RE: [Xen-devel] Release 0.8.6 of GPL PV drivers for Windows

["James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My test machine has been running fine under all the tests I could throw
at it, but within seconds of me hitting the send button, I get a BSoD...

Oh well... maybe don't touch this release just yet :(

James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xen-devel-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James Harper
> Sent: Saturday, 29 March 2008 22:01
> To: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-devel] Release 0.8.6 of GPL PV drivers for Windows
> 
> (right lists this time)
> 
> After much delay and hair loss, I have finally uploaded another binary
> release of the GPL PV drivers for Windows.
> 
> Download from http://www.meadowcourt.org/WindowsXenPV-0.8.6.zip
> 
> Changes in this release are:
> 
> . Xennet is configurable via the 'Advanced' tab on the network
> interface.
> . Lots of bug fixes in Xennet (thanks Andy), and other changes mainly
> related to differences between windows and linux in the way they do
csum
> and large send offload. Should work better than the qemu drivers in
this
> respect.
> . Fixed a bug where an x32 DomU wouldn't boot if it was configured
with
> 4G or more of memory.
> . Lots of other stuff probably.
> 
> To upgrade from a previous version, the following steps are probably
the
> best way forward:
> 
> 1. Delete all of xen*.sys EXCEPT xenhide.sys from
> C:\windows\system32\drivers
> 2. Boot into non-GPLPV mode
> 3. Run install.bat
> 4. Boot into GPLPV mode
> 5. Install the network drivers (windows should prompt that it has
> detected new drivers)
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> James
> 
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