Re: [Xen-users] GPLPV and dhcp should it work?

[Silviu Paragina <silviu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

So the cdrom feature is not yet implemented, I thought I missed 
something. :)
Is the info from 
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenWindowsGplPv/Building still 
accurate (the wdk version & co)
Silviu


Antti Kanes wrote:
> As as side note to James, there are plenty of us waiting for the CD-ROM
> support to be implemented in GPLPV (for xen <3.4), and really appreciate it
> if you find time to look into this :D.
>
> As I recall, starting from Xen 3.4 there is an option (or is this by
> default?) not to use GPLPV for CD-ROM and thus it would work as it did
> without PV; correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Cheers,
>   Antti Kanes 
>
>   
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> > Silviu Paragina
> > Sent: 15. syyskuuta 2009 18:06
> > To: James Harper
> > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] GPLPV and dhcp should it work?
> >
> > James Harper wrote:
> >     
> > > > My problem:
> > > > I have
> > > > - a xen ubuntu 9.04 with xen from the repository (3.3.0 with some
> > > > patches) and the debian kernel
> > > > - windows 2008 server guest with the attached config
> > > > - dhcp3 server with the attached config
> > > >
> > > > If I leave everything as is (without gplpv) everything works great.
> > > > If I install gplpv and remove type=ioemu from the config 
> > > >         
> > the machine
> >     
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > can
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > not get the ip, but if I manually set the ip address it works fine.
> > > > On the dhcp server side I get "dhcpd: 5 bad udp checksums in 5
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > packets"
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > I have tried Checksum offloading from properties on the 
> > > >         
> > xen network 
> >     
> > > > device with no luck. I shall try again anyhow (I might have missed 
> > > > something, because I had other issues with xen at the time).
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > So even with checksum offload off you get checksum errors?
> > >
> > > Can you try the very latest -dontuse version?
> > >
> > > James
> > >
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> > >       
> > Ok my stupidity amazes me :| . The checksum offloading I 
> > touched last time was actually "Check checksum on RX packets" 
> >     
> ... I have disabled checksum offloading and everything works > great...
> (with dontuse and 86 too).
>   
> > About that second question (the cdrom doesn't show up in my 
> > computer) is it my fault or just not yet implemented?
> > Now considering the dontuse version is actually for testing 
> > should I use it? (it seems stable :-?? ) Or I'm better off 
> > with the 86 one. (I intend to do this on a production system 
> > now that it works)
> > Silviu
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