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RE: [Xen-users] GPLPV 0.9.12-pre13 and SL 5.3 / Centos 5.3

To: "Klaus Steinberger" <klaus.steinberger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] GPLPV 0.9.12-pre13 and SL 5.3 / Centos 5.3
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:42:35 +1100
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> 
> Hello James,
> 
> I have severe problems with the GPLPV drivers under RHEL 5.2 / RHEL
5.3
> and their derivates (CentOS and Scientific Linux).
> 
> The newer drivers which changed the method for hiding/disabling
devices
> will not work anymore, the QEMU devices will not be disabled.
> 
> So again the doubled Systemdisk problem hit me, and destroyed the
system
> disk. It looks like the new method will not work with the xen Version
of
> Redhat.
> 
> Would it be possible to have a compatibility switch for the old
version?
> 

What version of Xen is with RHEL 5.[23]? I have taken care in the
drivers to not enable the PV drivers if I cannot be completely sure that
the qemu drivers are disabled. Obviously your configuration manages to
break this though.

Is there anything special about your configuration that might be
different to mine?

James

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