jim burns
2008-Jun-05 21:52 UTC
Fwd: Re: [Xen-users] Current state of Xen GPL Windows Drivers
---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Current state of Xen GPL Windows Drivers Date: Thursday June 05 2008 From: jim burns <jim_burn@bellsouth.net> To: jimm@simutronics.com On Thursday June 05 2008 12:34:30 pm James Miller wrote:> I wanted to find out the current state the Xen GPL drivers for Windows.A work in progress. Keep a look out for threads of the form ''Release 0.x.y of GPL PV Drivers for Windows'' to find out what is being fixed with each release.> Also, is it best to get a current binary (URL?) or get them via > mercurial and compile them? > > We''d like to do some testing and maybe put them into limited production > use.My personal preference is to find a binary release that is stable for you on a test domain before putting it on a production one. You may compile your self, but continue to test in a test domain first. I find his release schedule is often enough that there is no real advantage to the ''latest'' code, and it may be more unstable (or may not). ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
randall ehren
2008-Jun-05 22:32 UTC
Re: Re: [Xen-users] Current state of Xen GPL Windows Drivers
i found the most up-to-date info here: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenWindowsGplPv On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:52 PM, jim burns <jim_burn@bellsouth.net> wrote:> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Current state of Xen GPL Windows Drivers > Date: Thursday June 05 2008 > From: jim burns <jim_burn@bellsouth.net> > To: jimm@simutronics.com > > On Thursday June 05 2008 12:34:30 pm James Miller wrote: > > I wanted to find out the current state the Xen GPL drivers for Windows. > > A work in progress. Keep a look out for threads of the form ''Release 0.x.y > of > GPL PV Drivers for Windows'' to find out what is being fixed with each > release. > > > Also, is it best to get a current binary (URL?) or get them via > > mercurial and compile them? > > > > We''d like to do some testing and maybe put them into limited production > > use. > > My personal preference is to find a binary release that is stable for you > on a > test domain before putting it on a production one. You may compile your > self, > but continue to test in a test domain first. I find his release schedule is > often enough that there is no real advantage to the ''latest'' code, and it > may > be more unstable (or may not). > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users