Hinrich Aue
2008-Feb-28 16:19 UTC
[Xen-users] gplpv 0.8.4 not removing gemu harddisk and rtl 8139 network card
Hello list,
I''m trying the gplpv drivers since a while now.
Had problems, but as far as I can see progress is fast.
I tried 0.8.4, but even with /gplpv switch in boot.ini the qemu harddisk and
rtl 8139 network adapter is still being used.
(This was different with previous versions, though I had BSOD on bigger
network loads)
Am I doing something wrong?
Is my cfg file correct?
Are gplpv drivers working with my en version?
host : lci-srv3
release : 2.6.18-xen
version : #1 SMP Fri May 18 16:01:42 BST 2007
machine : x86_64
nr_cpus : 8
nr_nodes : 1
sockets_per_node : 2
cores_per_socket : 2
threads_per_core : 2
cpu_mhz : 3192
hw_caps :
bfebfbff:20100800:00000000:00000180:0000e43d:00000000:00000001
total_memory : 4095
free_memory : 527
xen_major : 3
xen_minor : 1
xen_extra : .0
xen_caps : xen-3.0-x86_64 xen-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_32
hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64
xen_scheduler : credit
xen_pagesize : 4096
platform_params : virt_start=0xffff800000000000
xen_changeset : Fri May 18 15:44:01 2007 +0100 15041:2d268f9a6a8b
cc_compiler : gcc version 3.4.4 20050314 (prerelease) (Debian
3.4.3-13)
cc_compile_by : shand
cc_compile_domain : localdomain
cc_compile_date : Fri May 18 15:44:17 BST 2007
xend_config_format : 4
config file:
kernel = ''/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader''
builder = ''hvm''
memory = ''512''
device_model=''/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm''
# Disks
disk = [ ''phy:/dev/lci/gplpvTest,ioemu:hda,w'',
''file:/root/images/Win2003Std/ISO/32BIT/STANDARD/DISC1_VLP/DE_WINDOWS_S$
# Hostname
name = ''lci-xen-gplpv-test''
# Networking
vif = [''bridge=xenbr0'']
# Behaviour
boot=''c''
vnc=1
vncviewer=0
sdl=0
vcpus=2
Another question
Are there any resources to the gplpv drivers except the mailing list? Like a
wiki or a homepage?
Thanks,
Hinrich
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Holger Miefert
2008-Feb-28 16:50 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] gplpv 0.8.4 not removing gemu harddisk and rtl 8139 network card
Hello Hinrich, Hinrich Aue schrieb:> I tried 0.8.4, but even with /gplpv switch in boot.ini the qemu harddisk and > rtl 8139 network adapter is still being used.check this thread in the ML: Release 0.8.4 of GPL PV Drivers for Windows I allready filed this bug today: > Is it right that even with /gplpv boot-option there only is a > qemu-disk and the realtek nic? > I have reason to believe that the gplpv drivers are installed on the > system, but are not active... James Harper wrote: ------------------- I wonder if this is the same problem as I suspect another guy was having when the language was set to ''French''. Are you using ''German'' as your system language? If so, can you tell me what the name of the ''PCI Bus'' device is in device manager? I think it could be ''Bus PCI'' in French... I probably need to use something a little more unchanging to detect the PCI Bus to attach xenhide to. ----------------------------- James already has a solution to this, so just wait for gplpv 0.8.5 i guess ;) greetz Holger _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Mark Williamson
2008-Feb-28 17:23 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] gplpv 0.8.4 not removing gemu harddisk and rtl 8139 network card
Be careful not to run the VM with both the Qemu and PV drivers active for the same disk device. If the filesystems provided by both drivers are accessed simultaneously then, because they really refer to the same disk, it will *definitely* destroy your filesystem. If you end up with two devices pointing to the same underlying disk filesystem and there''s /even a chance/ that they''re both being mounted and accessed (I guess this probably happens automatically under Windows, so I''d assume it''s very likely) you should xm destroy the domain right away unless you have a really clear idea what you''re doing and are very convinced it''s OK. Don''t even wait for the domain to shutdown cleanly. Sorry for the dire-sounding warnings but it''s worth emphasising. Modern filesystems can only cope with one writer; if you have two "devices" pointing to the same area of disk then you end up with two writers to the same filesystem. That''s just certain to hose your filesystem *unless* you deliberately take very specific measures to make it behave safely. Cheers, Mark On Thursday 28 February 2008, Hinrich Aue wrote:> Hello list, > > > > I''m trying the gplpv drivers since a while now. > > Had problems, but as far as I can see progress is fast. > > > > I tried 0.8.4, but even with /gplpv switch in boot.ini the qemu harddisk > and rtl 8139 network adapter is still being used. > > > > (This was different with previous versions, though I had BSOD on bigger > network loads) > > > > Am I doing something wrong? > > Is my cfg file correct? > > Are gplpv drivers working with my en version? > > > > host : lci-srv3 > > release : 2.6.18-xen > > version : #1 SMP Fri May 18 16:01:42 BST 2007 > > machine : x86_64 > > nr_cpus : 8 > > nr_nodes : 1 > > sockets_per_node : 2 > > cores_per_socket : 2 > > threads_per_core : 2 > > cpu_mhz : 3192 > > hw_caps : > bfebfbff:20100800:00000000:00000180:0000e43d:00000000:00000001 > > total_memory : 4095 > > free_memory : 527 > > xen_major : 3 > > xen_minor : 1 > > xen_extra : .0 > > xen_caps : xen-3.0-x86_64 xen-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_32 > hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64 > > xen_scheduler : credit > > xen_pagesize : 4096 > > platform_params : virt_start=0xffff800000000000 > > xen_changeset : Fri May 18 15:44:01 2007 +0100 15041:2d268f9a6a8b > > cc_compiler : gcc version 3.4.4 20050314 (prerelease) (Debian > 3.4.3-13) > > cc_compile_by : shand > > cc_compile_domain : localdomain > > cc_compile_date : Fri May 18 15:44:17 BST 2007 > > xend_config_format : 4 > > > > config file: > > > > > > > > kernel = ''/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader'' > > builder = ''hvm'' > > memory = ''512'' > > device_model=''/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'' > > > > # Disks > > disk = [ ''phy:/dev/lci/gplpvTest,ioemu:hda,w'', > > > ''file:/root/images/Win2003Std/ISO/32BIT/STANDARD/DISC1_VLP/DE_WINDOWS_S$ > > > > # Hostname > > name = ''lci-xen-gplpv-test'' > > > > # Networking > > vif = [''bridge=xenbr0''] > > > > # Behaviour > > boot=''c'' > > vnc=1 > > vncviewer=0 > > sdl=0 > > vcpus=2 > > > > > > Another question > > Are there any resources to the gplpv drivers except the mailing list? Like > a wiki or a homepage? > > > > Thanks, > > Hinrich-- Push Me Pull You - Distributed SCM tool (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~maw48/pmpu/) _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users