Georg Bege
2011-Sep-13 22:09 UTC
[Xen-devel] Several issues with Xen 4.1.1 regarding Windows guests (and more...)
Hello
Im experiencing serveral issues right now, Im not well Xen experienced -
I tried it first in ''06 and staid off from it since last week.
a) Im unable to install Windows 7 guests,
I can install them perfectly but on "Setup is preparing your computer
for first use" it simply stalls.
xentop says its in blocking mode, its consuming some cpu but just 1% or
so.
b) I managed to install Windows XP fine, however the performance (I/O in
general) is quite poor compared to VirtualBox.
c) If the XM hypervisor starts it holds several seconds on its
initialization.
(After the last loading module... line from grub)
d) Problem c) occurs again if the Dom0 kernel loads.
Additionally I''ll append some outputs of xm dmesg, info and dmesg.
Im running Gentoo (mostly stable stuff / 64bit).
Im gonna give you my configs I used:
----------winxp-testing.hvm--------------
# -*- mode: python; -*-
import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search(''64'', arch): arch_libdir =
''lib64'';
else: arch_libdir = ''lib'';
kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
builder=''hvm''
memory=2048
name="WinXP-testing"
vcpus=2
pae=0
acpi=1
apic=1 # ignored if vcpus > 1
xen_extended_power_mgmt=0
cpus=""
vif=[ ''ip=10.0.0.1'' ]
disk=[
''tap:aio:/warehouse/xen-drives/winxp-testing.img,hda,w'',
''file:/warehouse/images/windows/windows_aio.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'' ]
boot="cd"
device_model=''/usr/'' + arch_libdir +
''/xen/bin/qemu-dm''
snapshot=0
sdl=1
opengl=1 # depends on sdl
vnc=0
monitor=1
stdvga=0
serial=''pty''
tsc_mode=0
localtime=1
usb=1
usbdevice=''tablet''
keymap=''de''
xen_platform_pci=1
pci_power_mgmt=1
on_poweroff=''destroy''
on_reboot=''restart''
-----------------snip----------------------
-----------------win7-testing.hvm----------
# -*- mode: python; -*-
import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search(''64'', arch): arch_libdir =
''lib64'';
else: arch_libdir = ''lib'';
kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
builder=''hvm''
memory=2048
name="Win7-testing"
vcpus=2
pae=1
acpi=1
apic=1 # ignored if vcpus > 1
xen_extended_power_mgmt=0
cpus=""
vif=[ ''ip=10.0.0.1'' ]
disk=[
''tap:aio:/warehouse/xen-drives/win7-testing.img,hda,w'',
''file:/warehouse/images/windows/win7_aio/win7aio.iso,hdc:cdrom,r''
]
boot="dc"
device_model=''/usr/'' + arch_libdir +
''/xen/bin/qemu-dm''
snapshot=0
sdl=1
opengl=1 # depends on sdl
vnc=0
monitor=1
stdvga=0
serial=''pty''
tsc_mode=0
localtime=1
usb=1
usbdevice=''tablet''
keymap=''de''
xen_platform_pci=1
pci_power_mgmt=1
on_poweroff=''destroy''
on_reboot=''restart''
on_crash=''restart''
--------------------snip-----------------------------------
--
Georg Bege <therion@ninth-art.de>
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Nathan March
2011-Sep-13 23:14 UTC
Re: [Xen-devel] Several issues with Xen 4.1.1 regarding Windows guests (and more...)
On 9/13/2011 3:09 PM, Georg Bege wrote:> Hello > > Im experiencing serveral issues right now, Im not well Xen experienced - > I tried it first in ''06 and staid off from it since last week. > > b) I managed to install Windows XP fine, however the performance (I/O in > general) is quite poor compared to VirtualBox.Can''t comment on the rest, but have you installed the gplpv drivers? http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/ The wiki has some details but is quite out of date: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenWindowsGplPv On win2008 I install the OS, do a "bcedit /set testsigning on", reboot, then install the gplpv. - Nathan _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2011-Sep-14 15:06 UTC
Re: [Xen-devel] Several issues with Xen 4.1.1 regarding Windows guests (and more...)
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 04:14:19PM -0700, Nathan March wrote:> > > On 9/13/2011 3:09 PM, Georg Bege wrote: > >Hello > > > >Im experiencing serveral issues right now, Im not well Xen experienced - > >I tried it first in ''06 and staid off from it since last week. > > > >b) I managed to install Windows XP fine, however the performance (I/O in > >general) is quite poor compared to VirtualBox. > Can''t comment on the rest, but have you installed the gplpv drivers? > > http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/ > > The wiki has some details but is quite out of date: > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenWindowsGplPv > > On win2008 I install the OS, do a "bcedit /set testsigning on", > reboot, then install the gplpv.Or you can installed the signed versions: http://marc.info/?i=201109090950.05043.muehlenhoff@univention.de _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
Stefano Stabellini
2011-Sep-15 09:28 UTC
Re: [Xen-devel] Several issues with Xen 4.1.1 regarding Windows guests (and more...)
On Wed, 14 Sep 2011, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 04:14:19PM -0700, Nathan March wrote: > > > > > > On 9/13/2011 3:09 PM, Georg Bege wrote: > > >Hello > > > > > >Im experiencing serveral issues right now, Im not well Xen experienced - > > >I tried it first in ''06 and staid off from it since last week. > > > > > >b) I managed to install Windows XP fine, however the performance (I/O in > > >general) is quite poor compared to VirtualBox. > > Can''t comment on the rest, but have you installed the gplpv drivers? > > > > http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/ > > > > The wiki has some details but is quite out of date: > > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenWindowsGplPv > > > > On win2008 I install the OS, do a "bcedit /set testsigning on", > > reboot, then install the gplpv. > > Or you can installed the signed versions: > > http://marc.info/?i=201109090950.05043.muehlenhoff@univention.dewe should add them to the wiki _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
Moritz Mühlenhoff
2011-Sep-15 09:50 UTC
Re: [Xen-devel] Several issues with Xen 4.1.1 regarding Windows guests (and more...)
Stefano Stabellini wrote:> > > On win2008 I install the OS, do a "bcedit /set testsigning on", > > > reboot, then install the gplpv. > > > > Or you can installed the signed versions: > > > > http://marc.info/?i=201109090950.05043.muehlenhoff@univention.de > > we should add them to the wikiIt''s probably easiest if you just place a link to this web page: http://wiki.univention.de/index.php?title=Installing-signed-GPLPV-drivers We''ll keep this page updated for new installation hints, updated driver builds etc. Cheers, Moritz -- Moritz Mühlenhoff muehlenhoff@univention.de Open Source Software Engineer and Consultant Univention GmbH Linux for Your Business fon: +49 421 22 232- 0 Mary-Somerville-Str.1 28359 Bremen fax: +49 421 22 232-99 http://www.univention.de _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
Pasi Kärkkäinen
2011-Sep-15 13:33 UTC
Re: [Xen-devel] Several issues with Xen 4.1.1 regarding Windows guests (and more...)
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:50:57AM +0200, Moritz Mühlenhoff wrote:> Stefano Stabellini wrote: > > > > > On win2008 I install the OS, do a "bcedit /set testsigning on", > > > > reboot, then install the gplpv. > > > > > > Or you can installed the signed versions: > > > > > > http://marc.info/?i=201109090950.05043.muehlenhoff@univention.de > > > > we should add them to the wiki > > It''s probably easiest if you just place a link to this web page: > http://wiki.univention.de/index.php?title=Installing-signed-GPLPV-drivers > > We''ll keep this page updated for new installation hints, updated driver builds > etc. >Ok, will do.. I have some other stuff to fix first, so I''ll try to clean up the gplpv stuff next week or so. -- Pasi _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel