you need to go into add/remove programs, remove the driver(s), then run this script or what? On 18 February 2010 22:36, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net> wrote:> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 8:53 PM, David <admin@dmarkey.com> wrote: > > Does this BAT file work with newer versions? > > I tested it to uninstall 0.11.x on XP, it works. > > -- > Fajar >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:29 PM, David <admin@dmarkey.com> wrote:> Did you need to go into add/remove programs, remove the driver(s), then run > this script or what?That is the order that works best for me. Remember to boot with the /NOGPLPV option. Keith Coleman _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 7:29 AM, David <admin@dmarkey.com> wrote:> Did you need to go into add/remove programs, remove the driver(s), then run > this script or what?I simply run the script. But then again, my goal was to remove 0.11.x (which has performance problems with RHEL''s Xen version) and replace it with 0.10.x, so I don''t really care about start menu icons/entries (which would be recreated anyway). -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
I am currently running CentOs 5.4 and installed a Windows 7 VM through Virtual Machine Manager. I also installed the GPLPV drivers for windows 7. I''ve used both VNC and Remote Desktop to run Windows 7. I''d like to performance to be a little better when working in Windows 7. After looking at this comparision document http://www.xen.org/files/Marketing/HypervisorTypeComparison.pdf it looks like I am running the type 2 configuration. Is there any way to configure my machine for type 1 without re-installed CentOs? If I do have to wipe the drive, how do I configure the machine so it''s Type 1? Does the Xen Cloud Platform require you to install an OS first? TIA slash _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Fajar A. Nugraha
2010-Feb-19 21:57 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] most balanced performance using xen
On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 12:19 AM, John Smith <slash5bmw@gmail.com> wrote:> I am currently running CentOs 5.4 and installed a Windows 7 VM through > Virtual Machine Manager.> After looking at this comparision document > http://www.xen.org/files/Marketing/HypervisorTypeComparison.pdf > > it looks like I am running the type 2 configuration.No you''re not.> > Is there any way to configure my machine for type 1 without re-installed > CentOs?It''s already type 1> Does the Xen Cloud Platform require you to install an OS first?XCP actually use Centos for dom0. It comes with different xen userland tools though (i.e xe instead of xm). -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
I guess is XCP is running Centos as dom0 then that won''t give me any performance improvement from what I''m currently running. Thx -----Original Message----- From: Fajar A. Nugraha [mailto:fajar@fajar.net] Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:57 PM To: John Smith Cc: Xen User-List Subject: Re: [Xen-users] most balanced performance using xen On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 12:19 AM, John Smith <slash5bmw@gmail.com> wrote:> I am currently running CentOs 5.4 and installed a Windows 7 VM through > Virtual Machine Manager.> After looking at this comparision document > http://www.xen.org/files/Marketing/HypervisorTypeComparison.pdf > > it looks like I am running the type 2 configuration.No you''re not.> > Is there any way to configure my machine for type 1 without re-installed > CentOs?It''s already type 1> Does the Xen Cloud Platform require you to install an OS first?XCP actually use Centos for dom0. It comes with different xen userland tools though (i.e xe instead of xm). -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users