Xen users - Jul 2011 - Uninstall gplpv 0.11.x (Unknown PCI Device)

Hi all,

i''ve been trying for two days to get rid of the gplpv drivers on a
W2003Sp2 machine. I''ve followed all kinds of tutorials and suggestions
but there must be something I''m doing wrong because even after having
gone through all the process I always end up with an "Unknown PCI
Device" that wants to be installed every time I reboot (either with or
without the /nogplpv option).

Here are some things I''ve done:

- On safe mode (/nogplpv) I tried to uninstall using "Add/Remove
programs". The uninstaller hanged, tried to cancel, it didn''t. So
I rebooted. The "Add/Remove programs" no longer showed GPLPV but the
drivers were installed on my Hardware console.
- I executed the uninstall_0.10.x.bat file also on safe mode. It did some
things, all ok. The registry seems clean, though it still has some *other*
references to Xen stuff, I suppose these are only informative (?).
- After rebooting in any mode, drivers are gone but I keep getting the dialog to
install new hardware for an "Unknown PCI Device".

James, or anyone, please, how can I completely get rid of this?

Thanks a lot.

Aleix.
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> - I executed the uninstall_0.10.x.bat file also on safe mode. It did
some
> things, all ok. The registry seems clean, though it still has some
*other*
> references to Xen stuff, I suppose these are only informative (?).
> - After rebooting in any mode, drivers are gone but I keep getting the
dialog
> to install new hardware for an "Unknown PCI Device".
> 
> James, or anyone, please, how can I completely get rid of this?
> 
If all you''ve got left is "Unknown PCI Device" then GPLPV is
gone. The
"Unknown PCI Device" is a device that xen/qemu defines, and is what
Windows loads GPLPV for.

I believe that there is a qemu option to not create the platform-pci
device in the first place, but maybe I''m thinking of a proposal that
was
never implemented.

James



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Thanks for your answer James, so indeed it was me who was mistaken.

Since we are on the topic though, what it troubles me is that this device did
not appear on the first Win2003 installation, it has only appeared after
uninstalling GPLPV, that''s why I though they where tied somehow.

I have no problem in disabling this device since all seems to be working fine,
but I''d like to know why it has appeared from nowhere.

Does anyone have a clue?

Thanks,

Aleix.

El 19/07/2011, a las 10:46, James Harper escribió:
>> - I executed the uninstall_0.10.x.bat file also on safe mode. It did
> some
>> things, all ok. The registry seems clean, though it still has some
> *other*
>> references to Xen stuff, I suppose these are only informative (?).
>> - After rebooting in any mode, drivers are gone but I keep getting the
> dialog
>> to install new hardware for an "Unknown PCI Device".
>> 
>> James, or anyone, please, how can I completely get rid of this?
>> 
> 
> If all you''ve got left is "Unknown PCI Device" then
GPLPV is gone. The
> "Unknown PCI Device" is a device that xen/qemu defines, and is
what
> Windows loads GPLPV for.
> 
> I believe that there is a qemu option to not create the platform-pci
> device in the first place, but maybe I''m thinking of a proposal
that was
> never implemented.
> 
> James
> 
> 

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> 
> Thanks for your answer James, so indeed it was me who was mistaken.
> 
> Since we are on the topic though, what it troubles me is that this
device did
> not appear on the first Win2003 installation, it has only appeared
after
> uninstalling GPLPV, that''s why I though they where tied somehow.
> 
> I have no problem in disabling this device since all seems to be
working fine,
> but I''d like to know why it has appeared from nowhere.
> 
> Does anyone have a clue?
> 
It would have been there or else GPLPV wouldn''t have worked. I have
noticed though that after the initial install, Windows doesn''t seem to
mention it (eg it''s in device manager but windows doesn''t
prompt you
about it).

James

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