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RE: [Xen-users] Unsigned GPLPV drivers

To: "Oliver Hookins" <oliver.hookins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Unsigned GPLPV drivers
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:07:33 +1000
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Thread-topic: [Xen-users] Unsigned GPLPV drivers
> Hi all,
> 
> I've got the need to use the GPLPV drivers on a Windows 2008 domU but
it
> will be better for me to use unsigned drivers rather than test
drivers. I've
> spent the last couple of days building the drivers using the Windows
DDK and
> not signing them, but they only make the domU blue screen. I'm not
sure if
> it is my build environment or the revision of the GPLPV code I've
checked
> out from the repo.
> 
> Has anybody built "stable" drivers for x64 Win2008 which are not
signed? Or
> is it just the revision I have checked out? I've tried both the
current tip
> and revision 36fef48dbfa9, both with the same results on the machine
> (although there are no visible errors during compile).
> 
> Any help is appreciated.
> 

What is the BSoD? Is it 0x7B?

I don't think Win2008 x64 will ever load drivers if they are not signed,
so that's the error I'd expect.

James

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